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Q: cheapass hood pad/insulation


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Does home depot or any place like that have something I can use as hood pad/insulation? I still have the original stuff on mine..or rather..half of it is on. If I even look at it wrong, it crumbles off into my engine bay. It would be nice to get some nice shiny silver stuff.

note that i do NOT want to buy the GOOD stuff from a vendor, as I'm planning on painting my car this winter, and would end up ripping it all off anyway. So just something cheap that will spruce it up a bit. I think Paul@EX-max said he got some from sears?

thx

Matt

'72 02/m20

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I believe he found it in the camping section...it was some kind of thin foam padding that looked all the world like the real deal. Worked pretty well...the glue gave out before the foam ever did.

It was like $10 for a good-sized bit of the stuff. I think.

TIm

'76 2002

'75 2002 RIP

'03 Golf wish it would go away

Wants a MCS

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Especially if you are going to paint later anyway.

I cleaned the old stuff off of mine with 409 and acetone and the underside of the hood looks pretty good painted.

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i would not waste the time and effort to put cheap stuff on that you are just going to rip off and have to dissolve adhesive again when you paint. If you have the time( a couple days) it is a lot easier to take the hood off to let the goo-gone, or similar product sit on the offending old adhesive and then just scrape/wipe it all off . I tried doing it on the Sahara with hood attached and worked many times harder because the stuff kept running down and off the adhesive. just a suggestion if you want to get it all off cleanly and without much effort, other than taking the hood off and replacing it again.BUT, i think that home depot sells some 1/2 inch backed insulation: only problem is buying a roll small enough for your project.

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Perhaps you have a West Marine store in your area, even their smallest stores carry a $70 box of underhood insulation for boats, works well for heat dissapation and sound deadening. Pricy though.

I happen to shop there because I get everything at cost + 10% :)

-Patrick

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