Soon To Come: SPL Sludge

slamnride · 11-24-2009, 04:14 PM

So Ant has come up with a new, more aggressive concoction of spectrum and spectrum sludge that you may have heard about. Its named SPL Sludge. It has ground up bits of recycled tires added with a few other changes in to make it act as a tough attack against vibration. It is meant to stick to metal, therefore bare car surfaces and layering on top of second skin products is fine. It is still in the works for fine tuning, but I've played around with it on my own car; here is what you'll get:

A 1 gal bucket of sludge (altered spl sludge) a bottle of activator, and a gallon of tire shreds. (the picture gallon says spectrum because there is no label for spl sludge yet)

the tire shreds

the spl sludge without shreds or activator

Here's what I bought for the project. I Had some of these things, but I wanted to get everyone a realistic cost for everything, so I went to lowes and spent $13.41. On my List was a 5gal bucket, a drill mixer, a mixing cup, a 12 piece pack of sponges, and a paint brush (which I have not yet tested with).

Use the full bottle of activator for 1 gallon of sludge. One of the keys with this test was to see how many tire shreds to add to the mix...with previous testing, Ant (and myself) and simply dumped in shreds until we think its okay. This time I measured to give a guideline. I used 1¾ Liters of tire shreds and got good results.
started with 2 litershttp://secondskinaudio.com/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=45

ended with 1/4 left

mixed it all up (added a bit of water, but you wont need to)

and applied.

It becomes somewhat dry to the touch after 24hours. It does not drip unless you are like me and caked the hell out of it while it was upside down; and even then, I had to try to get it to drip. This stuff is fantastic for application, even though I'm a messy applicator. The best thing about this stuff is that it won't stain clothes. This is me at the end.

I planned on taking a picture of the shirt when It got out of the washer, but I couldnt point out which one it is.

My trunk Lid was shown to Ant today. He is happy with how it came out, and so am I. Ant said to give it 1-3 weeks to dry before I can expect a lot of results. Its been 10 days and its phoenominal. An hour after application I let it have it, shut the trunk lid and blasted my subs, port firing 2 feet from the lid. Opened the trunk and the lid looked like nothing happened with the sludge at all! The stuff didnt get affected by the port wind, and I guarantee that it got plenty.

Now my lid does move a little, yes, but silently. It moves much less than before, and is super quiet (Now i just need to pull my rear bumper to deaden the rattles on that lol.) This stuff is no joke, super heavy, thick, easy to apply, and extremely effective.

I tried it on plastic too. Ant said it will not be super effective on plastic, but I figured I had nothing to lose. Its on my deck lid, mostly over Damp Pro, but some of it directly on plastic. Its staying on great, but I cant make a full comment on it because its not being given the full flex until my new 3250 comes in. If you have any questions you can PM me. There are a few more pics at
http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/w.../spl%20sludge/

emperorjj1 · 11-24-2009, 10:19 PM

damn ant has you trying out **** now? bastard... lol that actually looks pretty sweet. i think my rear deck could use some of the same treatment. ive never actually had the thing in since ive done the bass. just put it in a few nights before the phoenix show

slamnride · 11-25-2009, 02:23 AM

lol son...as much as I support Second Skin, no way in hell do you need more...there isnt 1 rattle in you car....sooo effing clean sounding. Im workin on it for mine....but Im a LOOONNG way off what you got.

slamnride · 11-25-2009, 02:25 AM

but in all seriousness, I love this stuff. you should get some to try.

emperorjj1 · 11-25-2009, 02:31 AM

lol did u see my newest update? 2+ layers of damp pro in the drivers wheel well. next week ill do the passenger and pass fender to match the drivers (since i have damp on the drivers fender but not the pass)

slamnride · 11-28-2009, 03:45 AM

man...you and deadener. your car's gonna be so deadened youre gonna need to start on the windows. and its gonna hit 25 floored with all the weight lol. whats your gas mileage like anyways?

emperorjj1 · 12-06-2009, 07:42 PM

i just checked at the DIC reads 25.8... so probably like 24mpg mainly city

Ram4ever · 05-05-2010, 02:48 AM

Thanks for the pictorial Slamnride! This sounds like a pretty exciting product, and may be just the ticket for dealing with a couple of areas on my van that I know are going to cause me no end of grief. Any idea when it's up for general release?

I wonder what all else Ant is going to find to mix in with Spectrum... I'm glad to know he's still doing product development; things are going to keep on getting better!!

11-24-2009, 04:14 PM	#1
slamnride Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: tempe, az Posts: 19	Soon To Come: SPL Sludge So Ant has come up with a new, more aggressive concoction of spectrum and spectrum sludge that you may have heard about. Its named SPL Sludge. It has ground up bits of recycled tires added with a few other changes in to make it act as a tough attack against vibration. It is meant to stick to metal, therefore bare car surfaces and layering on top of second skin products is fine. It is still in the works for fine tuning, but I've played around with it on my own car; here is what you'll get: A 1 gal bucket of sludge (altered spl sludge) a bottle of activator, and a gallon of tire shreds. (the picture gallon says spectrum because there is no label for spl sludge yet) the tire shreds the spl sludge without shreds or activator Here's what I bought for the project. I Had some of these things, but I wanted to get everyone a realistic cost for everything, so I went to lowes and spent $13.41. On my List was a 5gal bucket, a drill mixer, a mixing cup, a 12 piece pack of sponges, and a paint brush (which I have not yet tested with). Use the full bottle of activator for 1 gallon of sludge. One of the keys with this test was to see how many tire shreds to add to the mix...with previous testing, Ant (and myself) and simply dumped in shreds until we think its okay. This time I measured to give a guideline. I used 1¾ Liters of tire shreds and got good results. started with 2 litershttp://secondskinaudio.com/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=45 ended with 1/4 left mixed it all up (added a bit of water, but you wont need to) and applied. It becomes somewhat dry to the touch after 24hours. It does not drip unless you are like me and caked the hell out of it while it was upside down; and even then, I had to try to get it to drip. This stuff is fantastic for application, even though I'm a messy applicator. The best thing about this stuff is that it won't stain clothes. This is me at the end. I planned on taking a picture of the shirt when It got out of the washer, but I couldnt point out which one it is. My trunk Lid was shown to Ant today. He is happy with how it came out, and so am I. Ant said to give it 1-3 weeks to dry before I can expect a lot of results. Its been 10 days and its phoenominal. An hour after application I let it have it, shut the trunk lid and blasted my subs, port firing 2 feet from the lid. Opened the trunk and the lid looked like nothing happened with the sludge at all! The stuff didnt get affected by the port wind, and I guarantee that it got plenty. Now my lid does move a little, yes, but silently. It moves much less than before, and is super quiet (Now i just need to pull my rear bumper to deaden the rattles on that lol.) This stuff is no joke, super heavy, thick, easy to apply, and extremely effective. I tried it on plastic too. Ant said it will not be super effective on plastic, but I figured I had nothing to lose. Its on my deck lid, mostly over Damp Pro, but some of it directly on plastic. Its staying on great, but I cant make a full comment on it because its not being given the full flex until my new 3250 comes in. If you have any questions you can PM me. There are a few more pics at http://s710.photobucket.com/albums/w.../spl%20sludge/ __________________ 08 Altima Sedan 6 spd, silver with charcoal interior, purchased 5/21/08 wheels, full system with 2nd battery, LED footwell lighting, Black Suede Headliner. Second Skin Damplify! few more goodies cardomain-http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3195122

11-25-2009, 02:23 AM	#3
slamnride Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: tempe, az Posts: 19	lol son...as much as I support Second Skin, no way in hell do you need more...there isnt 1 rattle in you car....sooo effing clean sounding. Im workin on it for mine....but Im a LOOONNG way off what you got. __________________ 08 Altima Sedan 6 spd, silver with charcoal interior, purchased 5/21/08 wheels, full system with 2nd battery, LED footwell lighting, Black Suede Headliner. Second Skin Damplify! few more goodies cardomain-http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3195122

11-25-2009, 02:25 AM	#4
slamnride Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: tempe, az Posts: 19	but in all seriousness, I love this stuff. you should get some to try. __________________ 08 Altima Sedan 6 spd, silver with charcoal interior, purchased 5/21/08 wheels, full system with 2nd battery, LED footwell lighting, Black Suede Headliner. Second Skin Damplify! few more goodies cardomain-http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3195122

11-28-2009, 03:45 AM	#6
slamnride Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: tempe, az Posts: 19	man...you and deadener. your car's gonna be so deadened youre gonna need to start on the windows. and its gonna hit 25 floored with all the weight lol. whats your gas mileage like anyways? __________________ 08 Altima Sedan 6 spd, silver with charcoal interior, purchased 5/21/08 wheels, full system with 2nd battery, LED footwell lighting, Black Suede Headliner. Second Skin Damplify! few more goodies cardomain-http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3195122

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05-05-2010, 02:48 AM	#8
Ram4ever Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 47	Thanks for the pictorial Slamnride! This sounds like a pretty exciting product, and may be just the ticket for dealing with a couple of areas on my van that I know are going to cause me no end of grief. Any idea when it's up for general release? I wonder what all else Ant is going to find to mix in with Spectrum... I'm glad to know he's still doing product development; things are going to keep on getting better!!