procainestart
procainestart Dork
10/24/10 6:52 p.m.

What's the technical term for the black goop that car manufacturers cover the interior floors with and which racers chisel/melt/freeze off to lighten their car? And let's say you removed some of it on a daily driver to nip a little rust in the bud and now needed to replace it: whose goop would you buy if you wanted to do the job right?

Derick Freese
Derick Freese HalfDork
10/24/10 7:06 p.m.

Sound deadening material. I hate the OEM stuff with a passion.

http://www.secondskinaudio.com/

I've never heard of a single issue with their products.

If you want to go cheap, and possibly smelly, you can get peel and stick roof sheeting at your lowes-depot. I've seen that stuff soak through carpets, but it's cheap and very easy to obtain.

teamdixonracing
teamdixonracing Dork
10/24/10 7:57 p.m.

We call them "melt sheets". Basically melted asphalt in the floor of the car.

Junkyard_Dog
Junkyard_Dog Dork
10/24/10 8:07 p.m.

"Jute" is what I've heard the OEM stuff referred as. Unless you're going for 1000% accuracy in a restoration you're better off without it.

Derick Freese
Derick Freese HalfDork
10/24/10 9:41 p.m.

Jute is the fibrous padding under the carpet.

http://www.stockinteriors.com/jute.asp?ItemId=4794

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