I hope some of you will have experience with the Al Knoch carpeting. They have two ways to purchase the carpet for a '65 - Heat &sound deadened or to buy mounted jute padding. Any comments as to what is the best? It appears from their description that the heat & sound deadened is closer to the original. Any thoughts or experiences will be appreciated. Thanks in advance. Debi
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Debi, Corvettes really have a lot of heat issues inside after driving for a while. this alone would warrant some extra protection from the heat coming through the floor boards. That's my two cents.New England chapter member, 63 Convert. 327/340- Chapter/Regional/national Top Flight, 72 coupe- chapter and regional Top Flight. -
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Thank you Edward. In my Newbie hurry I see that there are several older posts regarding this topic. I have gone through them and my oh my, so many opinions. The Al Knoch website has lead me to believe the mounted jute might be a new option. I could be wrong. It sounds like the heat and sound deadening would be the best plus putting something called Dynamat down as well. Maybe it is overkill but . . . I don't remember my '65 from 40 years ago being hot but I do remember being cold in the winters heading down those Iowa highways. Boy could that convertible leak cold air. Of course I was young and was not used to AC so I don't remember being hot. I'm sure I will now.
The car is frame off right now and is having the original block reinstalled along with updating bushings etc so I'm spending plenty and am trying not to make mistakes. Try as I might even with all the research I am doing, thank goodness for everyone on this site, I'm sure I'm bound to have a few do overs. Thanks for your thoughts.Comment
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Debi......don't see the Dynamat/heat barrier as overkill. I've used a heat barrier (Dynamat like product) combined with jute in two different mid years. Not only has reduced the heat but actually has quietened the car. The barrier was also used inside the doors cutting back on a great deal of outside noise.Comment
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Michael, installing in doors is a great idea. Thanks for that. That goes on the list of things to do that I didn't think of.Comment
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I purchased the Al Knoch carpet and their pad and heat. I will put the Dynamic-Mat down as well. Well. . . . I will try. I'm hoping it will not be to thick. Thanks for the tips. I'm ordering the Dyn in quantity to install in the doors as well.Comment
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Debi. Consider the Dynamat (or Hushmat, etc) with foil backing for maximum effectivenss. If/when you do install the mat, you might also consider using foil tape to seal/cover the joints between pieces. I did this and it not only made the job look right, it made the mat seal complete. You can buy this tape at your favorite home products store such as Home Depot, Lowes, etc. It can be found I'm the HVAC department.
Good luck with your project!Don Lowe
NCRS #44382
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Don and Michael,
Dayna mat or Hushmat it will be and thanks for letting me know there could be two thicknesses. Thank you so much for your thoughts and help. I could not go through this frame off without all of you. If you think of any other hints or tips please pass them on.Comment
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Not sure how important being original is to you, but I've used a product called Lizard skin, which is generally sprayed on, under a layer of dynamat or similar foil backed heat barrier. the combination makes for a very effective heat and cold barrier (I drive my cars year round). the Lizard skin only adds 1/8" or less of thickness under the carpet, but it's amazing at the difference it makes. Google the product for lots more information.Comment
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Thanks Russ. I will check this out.Comment
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I just replaced/restored the interior of my mostly original 1967 coupe. The carpeting was lightly glued down to a rubber backed jute padding that was thoroughly glued to the Fiberglas floor. In replacing the combination, I wanted heat insulation in addition to original Stevens padding. So I bought the Wilcox foil-backed precut heat barrier kit, the rubber-faced jute precut padding then the All American Carpet pre-formed molded carpeting which fit like a glove. The heat barrier was only about 3/16" thick and didn't affect the install of the padding or carpeting. I used 3M 90 Spray adhesive to adhere the heat barrier to the Fiberglas, then the rubber-backed jute padding to the heat barrier. Then followed up with a light fogging on the carpet and installed that over the rubber. Had a lot of compliments from the Cars and Coffee gang on the simplicity of it all and the reduction of heat and noise is noticeable.
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Well Debi, I guess I might as well say this. As you can tell from the responses to your post, foil backed heat barrier is very popular. Personally, I don't like it. Yes, it makes a difference but I don't spend countless hours driving my cars (yes, they are driven, but not on long trips). I don't see the necessity for this material. The cars are what they were, more or less. But the biggest problem for me is that I restore cars, and this stuff is next to impossible to remove without gouging the glass or prolonged exposure to chemicals. Not to mention the effort.
My opinion is contradictory, but that's all it is...my opinion. A lot of people like this stuff and there's test data out there that shows that it works.
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