InssssssssVANity!!!!!!!......or ****** did I just fly to Maine to by a Sprinter!

[Jb1rd]

I boosted this from S-S, as if there was not enough madness, this should cover it


Various sites for finding sound, vibration and heat insulation products for cargo and RV Sprinter conversions

Armaflex Sheets
Sheet version of the high-quality pipe insulation. See Post 25278.
http://www.under-the-ice.com/product...products_id=74

B-Quiet
Sound insulation - competitor to Dynamat
http://www.b-quiet.com/index.html

Coatings
Metal Shield Calcium sulfonate system
http://www.cpc-corp.com/pages/articles.html
http://www.quietcoat.com/ See http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/.../message/40447

Cool and Quiet
Mostly OEM type products. Also has Koolmat for high temperature sound deadening applications.
http://www.coolandquiet.com/products.cfm

Dynamat
Expensive and popular
http://www.dynamat.com/

Fat Mat
Dynmat competitor
http://www.fatmat.com/

Foam Tech
Polyurethane foam properties
http://www.foam-tech.com/products/ur...properties.htm

Tiger Foam - a Sprinter user recommends the slow rising foam
www.tigerfoam.com

Foam installation example on a Sprinter
http://www.dogshowvans.com/spr-pictures-thumb.htm

Foam insulation installation experience
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/.../message/31574

Fomo Foam
Home foam spray kit. Careful - read other links on problems with using spray foam on vechicles.
http://www.fomofoam.com/

Hy Tech Insulating paint
See Metal Shield and others
http://www.hytechsales.com/products.html

Insuladd
Paint additive with claimed insulation advantages.
http://www.insuladd.com/military.html

Insulation - Ridged foam
Note that he actually used 2", not 1 1/2" as stated, on the walls for a R-12 rating.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/.../message/12195

Insulation and Soundproofing site
A great step-by-step site on van insulation and sound proofing techniques (even though it is a VW)
http://www.shagadelic.org/VW/info/gm...f/intrir1.html

Insulation, foam
Some hints on using expandable foam as insulation
http://www.busnut.com/artdg04.html

K flex
Foam Insulation
http://www.kflex.com/info.asp?access=0&idProdotto=1

K-flex Nomaco
K-flex data sheet
http://www.nomacokflex.com/PartnerWe...ex foam'

Lizard Skin - a ceramic paint that is sandable and paintable
http://www.lizardskin.com/


Mcmaster
Dynamat alternative Page 3274 product #9709T19
http://www.mcmaster.com/

RAAMmat BXT
Dynamat competitor. Also has closed cell foam sound insulation.
http://www.raamaudio.com

Reflectix insulation
Insulation for vans. They used to list Sprinter related information, but it disappeared after a Yahoo Sprinter group confrontation over testing and specifications. See also Post 9169.
http://www.reflectixinc.com/

Sandwich Core material
Explaination of various sandwich core materials with insulating properties and their suppliers.
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...map2&catId=399

Second Skin
http://www.secondskinaudio.com
Sound proof foam

Urethane Acoustic foam for car insulation
http://www.soundprooffoam.com/black_...aced_foam.html

Soundproof foam
Sheet vinyl and foam
http://www.soundprooffoam.com/vinyl_barrier.html
http://www.acousticalsolutions.com/p...ams/sonex.asp?


ThermoTec
Specializing in high temperture barriers
http://www.thermotec.com/products/full/full.html

dB Engineering
Foam sound insulation
http://www.800nonoise.com/

extreme soundproofing
Kflex vendor
http://store.yahoosoundproofing.com/closedcellfoam.html

sound proof foam
http://soundprooffoam.com/quiet-barrier.html
Last edited by hkpierce; 02-15-2008 at 12:02 PM.

 

[java]

Holy S there is some reading.... Lots of info though!

 

[crazy]

Maybe it's me but some of the links are dead.

 

[Cole]

Alright, been home for a day or two. Had some wine, some margaritas! Even got a chance to wash off the Sprinter and do a little work on it! Even took a couple of boring driveway pictures with a real camera!

-fixed the drivers heated seat.
-took out the lower part of the cargo barrier. Boy...that took way more power tools than you would think?:coffeedrink:
-got both sliders to work....broke a few parts in the process....oh well
-tried desperately to change the oil but can't for the life of me get the oil filter cap off. Myself and one other very fit neighbor tried for an hour with several implements of destruction and can't get it to turn!:Wow1:....will get bigger, meaner tools and revisit that in a few days.:coffeedrink:

I should probably wash my Eurovan next :coffeedrink:

 

[bknudtsen]

Is that moisture on your driveway?! I thought the high desert was dry... :snorkel:

 

[bknudtsen]

Looks good BTW. What's the deal with the lower body colored window section? Also, in the pic of your exhaust fix during your travels, it appears that the frame rail has some rust issues, but I couldn't tell if it was just shadows playing tricks. How is the overall condition of the van now that you have had a chance to look it over at home?

 

[Cole]

Is that moisture on your driveway?! I thought the high desert was dry... :snorkel:

Snowed here last night and as you can see its already 95% gone!

Looks good BTW. What's the deal with the lower body colored window section? Also, in the pic of your exhaust fix during your travels, it appears that the frame rail has some rust issues, but I couldn't tell if it was just shadows playing tricks. How is the overall condition of the van now that you have had a chance to look it over at home?

These vans are pretty prone to rust and I expected to have some issues with it. The picture though is just playing tricks on you. The frame rails were coated VERY thick in underbody truck bed like coating. It looks to me like a few globs of that coating are blocking the light from the camera flash and making it look like a rusted hole with the shadow being cast.

The guy I bought it from was going to put a company logo on the van so had those rear panels painted the same as the lower trim.

So I either need to put "Stark Industries" logos on there or install windows in those spots:coffeedrink:

 

[bknudtsen]

Maybe this? http://www.flarespace.com/#/home

 

[Cole]

Maybe this? http://www.flarespace.com/#/home

Cool idea. Too bad they are only for the 2007+ Sprinters. I did send them an email asking if they had any plans to do something similar for the 2002-2006 Sprinters.

 

[Cole]

......or I could just mount big bubble skylights to the side :coffeedrink:

 

[Cole]

Finally got a chance to go through a bunch of the sound and climate insulation links above. I've seempn most of those products before and even used several in past projects.

The big issue is that you could spend thousands on those products to get an ideal result. This Sprinter really does need to be a budget build if it gets built at all right now. Just have other projects that need my resources more right now so I need to treat the Sprinter as if I were a homeless guy trying to build it:coffeedrink:

 

[DaveNay]

......or I could just mount big bubble skylights to the side :coffeedrink:

 

[bknudtsen]

This Sprinter really does need to be a budget build if it gets built at all right now. Just have other projects that need my resources more right now so I need to treat the Sprinter as if I were a homeless guy trying to build it:coffeedrink:

Well then, might I suggest you insulate it with cardboard and keep warm with some Mad Dog 20/20...

 

[DaveNay]

Well then, might I suggest you insulate it with cardboard and keep warm with some Mad Dog 20/20...

http://www.farmtek.com/farm/supplies/prod1;ft_tekfoil_insulation;pg101383a.html

 

[draaronr]

Well then, might I suggest you insulate it with cardboard and keep warm with some Mad Dog 20/20...

That's so funny. How much was this sprinter. And where did you see it fore sale.