got my 120 sq. ft. of fatmat, and i know you gotta get the mat upto room temp, or a somewhat warm temp, but what about the body panels? do they have to be warm also?? i wanna start installing in my heated garage, but it dosent get real warm in there, so i was gonna heat each sheet before puting it on, but i need to know if the body panels should be warm also
if so, will it hurt to use a heat gun on the inside of the panels>? or will it affect the paint.
and also for cleaning the surface, any special suggestions. they gave me this pack to mix with a gallon of water, but anything else i should look for?? thanks in advance
best advice i can give you is wait till summer time on a very hot day and let your car seat in the sund unless u want to heat up everything, because for best turn out everything needs to be hott.
I used fat mat and didn't like it, to me it can't compare to dynamtic extreme
waiting that long isnt really an option at this point. i have to get it down before i put in the new carpet and whole new fiberglass/moulded interior. and i have to have it ready somewhat soon
i got the fatmat extreme. it seems pretty decent compared to toher brands ive seen. but after the install will tell all
ya, only thing i say is the hotter each surface is the better. and make sure you clean everything before you put it down.
but good luck
when i installed my fatmat i heat sections up on my grill outside (it was close by). I say you can use a heat gun on low, or a hair dryer. You don't have to super heat the stuff. It was much more easiler to install and more maluable when it was warm.
I am pretty sure it doesn't require heat to bond but I used it anyways.
i have fatmat i didnt do anything except clean the area with the included cleaner and stick it on works good so far
i started last night. ive been heating each piece up for a few seconds with the hairdryer, and it works like a charm. i have some pics in the photos & media section
ps - i cleaned real good
use a hair dryer and clean surface with alcohol first...
JBO'S Mr. 64.....
yo use the fatmat on allflat surfaces including the door skin and the inner metal bracing, but dont cut out the empty sections, your speaks will sound soo much better because it acts as a box inside the door. also, dont use the mat on the plastic door panels, use a spray, it works like a charm. headliner is a good thing to think about doing because there is prctically no support, one big flat panel that flex's about 3 mm's. each mm of movement is equal to 8 watts of acoustical loss. good luck
forgive me for asking but what the hell is "8 watts of acoustical loss"
^^really, cuz ive been doin the hairdryer, for about 5-10 seconds, and it heats it right up. its been working like a charm.
maybe ill try the heat gun just to see what kinda difference.
8 watts of acoustical loss pretty much means... air pushes from speaker - moving body panel - cancellation of some of the sound wave. the more the panel flexes, the more loss you get. If a speaker is 4% efficient, and you get one mm of movement, its like 200Watts is wasted. that is not EXACTLY how it works but its a rough idea. so stiffin up your panels and you get higher sound pressure levels built up in the cabin, so you do not lose sound out of your car.
you will notice that SPL cars are really quite on the outside, that is to achieve the pressure level on the inside... make sense? if i missed something, please add..
