The Garage: Volkswagen Sound Deadening Projects
The Garage: Volkswagen Sound Deadening Projects
Featured Build: Steampunk VW Build
1961 23 Window vw bus
West Coast Customs called us out to Burbank, CA to help with a rear engine heat issue in this one-of-a-kind, 23 window, steampunk VW bus. The owners of the bus wanted to travel across the country in their retirement and be able to comfortably sleep inside, even with the engine running. Second Skin materials allowed them to achieve that goal, plus some!
This van was soundproofed and insulated to the nines, so the build materials filled an entire pallet. When you have a 1000 horsepower engine, you have to bring in the heavy artillery to deal with the consequences! The following materials were used in this build: 200 sq ft of Damplifier Pro (everywhere), 144 sq ft of Luxury Liner Pro (floor/doors/walls), 24 sq ft of Mega Zorbe (ceiling), 16 sq ft of Mega Block (rear engine firewall), 4 cans of Second Skin spray adhesive, and a single, wooden hand roller.
All of the build materials can be purchased at a discount in the West Coast Customs Build Kit.
When we arrived, the 1961 VW Bus had just finished with the paint booth. We were the first to get to touch this beauty. Woah there, Nelly! We're here to help.
Team Second Skin on Inside West Coast Customs: Steampunk VW Build 2017
The ghosted Damplifier Pro logo on matte black foil perfectly matched the VW paint job. #MadeToBeTogether
Team Second Skin member Eric laid down the first sheet of Damplifier Pro onto the driver seat area of the VW bus.
After skinning the Damplifier Pro, the high temperature Second Skin Spray Adhesive is used to install the Luxury Liner Pro mass loaded vinyl barrier. Look at that beautiful action shot!
After spraying both the foam and the top side of the foil, Eric applied Luxury Liner Pro to the driver seat area, making relief cuts on the curves to help the seams meet up.
Driver's seat complete! Time to step aside and let the rest of the West Coast Customs crew skin the rest of the Steampunk VW bus.
The final result is a masterpiece. #SteampunkVW
More VW Sound Deadening Projects
1966 rag top beetle
Type of Project: Floor & Doors
Products Used: 42 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors)
42 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Doors)
12 Sq Ft of OverKill Closed Cell Foam (Door Panel)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Wooden Roller
1978 beetle convertible
Type of Project: Floor, Doors & Cargo Area
Products Used: 60 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors/Trunk)
48 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Mass Loaded Vinyl (Floor/Trunk)
12 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Doors)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (1 can), Wooden Roller
craig's vanagon SYNCRo tank replacement
Craig used 24 sqft of Thermal Block to replace the factory heat shield in this Vanagon tank replacement video. Follow him on this journey of ups and downs working in the tight space of a Vanagon undercarriage. You can see even more content from Craig of @thebarefootforge on Instagram, on his website The Barefoot Forge, or here on his YouTube channel.
Craig dreams of Vanagon's as he works on these weekly, monthly, and yearly.
Replacing the fuel tank heat shield in a VW Vanagon Syncro
After the tough install of the tank, the heat shield looks good and is bonded very well.
2010 VW beetle
Type of Project: Floor & Cargo Area
Products Used: 45 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Cargo Area)
45 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro automotive MLV (Floor/Cargo Area)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Wooden Roller
1965 VW bus
Type of Project: Floor, Back Firewall Wall, & Doors
Products Used: 95 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors/Back Firewall Wall)
60 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Mass Loaded Vinyl (Floor/Back Wall Cabin Side)
35 Sq Ft of OverKIll Pro Closed Cell Foam (Doors/Slider Door)
25 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Deadener (Under body Rear Near Engine)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (3 cans), Wooden Roller, Spray Gun
2021 golf gti
Type of Project: Doors & Rear Hatch Soundproofing
Products Used: 48 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Inner & Outer Doors/Hatch)
32 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Outer Skin Doors/Hatch)
32 Sq Ft of Over Kill Closed Cell Foam (Inner Skin Doors/Hatch)
Accessories: Wooden Roller
2020 VW passat
Type of Project: Floor, Cargo Area, Doors, & Undercarriage
Products Used: 120 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Sound Deadener (Floor/Cargo Area/Doors, Undercarraige/Wheel Wells)
45 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Cargo Floor)
22 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (4 Doors)
Accessories: Double Sided Tape, Spray Gun Kit, (3) Spray Bottles
Jeremy V's 1972 VW Bus
1972 VW Bus with 14 sqft of Luxury Liner Pro mass loaded vinyl lined under the seats. (Always make sure to face the grey closed cell foam down to the floor!)
Luxury Liner Pro on the front floor area, 9 sqft covered it with holes cut out for the petals and shifter. (He did such a beautiful job, we had to share the photos. But the best results come from facing the grey spongy side down and the black vinyl side up.)
All ready to get on the road with a cooler floor and less road noise.
1988 VW vanagan
Type of Project: Full Vehicle
Products Used: 88 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Deadener (Floor/Doors/Walls)
62 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Walls)
16 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Doors)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Spray Gun + Bottle
2004 golf gti hatchback 2 dr
Type of Project: Floor, Doors, & Hatch
Products Used: 58 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Sound Deadening (Floor/Doors/Hatch)
36 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor)
22 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Doors/Hatch)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (1 can), Wooden Roller
Blake's VW Bus firewall project
While these old school VW buses last a long time on the road, their insulation fails over time. We got you covered!
Out with the old and all stripped down to the bare metal. Cleaned with denatured alcohol for Firewall roll on preperation.
Firewall ceramic heat shield to the rescue. One gallon covers 20 sqft with 2-3 one mm coats. Brush, roll, or spray on the firewall of any project.
Now take a look at that! All covered with 3 coats of Firewall ceramic coating to stop the heat from traveling into the VW Bus.
1978 VW Bus
Type of Project: Roof Project
Products Used: 40 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Deadener (Roof)
Accessories: Spray Gun + Bottle
1973 Puma GT by sleiveen
Type of Project: Floor and Undercarriage
Products Used: 60 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Sound Deadening (Floor/Undercarriage)(3 Gallons)
Accessories: Spray Gun + Bottle, Wire Tape, Plastiwrap
2011 VW jetta les
Type of Project: Floor & Doors
Products Used: 52 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Doors)
38 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor)
14 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Doors)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Wooden Roller
2003 VW jetta gls
Type of Project: Floor, Doors, Hatch & Ceiling
Products Used: 75 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadening (Floor/Doors/Hatch/Ceiling)
36 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor)
34 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (4 Doors/Hatch)
10 Sq Ft of Heat Wave Pro Thermal Insulation (Ceiling)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (2 cans), Wooden Roller
Matt's 1968 VW beetle restoration
Matt used 55 sqft of Damplifier Pro on the floor, doors, wall, and firewall of his VW Beetle rebuild. He also built a noise barrier with 36 sqft of Luxury Liner Pro to the floor and trunk floor.
Matt's 1968 Beetle is coming along nicely. Even in the restoration process, she's a beauty.
As with all restorations, the first step is to strip it down to the metal.
Once the floor is stripped and cleaned with denatured alcohol, it's time to apply the American made butyl... Damplifier Pro.
Next up, Matt stripped the walls and doors. Goodbye decaying factory foam and goo.
And just like the floor before, those walls and doors were skinned with Damplifier Pro. Each door took about 8 sqft. Then the walls took about 10 sqft total to cover.
1972 Beetle
Type of Project: Floor Pan
Products Used: 12 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Drive Train Hump)
30 Sq Ft of Spectrum Liquid Deadener (Floor Pan)(2 Gallons)
Accessories: Wooden Roller, Spray Gun + Bottle
1966 Rag top beetle by krs restorations
Type of Project: Floor, Doors, Hood
Products Used: 68 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadening (Floor/Doors/Hatch/Ceiling/Trunk)
36 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Trunk Floor)
22 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (4 Doors/Trunk Lid)
18 Sq Ft of Heat Wave Pro Thermal Insulation (Hood/Firewall)
Accessories: Double Sided Tape (2 Rolls), Wooden Roller, Foil Tape
2018 VW Atlas
Type of Project: Floor, Cargo Area, & Doors
Products Used: 80 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadener (Floor/Cargo Area/Doors)
54 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Cargo Floor)
32 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (4 Doors/Rear Hatch)
Accessories: Double Sided Tape (2 Rolls), Wooden Roller
2020 VW passat
Type of Project: Floor, Doors, Trunk, Hood, & Ceiling
Products Used: 95 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadening (Floor/Doors/Trunk/Ceiling)
50 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Floor/Trunk)
40 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (4 Doors/Ceiling)
15 Sq Ft of Heat Wave Pro Thermal Insulation (Hood)
Accessories: Spray Adhesive (3 cans), Foil Tape, Wooden Roller
1990 Syncro 4 x 4 van
Type of Project: Entire Cabin Floor
Products Used: 60 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadening (Cabin + Cargo Floor)
60 Sq Ft of Luxury Liner Pro Sound Barrier Material (Cabin + Cargo Floor)
Accessories: Wooden Roller, Double Sided Tape
1971 Beetle
Type of Project: Roof Insulation Kit
Products Used: 24 Sq Ft of Damplifier Pro Deadening (Roof)
24 Sq Ft of Mega Zorbe Melamine Foam (Roof)
Accessories: Wooden Roller