Footwell material

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Footwell material

#1 Post by richard4040 »

What do people use to replace the footwell stuff after a resto? Not sure what it is? Sort of like hunk underseal. This stuff.

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Is it worth replacing? Or leave it out? Or use stuff like dynomat?
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#2 Post by 80Sprint »

Dynamat is better but expensive. I located a similar material on the web and didn't go mad sticking it down so I can always pull it up if I ever need to do other repairs etc.
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#3 Post by Carledo »

It's a self adhesive sound deadening/anti drum pad. I haven't tried to get any for years but bodyshop suppliers used to keep it and may still. On floorpans with many shapes, it has to be heated almost molten to sink properly into shape! It also traps water which is not what you need! May be better to choose a modern alternative. I only really used them when replacing doorskins, to stop the panel drumming.

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