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Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: trevor421 on October 20, 2004, 11:18:48 AM

hi there, my bus interior is completely striped down right now, whats the best way to insulate it? i was thinking about just undercoating the inside where the vinyl panels go, but i know there must be a better way, any ideas?
thanks

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: 66split on October 20, 2004, 11:28:17 AM

home depot sells a foil based bubble wrap (home insulation) that alot of people use with spray adhesive.  its really cheap as well.  I used 2 layers of fatmat in my bus which is a cheaper version of dynamat.

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Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: Custom76Bus on October 20, 2004, 11:39:22 AM

I've layered mine with a dynamat equivilant for sound( B-Quiet). I'm also gonna go to some classic car resto places and see bout getting a thicker layer, similar more to household fibreglas this would be more for killing the dead air and adding a bit of heat maybe.

For the absolute BEST solution to making your bus quiet... i'd follow what this guy has done... great job on the site and the information! Props to him!

http://www.shagadelic.org/VW/info/gmbulley-soundproof/ (http://www.shagadelic.org/VW/info/gmbulley-soundproof/)

Good luck! I'm gonna go buy some cans of that goopy foam filler and the fat insulation today hopefully and continue working on that front  B)  

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: HeliMike on October 20, 2004, 12:33:06 PM

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http://www.shagadelic.org/VW/info/gmbulley-soundproof/ (http://www.shagadelic.org/VW/info/gmbulley-soundproof/)

Holy crap that dude sure is anal about sound-deadening!

Good site though with tons of quality info.

Nice find!  :rockon:
 

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: trevor421 on October 21, 2004, 06:22:41 AM

hey thanks for the replys, that guy is nuts eh. Nasa insulation :wacko: , not to say a VW isnt worth it. Hell if its good enough for NASA it just might be good enough for a VW

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: 66split on October 21, 2004, 09:17:42 AM

yeah, his bus now weighs 15 times what it did weigh...lol

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: Mowser on October 21, 2004, 06:33:37 PM

I've actually used the stuff he mentioned.  Not on a VW bus but on a million dollar (private coach (http://www.brucecoachinc.com/61367.html))[[[ LINK to pic's.  It's pricey and extremely heavy but OMG does it work.

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: James Buchan on October 21, 2004, 07:04:45 PM

THATS A BUS - HOLY SHIT!

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: el_flechador on October 21, 2004, 07:22:19 PM

Fook me, does it have a big red button with a smiley face on marked FIRE? :o  

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: Mowser on October 21, 2004, 08:09:09 PM

It's owned by the Wells Fargo Bank.  No hold barred on that baby.  Park it anywhere in North America and 15 minutes later you are online at T1 Capability via satelite.  7- 42\" plasma tvs, 2-23\" LCD's. 18 15\" LCD's with keyboard and mouse,........  It's the Bomb.

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: Mowser on October 21, 2004, 08:10:21 PM

Here's a picture of the outside...... (https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brucecoachinc.com%2Fgallery%2520images%2F61367%2Fext.jpg&hash=f529fd0f02eb476308e9276b28abbd2232d8ba7b)

Title: Bus Insulation
Post by: B Easy on October 25, 2004, 09:50:22 PM

yo trevor its brian... my next step on the interior is those pannels also... you should just get a bunch of vinal and vinal really thin wood and put those up.. they look good i just did the inside roof like that...
gimmy an e-mail if you want some help with it climbing_2000@hotmail.com