'round n' back again
Explorer
In the years I've been behind the wheel of my gen 1 monterro, I've had numerous adventures -pleasant and not so pleasant.
one companion with me on all of these , was road noise, and lack of temperature control.
I am driving a greenhouse on wheels, which of course, means hot in summer, a cold storage in winter.
I wanted to address these discomforts.
I found it to be the easiest solution, and most rewarding of all of my extensive modifications to this vehicle.
road noise, with tires I need to have on my rig, almost precluded any conversation at normal volume. I have removed rear seat, and have cargo common to a ****'ll time expeditionier. but that did not muffle.
so....
in the roaring inferno that is north central Nevada high desert in the summer, I began to address this issue.
first: charge the a/c.
had to use 134 in a 12 system.
yea, I know , shame on me , but I'm 700 miles from my r-12 bottle; I've ordered parts for an A/c rebuild come winter.
next , insulation.
thanks fer reading this far, as I believe I have found an ideal insulation that is cheap, and very effective.
After purchasing 300 dollars of the commercial stuff, and having modest success, I needed a "top coat".
a final layer over the rubber sticky sheets I had installed to interior body skin areas to reduce the pitch of harmonics.
I went to hardware store in this town of no great consequence where I'm stationed, and found even in this backwater the best insulation I've used to date....and it's cheap, really cheap, and works like crazy , better than the ensolite and the expensive stereo comp. stuff.
it's brand name is reflectix.
comes in 100 foot rolls, weighs nothing, and will lay up with permatex headliner aerosol glue .
the finished job will make u look like a pro on ur first go.
results to be filed after this weekend. we are expecting 100 farenheit, I can
take readings in direct sunlight outside door skin, inside door skin, and inside door skin through the reflectix.
next, remove glass, have it gold tinted.
replace window felts at same time..
finish the repaint of black exterior window borders.... like ranch work the jobs never end.
but this is a giant step in the right direction.
What tricks have you done to address the substandard insulation of ur rigs?
one companion with me on all of these , was road noise, and lack of temperature control.
I am driving a greenhouse on wheels, which of course, means hot in summer, a cold storage in winter.
I wanted to address these discomforts.
I found it to be the easiest solution, and most rewarding of all of my extensive modifications to this vehicle.
road noise, with tires I need to have on my rig, almost precluded any conversation at normal volume. I have removed rear seat, and have cargo common to a ****'ll time expeditionier. but that did not muffle.
so....
in the roaring inferno that is north central Nevada high desert in the summer, I began to address this issue.
first: charge the a/c.
had to use 134 in a 12 system.
yea, I know , shame on me , but I'm 700 miles from my r-12 bottle; I've ordered parts for an A/c rebuild come winter.
next , insulation.
thanks fer reading this far, as I believe I have found an ideal insulation that is cheap, and very effective.
After purchasing 300 dollars of the commercial stuff, and having modest success, I needed a "top coat".
a final layer over the rubber sticky sheets I had installed to interior body skin areas to reduce the pitch of harmonics.
I went to hardware store in this town of no great consequence where I'm stationed, and found even in this backwater the best insulation I've used to date....and it's cheap, really cheap, and works like crazy , better than the ensolite and the expensive stereo comp. stuff.
it's brand name is reflectix.
comes in 100 foot rolls, weighs nothing, and will lay up with permatex headliner aerosol glue .
the finished job will make u look like a pro on ur first go.
results to be filed after this weekend. we are expecting 100 farenheit, I can
take readings in direct sunlight outside door skin, inside door skin, and inside door skin through the reflectix.
next, remove glass, have it gold tinted.
replace window felts at same time..
finish the repaint of black exterior window borders.... like ranch work the jobs never end.
but this is a giant step in the right direction.
What tricks have you done to address the substandard insulation of ur rigs?
