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Howdy! I am going to be replacing the roof skin on my 57 here in the next few weeks due to rust, would it be a good idea to put some of that sound dampening/ heat shield mats on the underside of the new skin to help reduce noise and heat? Or could I put it on the topside of the inner roof panel?
I live in south Texas so 100 degree weather is a norm during the summers, thought that these might help but not sure if its worth it.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks

Sure, any thing would be better than a large thin relatively
flat outer panel. Even a small pad applied to the center of a
flat panel such as the roof or door will dampen out any
drumming that would occur there.
Don't know about your TF but the AD's had a pad of heavy felt
paper stuck to the roof to dampen out drumming. It was common
in most later vehicles on the back side of the door skins also.
DG

The more you do on the interior the more comfortable your truck will be. I have friends that have done their whole interior and even used tape to seal the seams. It will be more than worth the time and effort to do it.
Don

That's what I was thinking. Do yall have any suggestions on what to get, any brand better than the others?

Thanks

Depends on how much ya want to spend Gumbi. Ya can't go wrong
with Dynamat but it's quite costly. There are a bunch of others
that are similar and a little cheaper. Eastwood sells it and
some of the guys here have used Peel & Seal with good results:
http://mobilehomepartsstore.com/Mer..._7c2461&gclid=CK2H6fSt1bsCFY1FMgodzjUAEQ
and here's some discussion on that at a different site:
http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/dynamat-vs-lowes-peel-seal-201328.html
dg