I bought some of this stuff at Payless Cashways. Cost was $18 for a
2' x 25' roll. The company that makes it is Reflectix Inc. their
toll free number is 800-879-3645. I haven't used the stuff yet.
Hopefully I'll get it installed in a few weeks.
> Bill,
>
> You wrote:
> What's the brand name of this stuff? Wheredya get it? How thick is
> it? I just bought a huge roll of Johns Manville Comfort Therm
> insulation for my Herald. It's standard yellow fibreglass batting
> completely enclosed in plastic. Only cost $10, so I'll gladly eat it
> in favor of the aluminum foil stuff.
>
> I purchased this at my local building suppy outlet. Here in San
> Diego it was Dixieline, but Home Depot or Menards (?) for
> Midwesterners should supply it. It was in bulk form, so I don' t
> have a brand name. Sometimes you see it for sale in rolls at auto
> swap meets. Hot rodders use it a lot. The stuff is composed of
> about a 1/4 inch thick layer of plastic bubble wrap sandwiched
> between two sheets of relfective aluminium. The price is dear but
> is well worth it.
>
> One word of caution. I covered all the interior areas that were
> part of the firewall. When reinstalling the pedal box, I had some
> difficulty getting the bolts started. (I was off by a 1/4 in the x
> and y axis) Once started I was able to tighten the box back into
> position. Don't worry about pre-cutting holes for all the cables
> coming through the firewall into the interior. Just install the
> insulation first. After the stuff was secure, I used an awl to
> punch a hole through the insulation and reamed it out a little with
> a scissors. All the cables easily slipped through the insulation
> (The only exception was for the main wiring harness and the opening
> for the clutch and brake master cylinders)
>
> Good luck. I hope you find this stuff.
>
> Dave,
> San Diego, Ca
> 1970 TR6 CP51649
>
>
Brad (Lincoln Nebraska 402-464-1502)
1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (In "Teething" Mode right now)
1966 TR4A CT72398L (Waiting for garage space to start teardown)
1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Suspension just about ready to install)
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