Linex-Rhinoliner-Armacoat etc.

[Jim-ME]

Do any of these spray in liners reduce interior noise better than others or are they just good to help prevent corrosion and slipping?
Jim

[Firemanshort]

You may get a slight reduction in noise. I Line-X'ed the interior of my Stage One. I think real sound deadening material would work better. I was going for easy cleanup and good looks rather than noise reduction.






If you have a Series - you might consider that heavy floor mat from Exmoor for better sound deadening.

[thixon]

Jim,

I can't speak from specific experience with a series truck. However, I've done this in other trucks (jeeps, scouts), and saw no signifigant difference in sound deadening (at least not enough to warrent the cost if sound deadening is your only motivation for using the products). Most were done with Rhino or Line-X.

The last truck of mine I did it in was an old full size cherokee. I used the ZEM kit that you can buy at your local auto paint store. I don't recommend it at all. It goes on thinner than rhino liner or line-X, and its much harder so scrapes and scratches show easily.

If it where me, I'd look at other options for sound deadening.

[Leslie]

Concur: if you want it lined, line it, but, not for the sound properties.

[leafsprung]

helps with the reverberation significantly, but not the sound transference

[gambrinus]

For sound deadening on the cheap, head to your local farm and ranch supply place. Look for "stall mats" HEAVY thick rubber mats for cheap. One stock size that I found fit the back of an 88 like a glove.

RW

[EASTTNROVER]

[quote=Firemanshort]You may get a slight reduction in noise. I Line-X'ed the interior of my Stage One. I think real sound deadening material would work better. I was going for easy cleanup and good looks rather than noise reduction.



Wondering how much you paid to get the rhino done? It makes the truck look real clean. I have been thinking about it but not sure if its worth the $$$. Thanks...

[Firemanshort]

I took my truck apart in as small of pieces as practical. I took the bits to the shop over a long period of time and the guy sprayed them in his spare time. I then drove the truck to him and he sprayed the inside of the bulkhead and the rear load space. (The bulkhead would have been better if it was sprayed off the vehicle - both inside and out - but I was not preprared to go that far.)

The whole deal cost me about $750. Obviously, I thought it was worth it.

You can go cheaper by doing the roll on product yourself and not doing as much of the truck. I also had the shop do all of the prep work becasue he wanted to do it to make sure it was done right and I really did not want to do it.

I highly recommend taking as many parts apart and spraying them seperately so that you do not paint the whole truck together. Also, you have to accept that you are adding 1/8 or 1/16 of an inch to the size of every panel. So things do not always fit back together as nicely I had to pursuade a few bits back togehter but most of the "factory tolerances" allowed for the extra size.

[ctrover]

I went to agway and picked up a 3/4 inch rubber horse stall mat for $44.Did my back and 2 front footwells and really cleaned up the interior nice.Youll need a jig saw to cut it.Helped some with the noise.I then went to west marine and bought some 1 inch foam engine room sound deadening material.34"x"54. Was a little pricey at $134 but my friends boat had some and it made a huge difference.I plan on attaching this to the underside of my hood.It has a self adhesive backing.There is also some "silent running" paint they make that I might apply to the inside of my body panels.I'll keep you updated.

[NC Rover]

This looks super clean. I like it .

[Paul Rossmann]

gambrinus, great idea about the stall mats. I had been looking for some sound deadening for my 88. Went out yesterday and got a 4x6x3/4 stall mat and made an entire set of mats for the car. Used the old ones as a template and roughed them out with a circular saw and finished 'em up with a bandsaw (you could do the whole thing with a sabre saw or jig saw). I have to relieve a small area so that the gas pedal will go all the way down, but other than that, they look great and give an added measure of sound deadening.

Together they must weigh between 75 and 80 pounds!

[Victor Xu]

gambrinus, great idea about the stall mats. I had been looking for some sound deadening for my 88. Went out yesterday and got a 4x6x3/4 stall mat and made an entire set of mats for the car. Used the old ones as a template and roughed them out with a circular saw and finished 'em up with a bandsaw (you could do the whole thing with a sabre saw or jig saw). I have to relieve a small area so that the gas pedal will go all the way down, but other than that, they look great and give an added measure of sound deadening.

Together they must weigh between 75 and 80 pounds!

a 4X6X3/4 stall mat , really ? where did you find this product ? I can supply you this stall mat many , are you interested in my product ? please contact me via : horsemat@126.com .

I am online

[thixon]

a 4X6X3/4 stall mat , really ? where did you find this product ? I can supply you this stall mat many , are you interested in my product ? please contact me via : horsemat@126.com .

I am online

Wow,

This guy appears to have signed up on the board simply to solicit the sale of stall mats. Geez. Is the economy really that bad? I hope not.

[bmohan55]

may be the newbe in me coming out but my truck stalls all the time, would this mat help?

[Firemanshort]

....my truck stalls all the time, would this mat help?


- It really depends. This mat is 3/4" thick - based on your post, you may need to lay it on a little thicker