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i know this has been covered before as to what to use but should you cover the entire inside of he door? i have the materials but have not done it.

I covered the entire door on my 46. The inside of my dooors were easy to get to, I'm not too sure about the later trucks. So if you can I'd say do the entire door.

George

not so easy on a 54 12" by 5" panel at the bottom right of the door and a 6x3 at the top left with a regulator in the way.

what exactly are you using to insulate your doors

Ron, it depends on what your after. If you just want to hear a solid thud when you close the door, then all you have to do is place a pad in the middle of the panel. The object is to dampen the "drum" effect. The doors, the rear cab panel, the roof or any large relatively flat panel act as a “drum head” where small vibrations are amplified across the entire panel. It’s not necessary to totally cover the entire inside of the vehicle with sound deadener to quiet it down inside
If you are looking for thermal insulation then, that’s another story.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Denny, what kind of "pad" do you recommend? Sound deadening adhesive pad? or something else?

I used this stuff
sound deadener 32x54 $38.00 roll

Not as thick as the expensive stuff but it was easy to apply and afforadable

a few pics

The supplier is out of Arizona and NOT a chevy supplier.

Ive been reading on the forum of some people using peel and seal from the hardware store

I did just the center section of the door on my 50
door pic
The stuff I used is self stick on a clean surface. Dynamat or Hushmat are probably better but were not in my budget

Good luck

Jon, I played around with some of this and it looks like it will work pretty good. Doesn't have any smell and it doesn't seem to be bothered in direct sun.
http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/128491214 Probably similar to Peel and Seal.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

...Denny, I "played around" with some of the same stuff. I put it in the front doors. It did take the tinny sound out of the doors but I'm not sure about how much "insulation" help it is.
I'm looking at some other stuff to put on the sides, and overhead of the panel. That thing will get pretty warm in the summer...as well as cold in the winter!!

That's right Alvin, I thought I had posted something about the lack of thermal or sound insulating properties. It is good hoever as a damper for the "drum" effect of large flat panels it that's what one is looking to quiet.
Denny Graham
Sadwich, IL

....you DID post it Denny. I just have short term memory loss and didnt' go back and read all the threads. As always your right on pal.

I used Reflectex on my 4t6. Pictures start here. Have fun and good luck
Dan

I like old trucks that sound like old trucks... none of this prissy stuff for me, thank you.