In hindsight I feel this products design is better for spraying inside the car. In the end, I didn't feel it was going to stay looking nice without topcoating it with something(very porous), so I sprayed it with PPG K36 filler primer,black basecoat and cleared. I'm not saying I didn't do something wrong, this was just my experience with the overhead spraying. I ended up using more of the sound control and spraying it over the thermal to smooth it out. In the tight areas, the glass beads seemed to stay on the top and become grainy. I found the thermal control much harder to spray. As far as spraying overhead, the sound control went on fairly easy, smooth and looked great. ![]() I'd use it again and I probably will on my 68 Charger if I ever get started on it. I applied it to the inside of my sheetmetal center console with a small roller. You can also apply the material with a brush or roller. If I could get the gun in there, I sprayed it. I also did the same in the inner quarters where it goes don't to the inner wheel wells and the lower trunk floor close-out pannels. I sprayed the insides of the doors to make sure moisture would get into the seams between the door frame and skin. It's also nice that Lizard skin weighs about 2.5 lbs per gallon so I put about 12.5 lbs of it on my car. If I were to change anything would be the 3.5" inch exhaust and 2-chamber flowmasters. I am running rod ends on all of the suspension pivot point except for the ball joints and the upper control arm which don't have bushings. The body panels don't sown tinny and I don't notice any noise transmited into the passenger compartment from the susspension. You can hold on a coversation in the car with the windows up on the highway, windows down it's a little more difficult. I drove it 10 hours a few weeks ago without AC on in 85 degree weather and it was cofortable with the windows open aout 2 inches. The floors are not hot and the car stays cool even without the AC on. The floor has a layer of jute materal under the carpet and trans tunnel. I have solid motor mounts, no rubber at all in the suspension, BBC with dual 3.5" exhaust, and two chamber Flowmasters sitting under the floor boards. I've got an old syphon gun from my sand blast cabinet.i think i will try and use that first.if it doesn't work then i'll look at buying the one they offer. So what are your thoughts about the product?would you use it again or go with a mat type insulater/sound detener? I did that to some areas I wanted exposed painted metal but wanted the insulation/sound deadening as well.Ī friend at work is borrowing the equipment right now so I wouldn't be able to send it to you. You can also block sand Lizard skin and prime over it. The kit also included a paint stirring paddle that you use with a hand drill to stirr the material, very important to stir. ![]() The rubber hose is then connected to the tube and the gun. It also included a steel tube that is submursed in the Lizard Skin material. The kit also cam with a 5 foot or so length of heater hose or a similar thick wall sturdy hose that will not collaps. The gun is a simple syphon gun used with cheap sandblasters. I purchased a cheap gun and hose kit from them but I don't think it is necessary. I sprayed the entire inside of my Nova with Lizard skin. Here are a few pics, everything in black is Lizard skin and on the back side of just about everything that is green is Lizard skin. I also block sanded them smooth on the inside and primed and painted them the same collar as the car. I also sprayed it about 1/8 inch thick or so on the inside of the front fenders to prevent rock chips from the inside out. I sprayed it on the inside of every metal surface inside the car, under the dash, inside the doors, quarters, rear fire wall, package tray, etc. I put it on really thick on the inside of my roof, floors, and fire wall to cut down on the heat to help with the AC. I used 5 gallons of the stuff on my Nova. I purchased mine before is was called Lizard Skin and they only offered the one product, they said it surve as both a sound deadener and a heat insulator.
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