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88Ironduke · 03-18-2015, 08:07 PM

Now that my floor pan is all welded up, painted and sealed I have decided to seal my floor with a sound deadening. So on my beer budget means cool products that are expensive are out.

In an effort to help give a little to the folks here who posted a lot great information and helped me out I'll try to pass on my little bit.I read a bunch of post here about going to Home Depot and Lowes and getting a rubber sticky mat of various flavors. My process was pretty straight forward. Clean the floor and remove grease/debris. The product in question is known to me as "Ice Guard" for your roof and at my Home Depot comes in 6" wide strips at 25 feet long for 18 bucks with tax. Two rolls got my floor sealed up to the gas tank. I may buy some more to wrap the front of the tank but it comes out nice. Not too bad. A warm garage and a something to work the rubber mat into the nooks and crannies is required. I used the butt end of an old screw driver that was pretty smooth. Nuff Said. Thread suck with out pics.

And the result.

I threw down a bit of aluminum foil tape around the foot well areas to help cover any seams that seemed a bit too wide, talking 1/16". This stuff is forgiving but the more time you take laying down the stuff in an orderly fashion the better the end results.

Paul

Norgermish · 03-18-2015, 08:39 PM

That's pretty cool, I've been looking for beer budget stuff like that. Looks like it'd work for me. Thanks

EARNHARDT#3 · 03-18-2015, 08:45 PM

Nice job...that's going the extra mile on your truck!

1968aj · 03-18-2015, 08:52 PM

I just used a similar product from lowes to do my floor. will you put carpet down next or will you use a padding before the carpet?

88Ironduke · 03-18-2015, 09:35 PM

I have a carpet with padded insulation I picked up here on the forum. I should have added that there were no fumes or off gassing from the product. My rattle cans of primer are far worse in smell. Should make for a decent ride once finished. I can't wait to drive this truck!

Paul

kodiakjoey · 03-18-2015, 09:38 PM

I was thinking about using thr same stuff in my c10. Now Im in 110%

oldertruckfan · 03-18-2015, 10:26 PM

I'm going back to a rubber floor mat. I like the durability. I really wonder how well this would hold up under everyday conditions. I'm in if there's someone that's tried it and was successful with it

Mapearso · 03-18-2015, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldertruckfan

I'm going back to a rubber floor mat. I like the durability. I really wonder how well this would hold up under everyday conditions. I'm in if there's someone that's tried it and was successful with it

This would go UNDER the carpet or the rubber floor mat.

I used something similar on my 66 Skylark. Got it at Home Depot. I think it was called "Frost King" duct insulation. Comes 12" wide by 15' long

bean · 03-19-2015, 08:06 AM

Can you show pics of the ice guard? Great job

Mike C · 03-19-2015, 09:28 AM

The pic of his floor IS the ice guard...

brimc · 03-19-2015, 09:36 AM

This looks like a great idea. I'm going to give it a try.
Thanks for posting this.

cooperhw · 03-19-2015, 10:12 AM

I bought and installed a sound deadener kit from one of the big boys (expensive) for my 67 Chevelle. I was a little short so I also went to the big box store and bought this exact same material. I think there is not that much difference between the two and will use this same type of ice dam product from now on.
Seems fine to me.

WarMonger · 03-19-2015, 10:30 AM

How thick is this stuff? Looks great and I bet it really quiets down a lot of the noise?

Jimjific · 03-19-2015, 01:44 PM

I did something similar with my 69 Mustang. I used this stuff first (from Lowes).

http://northlandconstruction.com/pro...-water-shield/

Then I used spray adhesive to attach a layer of this.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_13353-56291-...3D2&facetInfo=

Carpet went on next and it seems to have worked really well.

Jim

shawno72 · 03-19-2015, 02:08 PM

Great idea. Thank you.

88Ironduke · 03-19-2015, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarMonger

How thick is this stuff?

I couldn't give you an exact dimension as to the thickness. I'm certain Dynamat or Fatmat or some commercial product are thicker but the cost are not in the budget. I am working a clean nice driver. There is something cool about the Fatmat logo everywhere on the floor but its cost.... eeewww

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Paul

magicoolbus · 03-19-2015, 06:48 PM

Same product as Peel and Seal. Orange vs. Blue home centers.

midnight rambler · 03-19-2015, 06:55 PM

i used that product under my seat and fat mat on the floor boards didn't notices any difference in smell or heat transfer.

03-18-2015, 08:07 PM	#1
88Ironduke Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Willingboro, NJ Posts: 489	Seal your floor - How I did it Now that my floor pan is all welded up, painted and sealed I have decided to seal my floor with a sound deadening. So on my beer budget means cool products that are expensive are out. In an effort to help give a little to the folks here who posted a lot great information and helped me out I'll try to pass on my little bit.I read a bunch of post here about going to Home Depot and Lowes and getting a rubber sticky mat of various flavors. My process was pretty straight forward. Clean the floor and remove grease/debris. The product in question is known to me as "Ice Guard" for your roof and at my Home Depot comes in 6" wide strips at 25 feet long for 18 bucks with tax. Two rolls got my floor sealed up to the gas tank. I may buy some more to wrap the front of the tank but it comes out nice. Not too bad. A warm garage and a something to work the rubber mat into the nooks and crannies is required. I used the butt end of an old screw driver that was pretty smooth. Nuff Said. Thread suck with out pics. And the result. I threw down a bit of aluminum foil tape around the foot well areas to help cover any seams that seemed a bit too wide, talking 1/16". This stuff is forgiving but the more time you take laying down the stuff in an orderly fashion the better the end results. Paul __________________ Retired USAF - No rockets, no mortars, no bad guys shooting...No stress!!! My Build Thread: Project 72' Green http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=587932

03-18-2015, 08:39 PM	#2
Norgermish Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Salinas Posts: 65	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it That's pretty cool, I've been looking for beer budget stuff like that. Looks like it'd work for me. Thanks

03-18-2015, 08:52 PM	#4
1968aj Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: houston texas Posts: 1,438	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I just used a similar product from lowes to do my floor. will you put carpet down next or will you use a padding before the carpet?

03-18-2015, 09:35 PM	#5
88Ironduke Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Willingboro, NJ Posts: 489	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I have a carpet with padded insulation I picked up here on the forum. I should have added that there were no fumes or off gassing from the product. My rattle cans of primer are far worse in smell. Should make for a decent ride once finished. I can't wait to drive this truck! Paul __________________ Retired USAF - No rockets, no mortars, no bad guys shooting...No stress!!! My Build Thread: Project 72' Green http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=587932

03-18-2015, 09:38 PM	#6
kodiakjoey Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: concord nc Posts: 7	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I was thinking about using thr same stuff in my c10. Now Im in 110%

03-18-2015, 08:45 PM	#3
EARNHARDT#3 Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: PA Posts: 1,417	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it Nice job...that's going the extra mile on your truck! __________________ 1967 C10, LWB, 250, Powerglide, PS, PB, 3/4 STATIC DROP

03-18-2015, 10:26 PM	#7
oldertruckfan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Spring Hill Kansas Posts: 209	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I'm going back to a rubber floor mat. I like the durability. I really wonder how well this would hold up under everyday conditions. I'm in if there's someone that's tried it and was successful with it

03-19-2015, 08:06 AM	#9
bean Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 915	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it Can you show pics of the ice guard? Great job

03-19-2015, 09:28 AM	#10
Mike C Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 7,709	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it The pic of his floor IS the ice guard... __________________ 44 Willys MB 52 M38A1 64 Corvette Coupe 68 Camaro 'vert LT1 & TH700 69 Z/28 355 12.6's @110 69 Chevy Short Step 4 1/2"/7" drop 72 Jimmy 4WD 4spd 4" & 35's 02 GMC 2500HD 4x4 Duramax

03-19-2015, 09:36 AM	#11
brimc Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: New Lowell, Ontario, Canada Posts: 248	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it This looks like a great idea. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks for posting this. __________________ BRIAN 1986 Chevrolet K20 Silverado 12 Valve CUMMINS P Pumped Intercooled/Getrag360/Divorced NP205/10B/14BFF Detroit Locker - DD Canadian Winter Beater. My Chevrolet CUMMINS Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=585509

03-19-2015, 10:12 AM	#12
cooperhw Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mesa AZ (Near Phoenix) Posts: 2,302	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I bought and installed a sound deadener kit from one of the big boys (expensive) for my 67 Chevelle. I was a little short so I also went to the big box store and bought this exact same material. I think there is not that much difference between the two and will use this same type of ice dam product from now on. Seems fine to me. __________________ "Life is too short to drive a boring vehicle". Later, Wayne

03-19-2015, 10:30 AM	#13
WarMonger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 818	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it How thick is this stuff? Looks great and I bet it really quiets down a lot of the noise?

03-19-2015, 01:44 PM	#14
Jimjific Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 145	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it I did something similar with my 69 Mustang. I used this stuff first (from Lowes). http://northlandconstruction.com/pro...-water-shield/ Then I used spray adhesive to attach a layer of this. http://www.lowes.com/pd_13353-56291-...3D2&facetInfo= Carpet went on next and it seems to have worked really well. Jim __________________ Thanks, Jim - 69 Short Step CST 350 AC/PB/PS - 69 Short Step 307 Man Column/PS

03-19-2015, 02:08 PM	#15
shawno72 C/10 junkie Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 9,093	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it Great idea. Thank you. __________________ Shawn 70 LWB C10 current driver/project http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=663051 68 SWB C10 Work in progress.....SOLD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559520 72 LWB C10 Sold 71 LWB C10 Sold 68 LWB C10 CST Sold http://youtu.be/kbB0QrBIs9k My mom always had the best advice. It was just a tad late. After a fall that involved blood, she'd say....."Careful!"

03-19-2015, 06:48 PM	#17
magicoolbus Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 513	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it Same product as Peel and Seal. Orange vs. Blue home centers. __________________ JB from AZ 1969 Chevy Sub K10 1957 Chevy 3200 1962 VW Beetle 1957 Willys CJ5



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03-19-2015, 06:55 PM	#18
midnight rambler Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: san diego ca Posts: 618	Re: Seal your floor - How I did it i used that product under my seat and fat mat on the floor boards didn't notices any difference in smell or heat transfer.

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