The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk Wanna Get Rid of that Loud CLANG When You Close Your Doors?

Here's a great way to stop your doors from "clanging" when you shut them ... I just did this and, WOW! What a difference!
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That's a GREAT tip! Thanks!
BTW, your website has been a great help in my 1950 3600 restorod project! So much helpful info there!
Keep up the good work, and thanks again!
50-3600-Guy

Using Peel and Seal on mine $25 for a 12"x 33' roll from the local roofing supplier. Ive used 3m 90 adhesive for a little extra "stick". Used 2 rolls so far and looks like I will need 1 more. Ive done the roof also and Im hoping this will help it from coming down when the weather gets hot.

Hers a link that shows some of it.

http://hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/8163IMGP0052-med.JPG?1218

The one thing you will want to watch out for is moisture being trapped inside between the metal and the new material. I suppose that if it is tar or a good adhesive it might not be a problem, but there is a fair amount of water that travels through the doors when it rains.

Heya horvath,
interesting. So, does it help any with the road noise from just riding down the road?

just curious, thanks for the tip,

-W

Looks like a great idea!

I'm curious about road noise too.

Does it look like this stuff would stick to the ceiling in my Suburban? Does it stick well to paint? I'm planning to POR 15 the ceiling and would like to cover it with something like this too.

Don't have any experience with the self stick stuff that this thread has been talking about, but it sounds like a good idea.
As far as sticking to the roof. We used the aluminum roll sheating from Home Depot comes in rolls 3 or 4 feet wide (no self stick). We applied in to the roof in a 49 Chevrolet station wagon using the 3M Spray adhesive (comes in about a 16oz can). About $ 9.00 bucks a can, but goes quite aways. Spray both surfaces, wait a few seconds then apply. It's been up on the ceiling of the wagon for about 3 years now, and there is no sign of it coming loose.
You can get the 3M adhesive at Home Depot or Lowes.
My suggestion would be to use self stick stuff on the floors door panels etc and if your worried about it sticking to the roof, use the method we used for the roof.
And to answer someone elses question here - Yeah, it makes a noticeable difference with road noise when applied to door panels, floors etc etc.

Alan,
That looks like a good idea. My only concern would be the melting point of that material. I would hate to have these Texas summers melt all that into the bottom of my door. I have sent the manufacturer a query on this but no reply as yet. My concern is due to the intended use of this material on a flat surface. When placed on a vertical surface it may want to slide. Probably no concern at all. Again, good idea.

As stea said, "Ive done the roof also and Im hoping this will help it from coming down when the weather gets hot." Is this a common problem??

50-3600-Guy -- Glad you're finding my site helpful. It's fun to post everything I do to my truck ... it's like a personal photo-diary and knowing how many others are finding it useful just makes it that much better!

stea -- Nice job, bro'!

4ontheFloor -- I'm hip about the moisture deal ... that's why I ran all the strips vertically, pressed it all down real well -- especially on the outer seam where water might want to get in -- and started the strips up high; above the line where water would start to run in from the window line.

Woogeroo -- Yes! I didn't expect that part of it, but I'm definitely noticing a much quieter ride! It's even quieter when I OPEN the doors!!

OldSub -- It sticks well to paint - especially to a clean new coat of POR-15. But if I was putting it on the roof, I'd be sure to use 3M Super 99 (don't use Super 77 on ceilings -- it will NOT hold!) ... even better than Super 99, and less money, is Performance HIGH TEMP Trim Adhesive - Click Here[/b]

[b]Houston54 -- I'm not sure, but since this is a roofing thing, my guess is that it ain't gonna melt on ya. Good point though -- I hope you get an answer from the manufacturer and let us know.

Thanks for the tip! I enjoy your website also , always informative!

Thanks, truckrodder!

I don't think you will have a problem with this product sliding (peel and seal)The hotter it gets the better it sticks. As being in the roofing industry I have found that this type of product is very easy to use when it is very cold out . Once the temp starts to warm watch out, if it isn't exactley where you want it when you peel the backing off good luck trying to move it from where you stuck it. If it is really cold out you might want to think about contact cement but i have found that you only need to use this if the product has been sitting around for a long time. If istalling in colder temps lay out the best you can and if needed to help stick a blow dryer does wonders to work out the wrinkles. Oh! and I have found your web site to be very helpfull as well

Cool!

Thanks for the great info ... when we get a nice hot summer day I'm gonna re-press everything I did.

i have glue sticking to my ceiling of the 54/3100 is there a product that will take off the glue. i tried the torch way and sanding not much luck. will i have take it off to use the previously mentioned products? ron

I would think if you put a nice coat of the Trim Adhesive I mentioned above, on the roof AND on the stuff you're putting up, you'd be just fine.

Alan,
I received a reply from the company who makes that material you used in your doors. My concern about it flowing when it gets above a certain temp seems to be moot. The rep said it should work fine as long as the temp does not get above 300F.

I did the inside of my rig including the roof with the self sticking foil back foam from the HVAC industry. Zero Rusted all the steel first and applied the film. Seems to have hung on the roof through a couple of summers now.

If there is any concern about sticking any of these products overhead, just ask for a thermo-set adhesive rather that a thermo-plastic adhesive.

Bruce Palmer
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Thanks for the report, Houston54 ... so, I guess that means we can't put this stuff on our engine blocks, huh?

here i am again the man from HD i forund a similar product called quick fix from www.protectowrap.com. i did find out that hd will change vendors from time to time for a better price to the consumer. product seems very similar and it recomennds use of super 77 glue from 3m. i am off sat & sun plan to buy and try the product 15.97 for 6"x25'. will let you all know.ron

I seriously doubt Super 77 will hold anything up on a hot day, bro'.

For secure gluing concerning heat or overhead applications, you want Super 99 ... better yet (less expensive) and better than 3M, is This Stuff

When I did my cab about a year ago I dropped some pieces on the concrete shop floor(which was of course dirty), its still there after a year of walking on it, etc. I used Miradri brand, 3'x 100' for about $100 from the buider supply house. I did two trucks(floors/behind seat etc) & still have a bunch left. Brian

Alan,
One other thing the rep said was to expect a certain amount of off-gassing so you may experience some fumes on warm days.

Thanks for that, bro' ... I guess that'll lessen with time??

This gives me another excuse to get my door panels finished -- keep those gasses OUT of the cab.