Mass Loaded Vinyl locally?

[MidLifer]

At the risk of (re)starting a religious war on this forum, MLV and mat perform different tasks and you need both (+ isolating foam) to achieve a quiet cab. Mat stops vibration, MLV stops sound transmission.

The sound deadener showdown site explains all of this.

Flame away...

[Steve Cole]

Originally Posted by MidLifer

At the risk of (re)starting a religious war on this forum, MLV and mat perform different tasks and you need both (+ isolating foam) to achieve a quiet cab. Mat stops vibration, MLV stops sound transmission.

The sound deadener showdown site explains all of this.

Flame away...

Yea!..What he said! Apparently I need to school NC John on sound deadening a vehicle. I already have the hushmat part taken care of John, I need the MLV now and don't want to ship it.

[leftybass209]

Agree agree and agree. Good luck on your search for MLV.

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by Steve Cole

Yea!..What he said! Apparently I need to school NC John on sound deadening a vehicle. I already have the hushmat part taken care of John, I need the MLV now and don't want to ship it.

Apparently! I figured you were trying to do the same thing with both.... I've never even heard of MLV before and thought it was a cheaper alternative to the dynamats/hushmats, etc.. etc...

[dznucks]

both home depot and lowes sell a roofing material that is made of a sticky tar and comes in rolls. Its pretty cheap. I used it in place of an MLV type material. I'm sure the roofing material is not near as good as a true MLV, but it serves the same purpose since it is a heavier material. I used this roofing material on my cab floor and on my gas tank.

In addition to the roofing material, they also carry some 1' wide rolls of AC duct foam insulation. This is a closed cell foam with a foil backing, sticky on one side.

All in all, I got about $60 bucks in it and it made a huge difference.

[Steve Cole]

Originally Posted by dznucks

both home depot and lowes sell a roofing material that is made of a sticky tar and comes in rolls. Its pretty cheap. I used it in place of an MLV type material. I'm sure the roofing material is not near as good as a true MLV, but it serves the same purpose since it is a heavier material. I used this roofing material on my cab floor and on my gas tank.

In addition to the roofing material, they also carry some 1' wide rolls of AC duct foam insulation. This is a closed cell foam with a foil backing, sticky on one side.

All in all, I got about $60 bucks in it and it made a huge difference.

I respectfully disagree, That roofing material you used is a cheap substitute for the hushmat vibration damper, not the MLV. Totally different purposes.