I got a roll of similar sounding stuff from JC Whitney and when I ran out of
that, I went to Pep Boys and got some more. I used spray adhesive to glue it
to the back of the carpet and put the silver side down. Just what I did, not
necessarily the right thing to do, but it works.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
To: "John A. Wise" <Wise@erau.edu>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:59 PM
Subject: RE: carpet matting - TR3A
> > I would
> > like to put a little padding under it to dampen the noise from the
> > engine & drive train that comes through the floor.
>
> Home Depot sells (or at least used to) a "water heater blanket" that
> consists of synthetic felt with a metal foil backing. It works quite well
> at damping both noise and heat, IMO, and seems to hold up well. ISTR
paying
> about $25 for a roll that would probably do two cars. It's frequently
seen
> at auto swap meets, too.
>
> Randall
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