Carpet Project B&B

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Well I finally got back on this after being delayed for various reasons, one of which was deciding on insulation and padding. I have done a fair bit of reading and came to the conclusion that carpet directly over hard edges wears carpet out quicker. I also read that with a lot of cars with foot boxes get really hot, so I decided that I wanted to take care of the insulation and padding issue in one step.

I ended up buying three types of insulation, selling one and using the other two. The two I used were Ez-Cool and a product called Bonded Logic. Both of these the FFR guys have used and are resonably priced.

Ez-Cool is has foil on both sides with air cells in the middle. It is about 3/16" thick and you glue it on. I first started by making patterns and installing it on the back panel behind the seats. I used DAP gel in a can that has a heat resistant formula. For some reason the idea hit me to test this product before I went any further. So, in an un-scientific test, (without credibilty), I took a heat gun and a cooking thermometer and held it on the surface of the Ez-Cool. At about 150 degrees the foil surface began to bubble and and got bigger until I shut off the heat. When it cooled the center bubble pack had collapsed and the product was pretty thin in that area. I put the thermometer on the back side in the same area and turned on the gun. As far as keeping heat out the thermoneter did not even move to the minimum reading. I decided I would only use this in a few other areas that were vertical and where clearance was an issue. I also felt that I didn't want to use it in any area that was horizontal and might have weight on it that might collapse the center bubble section.
For most of the interior I decided to use a product called Bonded Logic. A few FFR guys had used it and really liked it. It is a 7/16"- 1/2" pad and foil faced insulation all in one. I got it from JC Whitney on a father's day sale for about $52 delivered. The roll is giant 4'X24'. The padding is ground up denim and is class A fire treated. When I got it I did my heat gun test with the thremometer and got no reading and no problems with the foil. I put the heat on the denim side and after about 30 seconds it turned brown but did not burn. I called the company and they said there testing showed it worked better with the foil side up. In the end I have about $85 in insulation material for enough to do two cars.