3M sound deadening pad

[Fiatracertracer]

Has anyone ever used the 3m sound deadening pads #08840 on their floor boards?
http://3mcollision.com/3m-sound-deadeni ... 08840.html

[AriK]

When i did my floor restoration i spent much of my time removing this tar-like layer from the floor boards with chisel and hammer. Any rust i found had developped underneath this type of product. (You can never prevent water/humidity from getting trapped under there if you have a spill) That work was so tedious in uncomfortable positions that i swore i would not want to do that again. I therefore lined the floor with aluminum-backed automotive insulation with the aluminum facing up and the jute facing down. In the event of water mishap or a dreaded heater core disaster i can now do a very simple clean up. Dry out the carpets, throw out the jute wash/wipe dry the floor and re-install without worry of trapped humidity.
In a perfect world we can always say that we'll drive in dry conditions and maintain our heater core/valve. Unfortunately our world is not always so perfect.
For me, the jute creates enough sound deadening effect. In any case i'm always driving top-down, no need to drown out sounds. But that's just me.

[70spider]

I used it on my '70. If I had it to do all over again I wouldn't use it. It offers 0 thermo protection. I used Thermo-Tec, http://www.amazon.com/Thermo-Tec-14100- ... thermo+tec (couldn't afford Dyna-Mat) over the 3M stuff and now no heat gets thru. I hope this helps.

[4uall]

I am a fan of the EZ COOL http://www.lobucrod.com/

http://fiatspider.com/f08/viewtopic.php ... =+flooring

[bigwalt333]

Have you heard of a product called INSULADD? It's a ceramic product you add to paint. I tried it on my '80 Spider when I re-did the interior. It is made to be an insulator,and sound deadener. It's got all kinds of NASA,and other scientific testing on how efficient it is in reflecting heat,and as a deadener. I stumbled across it online,talked to the people at Insuladd,and they were very helpful! It comes in a bag,and you stir in to any paint,I used house paint. Roll it on the floorboards,let it dry. I was amazed how well it worked! I put 2 coats down,then new carpet. I was very happy with the results. Not very expensive,and I was impressed with all the testing that was done on the product.