Hi Steve,
I don't know exactly what you got but it was not Dynamat. Dynamat is a
heavy aluminum foil, backed with thick self stick Butyl rubber.
http://www.dynamat.com/ As I said originally, lots of opinions.
Dave Russell
BJ8Healeys wrote:
> Hi, Doug -
>
> I tried using Dynamat, which is a felt material faced with aluminum
> foil, but I found the foil very delicate and vulnerable to damage,
> and the loosely packed felt made a mess when trying to glue it down.
> A much better solution is the 1/4" thick double aluminized
> Mylar-faced plastic bubblewrap insulation. I found this in a local
> building supply store. It's easy to cut and fit into place (make a
> paper template first), and very durable.
>
> After sealing all the air leaks in the firewall, insulating my floors
> with the bubblewrap, and covering both sides of the fiberglass
> transmission tunnel with the same stuff, my BJ8 is no hotter in the
> cockipit than any other car without air conditioning. Before I did
> this, one summer the heel of my accelerator pedal shoe melted!
>
> Happy Healeying! Steve Byers HBJ8L/36666 BJ8 Registry Havelock, NC
> USA
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