Noise Reduction Uses...

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The first acoustical problem in any sound deadening project is structure borne noise This is the harmonics and resonance that is emitted from the cars sheet metal panels, similar to a wind chime. Unlike wind chimes however, our cars are not tuned to any specific musical frequency, so what we end up hearing is the road noise, engine rumble and exhaust drone.
 
Stopping the vibrations on your cars metal panels is much like stopping a noisy wind chime with your hand. Once the vibrations stop, the  structure borne noise stops.
 
Traditional noise mats are mostly inefficient mass loaders; heavy & foul smelling tar boards that work by adding weight to the cars metal to quiet it down. This technology is over 50 years old, and for some reasons, is still being promoted by many of our competitors.
  
Damplifier is not a mass loader or a heavy tar board.
It is a constraint layer viscoelastic damper that converts the vibrational energy in to low level heat. This conversion of energy makes it 300% more efficient than traditional mass loading tar boards and asphalt mats while weighing half as much!

Simply cut, peel and stick Damplifier to the interior sheet metal of your car to block out unwanted structure borne noise!

Mobile Audio

Damplifier will help improve your audio system in several ways:

First, and perhaps most obvious, it will kill the vibrations, which will reduce panel distortion and strengthen the area around the speakers. Less vibrations means less unwanted noise and a more stable environment for the speakers to perform in.

Second, it will increase the volume of your music by keeping the acoustical energy in the car rather than letting it escape through the vibrating panels. Volume inside the car increases while nasty panel resonance outside the car is eliminated.

And  finally, Damplifier can improve your audio system is by reducing unwanted ambient noise like road noise, engine noise & exhaust drone. When you can quiet down the rest of the car, the stereo has less sonic real estate to fight for, and the perceived volume increases.

To fully reduce road, engine and exhaust noise, we suggest the use of a noise barrier like Luxury Liner Pro on top of your Damplifier.

Thermal Insulation

Second, the foil heat shield on Damplifier dissipates heat by increasing the surface area, allowing for thermal dissipation and reduction.

Third, the butyl layer slows down any remaining heat on its way in to the cabin of the car. The longer it takes the heat to get to you, the more comfortable you are.

Damplifier is a thermal insulator much like a coffee thermos. If you put hot liquid in the thermos, it stays hot for longer. If you put ice water inside, the ice takes longer to melt.

This is basically what Damplifier can do for your car. With a couple layers of Damplifier installed, the outside environment has less effect on the internal temperatures of the car.

For the next level of thermal insulation and heat control, add a layer of Heatwave or Heatwave Pro on top of your final layer of Damplifier.

If you want the ultimate in heat rejection, add a layer of Luxury Liner Pro on top of your final layer of Damplifier.

FAQ

What is the difference between Damplifier and Damplifier Pro?Damplifier Pro are the same basic product in terms of quality of raw materials, but Damplifier Pro is 30 thicker.

What makes Second Skin Damplifier different from roofing products made of asphalt?
At Second Skin, we only produce and sell products that are specifically designed for automobiles. We do sell any offshoot products from unrelated industries. Unlike roofing products, Damplifier and Damplifier Pro use 100% butyl binders with no cheap asphalt filler, and no flammable Mylar facings.  Our products are non toxic, odorless and designed by automotive industry experts.

The foil on our Damplifier product is 3 times thicker than that of most roofing products and will withstand temperatures over 500 degrees. 

Why does Damplifier have a heat rating of 500 degrees if my car will never get higher than 250 f.?
Damplifier and Damplifier Pro both have butyl rubber adhesive layers. The hotter the adhesive gets the softer it becomes, just like bubble gum. The softer the butyl is, the less it will dampen vibrations. Products with lower heat ratings will soften up at lower temperatures. When we increase the temperature resistance of the butyl, we insure that our butyl will stay more firm at higher temperatures, unlike competitors products which soften far to soon.

Why does Damplifier Pro not come on a roll like your less expensive competitors mats do?

Here is an industry secret. Products that come one rolls are roof flashings relabeled as sound deadeners. The reason they are on a roll is because the foil is thin enough to not get damaged or creased. There is not a sound deadening manufacturer in the industry that puts constraint layer dampers on a roll. Real vibration mats will always come in sheets. If it is on a roll, it came from a roofing manufacturer and was not designed to reduce vibrations in a car. There is no exception to this rule.

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