bri2203

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Hey Guys,
Some of you may know I am restoring a 1970 Chevelle. In a few months it will be painted silver or blue. I have read the deadnershowdown website many times but It didn't any my questions.

This is not going to a boom box on wheels. I want to minimize the rattles, and more importantly reflect the heat on the floor. (I won't be installing air condtioning)
The floor, top and bottom will be painted black and I want to keep the bottom with that finish. I would like to use some kind of spray(spectrum, Edead V3, other) to cover the floor, firewall, roof, the insides of the door skins, and front quarter panels/wheel wells.
Then I want to get some matting to cover the floor. I don't want to touch the truck because I want to keep the factory finish and less weight(lol).

I want to keep within these limits because of price, weight, and its and old car and old cars have "Character".

What spray on/liquid are recommended?
Would a gallon be a enough to cover the areas I want to do?
Can matting be used over the spray on stuff?
What brand matting is better at reflecting heat?
Recommendations and tips are appreciated.


Thanks everyone
Brian

fmxr47

use a rubberized undercoating, but not a generic spray can undercoating, there are some brands that make some as thick as a bedliner but arent coarse as hell

and if you willing to, i would dynamat instead of the undercoating on the underside of your floor, and the engine side of yor fire wall to reflect heat and kill some noise

oh and please paint it the origiinal blue color, and i want to se some pics, that is my dream car, my dad and i are restoring a 1971 elcamino ss, he has a 67 c10, and i have a 1956 dodge d100 stepside pickup

EmperorJJ1

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use spectrum its some badass stuff. by matting do you mean the vibration dampener mat like dynamat damplifier ect?

bri2203

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Is spectrum consider undercoating? If it am fine with using it on the inside floor, door skins, quarters etc.
I don't want to use undercoating on the bottom of the floor. The whole body inside and out has been sandblasted. So the bottom will nice in black like it was orginally.
Before
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...eviewkinda.jpg

The car was originally mist green(light green), I am trying to decide weather to paint it a medium light blue or silver. For one reason or another I narred it down to these two because I want a low maintance color that still pops out.
Current
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...73vette060.jpg
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...73vette061.jpg
Frame
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...3/DSCN1085.jpg

Yes.

EmperorJJ1

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mind you both the liquid and mat are virtually the same thing if the liquid is applied thick enough. A gallon isnt enough for a thick coat on the whole car but im not sure where your going to be applying the mat vs the liquid. You can also do mat with liquid over it like i did

bri2203

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upon futher examination, The spectrum spray is made to reduce noice and vibrations.
I would need to add some form of damiplifer/pro or thermal on top of it.

EmperorJJ1

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nope the damplifier and spectrum are the same type of product. they both are vibration control sound dampeners. as long as you apply the spectrum thick enough it will act in the same way as damplifier.

bri2203

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What I meant to add.... is the spectrum is not designed to reflect heat. I would need to use the damplifer sheets where I want the heat to be reflected. correct?

EmperorJJ1

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ah yes dampifier is a good thermal agent as well. depending on how much heat your getting you may want to go with firewall over spectrum. Only thing is its white over the dark grey or black spectrum