50mil or 80mil FatMat
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50mil or 80mil FatMat
Amazon has a good price on both. The rattle trap 80mil stuff is about $4 more per 50sq. My question is will there be enough of a deference between either to justify buying the heavier and i'm guessing harder to install 80mil? As of now i'm only doing my front doors. After the 6x9 install my door panels shake like crazy. Also will 50sq be enough for both doors?
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OP.. I would guess that if you aren't doing any kind of competition with measured db's and just want the vibration damper/ sound deadening qualities... you probably won't see much difference between the two. But then again, if you aren't happy with the 50mil, it will be a b*tch to pull up and replace with 80 mil later.
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Interesting video.... did you actually try that?
OP.. I would guess that if you aren't doing any kind of competition with measured db's and just want the vibration damper/ sound deadening qualities... you probably won't see much difference between the two. But then again, if you aren't happy with the 50mil, it will be a b*tch to pull up and replace with 80 mil later.
OP.. I would guess that if you aren't doing any kind of competition with measured db's and just want the vibration damper/ sound deadening qualities... you probably won't see much difference between the two. But then again, if you aren't happy with the 50mil, it will be a b*tch to pull up and replace with 80 mil later.
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After a little more research I stayed with 50sq I don't plan on layering. Now my worry is the smell. How bad was it and how fast did the smell go away in your suv?
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Ya MN can be nasty hot at times and the smell was a concern. It took a long time to figure out what I wanted and I changed my mind once again lol. I ordered the more expensive Mega mat and some thin closed cell foam for the door panel. Hopefully I will get some pix when I install it and let you guys know how it works out.
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As someone who has used Fatmat and Second Skin. I would recommend the Second Skin hands down. There is a major difference between the two. A few sheets of regular Second Skin would be much more effective then a full layer of even the 80mill fat mat. it would be a lot less work too. 5 sq ft of SSkin is enough for front doors.
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As someone who has used Fatmat and Second Skin. I would recommend the Second Skin hands down. There is a major difference between the two. A few sheets of regular Second Skin would be much more effective then a full layer of even the 80mill fat mat. it would be a lot less work too. 5 sq ft of SSkin is enough for front doors.
useing less of a high quality deadner is better than using alot of cheap deadner
also look at audio technix
http://www.audiotechnix.com/
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