[DeTomaso] Front Trunk

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Thu Apr 12 16:24:27 EDT 2012


That's why I made under hood pads, they look great, no resonance from
vibration, and they absorb other sounds.

Michael Shortt
On Apr 12, 2012 2:19 PM, "Rob Dumoulin" <rob at dumoulins.net> wrote:

> The great thing about this forum is that somebody is always talking about
> topics that are on my to-do list!
>
> Ken, is the reason you want to add sound deadening to the front truck to
> cut down on vibration? I can see doing it on the wheel well bulkhead area
> for sound, but would it make any difference anywhere else? It's against the
> law in my state to let pets ride up there :(
>
> Rob
>
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 12:31 PM, <klckmac at msn.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > I recently did the same thing, just carefully worked the edges and was
> > able to pull the old felt out easily, probably due to the fact the
> adhesive
> > was pretty old. I then went to work on the metal surfaces with a sander
> and
> > wire brush. Next will be POR metal prep, them POR 15, followed by some
> > thin, insulating/sound deadening sheets, then re-felt.
> >
> > Ken M.
> > #4443
> >
> >
> > > Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:14:53 -0400
> > > From: scscottc at gmail.com
> > > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > > Subject: [DeTomaso] Front Trunk
> > >
> > > So I am in the process of replacing my brake booster and master
> cylinder
> > as
> > > well as the clutch master cylinder. While I have everything out I
> figure
> > > it is a good time to refresh the black felt covering the trunk area. My
> > > plan is to remove the old stuff and then paint the trunk area with POR,
> > > then install the new felt over that.
> > >
> > > At the moment I don't yet have a plan for removing the old felt other
> > than
> > > a scraper or heat gun or both...Before I get started this afternoon I
> was
> > > wondering if anyone had any tips or suggestions for removing the old
> > felt.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Scott
> > > #1523
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