FatmatSelf-Adhesive Rattletrap Sound Deadener Pack with Install Kit - 200 Sq Ft x 80 mil Thick

BRIEF: This cheap stuff definitely can make your car quieter... but not by much. for some frequencies of road noise, it will decrease the noise by as much as 2-3 decibels (going by instinct, not audiometer). on other road surfaces, this will do very little.but, i'm happy with this product, and plan to buy more.SEMI-BORING DETAILS: i know very little about cars. i know even less about craftsmanship. i don't even know if i could put 2 nails in a wall so i could hang up a painting straight.i have a very mild case of hyperacusis. in english, it just means that i am DARN sensitive to noise. even causes pain, discomfort. i hope no one laughs at me. but if someone else does, go ahead.years ago, my previous car was a 2006 subaru wrx turbo with loud sports tires. this was one of the loudest and least sound insulated production cars on the planet. i think this car and it's daily noise attack was what cause my sensitivity to sound. after 130,000 miles, and very worn and loud tires, i had to change out of it.but before i did, i bought the fatmat. and, as fate would have it, my 9.5 year old car with 130k miles started having expensive problems. had to disconnect from the wrx soon.only 2 months ago, i got a 2012 mazda 6 - which is an awesome car by the way. so, i had spent about $60 on fatmat for my old car, then had to get rid of my old car before i could put the fatmat in.... now i have a "newer" car, that i was afraid to touch and alter its "virginity" or "newer" car status..... couldn't take the road noise anymore. so, with fat mat just sitting in my house for months (!), i decided one day to put it in soon.i called a bunch of people like mechanics and dealers and sound shops for estimates of how much $ to put this stuff in.was told: "just the trunk? $100", "whole car? hundreds"ok, so i'm too lazy or scared (didn't want to mess up this gluey sticky stuff) to put it in myself. but i didn't want to give someone $100 to cut sheets of "rubber" and just press it into my car.so, i decided to do it myself. was a little concerned: would it bend? would it stretch and mold to my car? can i take off the doors?so, i decided since i was lazy, and this was the first time i was ever going to do this, i thought (and read the internet) about what's the easiest place for a rookie to try?the trunk (no need to take panels off).sure, putting this stuff in the doors can block out a lot of wind noise. putting it in the headliner does a lot too. but to take off the door panels takes time, mild technical knowledge, labor. and, ok, a rookie takes off the door panel and maybe even the headliner..... can he put them back?!WHAT I USED: flathead screwdrivers, sharp and big utility knife. no ruler or measuring tape because i'm lazy...WHAT I DID: so, one summer day, after deciding that i'm not paying someone to put this stuff in, and going based on what i saw on internet videos, i drove to an empty parking lot far from anyone or traffic. opened the fatmat box FIRST (open fm first and let it sit in sun while you get everyting else ready). there are big sheets rolled into a multilayered rectangular prism (seemingly fitting a rectangular shipping box) with a small knife and easily breakable small rolling pin. also super simple instructions.i pulled everything out of my trunk: trunk mat, tools, spare tire. i just left it on the ground away from me and the fm that was near me. in the trunk, i just saw bare, flat metal. and a big "hole" in the center with a cylinder sticking up.... where a spare tire goes.people say vacuum, primer. yea, they're right - that would have done a better job.... but i'm lazy. i just wiped the metal off with my hand and picked up big pieces of dust up threw it away.ok, so the fat mat is sitting in the sun for maybe 20-30 minutes on a hot summer day. indeed, like other people say, this helps. the mat will get more malleable, stickier, slightly easier to handle if you don't get your whole hand on the sticky side.... just use your fingertips if possible.so, i just minimally unroll the rectangulr prism a foot, then cut off a big piece where there is a mild bend [remember when you get this stuff, it will have been in a rectangular box for a while]. i just cut where there were creases/bends/sides were that conformed to edges of the shipping box. then, i took off all the paper backing of that 3' by 1' piece i not professionally (but not raggedly) cut off. take it to my car, look for some wide place i can put it down... then put it down straight horizontal or vertical.i also put a lot where the spare tire would be. once the fm was partially on, i used a knife to slice the fm wherever it wasn't bending well. then i just pressed it down. was surprised i was able to get it on so well and that it stretched like the pedals of a flower.i pressed in with fingers. then, i took the cheap rolling pin provided. this plastic handle, metal shank, plastic roller broke in less than a minute. i was indeed pressing hard, but the plastic stretched under the weight and force i was applying. rolling thing broke off from metal handle. tried to reattach the cylinder to the handle, tried to angle it when i rolled so it woul stay on.... this broken rolling pin turned out to be unhelpful at first.too lazy to go buy a new (better) one at home depot, i looked around, saw i had two screwdrivers. i used the flat end of the screwdriver to start pressing the fatmat (fm) in. i even used the sharp right angle of the screwdrivers to really "slash" and "press" this stuff into my trunk. i knew since i had a metal surface under the fm, i couldn't do any damage. i even lightly stabbed the fm into the trunk. my fmatted trunk may not look pretty, but i got it in and on tight....i did use the rolling pin a little... but it would always separate on me every 14 seconds. super annoying.so, i repeated this process again and again for 2 hours. unroll fm rectangular prism until i reach a 90 degree bend, use my own big utility knife to easily cut..... look for a good place to put it, press in with flat side of screwdriver.ONE MISTAKE i did make was putting in one piece, then pressing in so aggressively. after 30 minutes, i figured out it would have been faster and possibly more effective to put down lots of sheets. then, once i have one layer, i jumped into my trunk (my weight is definitely going to press fm in deeper), the press and slash, roll and finger push that fm everywhere. i could also sit in my trunk, turn every which way, press slash, etc.COVERAGE: so, 25sq feet is enough to put almost 3 layers into the trunk of a midsized sedan (2012 mazda 6).REGRET: i regret i didn't use a heat gun.... (now how many of us have heat guns???). i should have just used a blow dryer on max heat. it would have molded this stuff in better. but again, i did it in the summer, left the fm out for a while...hoping the hot nyc sun will make my trunk so hot that eventually this stuff will meld and mold to achieve awesome adhesion.RESULTS: i tapped on the trunk when i was done. definitely more "solid". like there is more metal there to block out some of the noise from the rear tires.SUMMARY: i'm glad i did it. car is quieter, more comfortable to drive and sit in. this stuff is cheap. if an amateur like me can put it in, anyone can put it in.ADVICE (for trunk): just leave this stuff out in the sun for a little while... do it on a hot day (no joke), maybe buy a metal roller (not the plastic one included with this kit). cut, put it on, do one layer first, hair dryer (to make fm even more stretchable and more easily moldable.... then get in your trunk, sit on your rear end or balls of your sneakers, press/slash/stab/roll, turn on your feet while sitting inside... repeat repeat repeat.if you get air bubbles, slice it open with a knife, press in really really good.if you have stuff left over... for goodness' sake, don't waste the stuff you paid for. find someplace it will fit in and press it all in. this stuff is only a few fingernails thick. if you have some irregularities... like some pieces asymmetrically on top of each other.... who cares?just get as much fm into your car as u can.this stuff will do you no good if someone is in garbage. make sure it all ends up in your car. even under your spare tire if nowhere else.final words: ok, i know this review was long, maybe a little repetitive... maybe a little boring.... hopefully it helps one or two people out there.btw, if you really want a quiet ride, go for pirelli cinturato p7 all season plus tires. quietest tires man ever made. most annoying noise from the car that you always hear is tire/road contact noise when car is in motion. wind and engine noise can be mitigated just by slowing down or driving sanely..... but road noise will alway be with you even in local driving.if anyone has ? or feedback, please do reply. i shall attempt to offer helpfulful advice.thank you for reading

The car: 1994 Mazda Miata M-Edition 55K MilesWhere "FatMat"ed: Any area under carpet (floor, back of seat, convertible area, doors)Deadner: FatMat Extreme Rattle Trap 50 sq. ftResult: Wow!!============================================================Purchased the Miata back in Fall of 2014 to use it as daily driver to save money on gas as well as to have fun with driving. Big issue with Miata is noise insulation; virtually there are none. With the top up or down, it is so noisy it hurts my ears just after few hours of driving so started using in-ear earphones with an MP3 player. But that made me drowsy as it drowned out all noise.So I was debating whether to get Dynamat Extreme Bulk package or the FatMat Extreme. Choice seemed to lean towards the FatMat as it was $50 cheaper with more material to cover my Miata. I had previous experience with applying Dynamt Extreme on a 2012 Mazda5 and had great results from it. But wasn't so sure with FatMat but decided to give it a try. One thing that worried me the most was that some people's reviews mentioned that FatMat smelled and it did not stick well. First, regarding smell on FatMat Extreme; yes there's slight tar-like smell as you peel off the paper backing from it but right afterwards, smell is gone. Then there was people that said it did not stick well; my experience; I did not have that issue as even though in my garage, it was almost freezing temp but I used a Chicago Heat Gun from Harbor Freight; ~$15. I heated the sections where when paper backing was removed, you can see it become very sticky and was applied to the metal very easily. But do yourself a favor a get a rubber roller (sold on Amazon as well); the one that came with FatMat isn't that good and came apart after few minutes of use. Get the one with wooden handle with rubber roller. Also, when you peel the backing, the material is very similar to Dynamat as it has two distinct colored lines running down the material just like Dynamat. In addition, Dynamat has some smell also as I noticed that while applying it on the Mazda5; but it goes away also. It's a different type of smell, more like rubber.I applied the FatMat liberally on areas back of the seats, under the carpet on the floor, and on both doors (metal facing inerior). I took it out for a drive tonight and even though I have no way to compare the noise level (in dB) to Dynamat but I can tell you, the car feels like a luxury sports car and even the gearbox feels smoother; theory is that it reduced a lot of vibrations so the gearbox just feels silky smooth; and the engine sound is awesome! I first thought that most of the noise prior to sound deadening was from the vinyl top (as most Miata drivers claimed on various online forums) but it wasn't; it was road noise from beneath and after of the seats! Now I don't have to crank up the stereo so much and I can actually hear myself talking and it is so quiet and serene yet I hear all the sportiness of Miata that was originally intended. I am now looking to get more to do the trunkk and if I can get to it, I would like to apply some on the sheet metal from the inside under the wheel well. I believe this is is where most of the tire noise comes from on the Miata.Just driving around town on the Miata is a pure joy now, and it may be my imagination but it also feel like it handles better than before; not sure why but it just feels more balanced during sharp turns and around bends.Now I can enjoy a quiet classic or jazz... but without headphones, yay!!Car also feels faster I guess again, less vibrations? My 22 year old Mazda feels like a brand new luxury sports car. For $110 and a little bit of elbow grease, it was well worth it!

We had paid a local audio store about 500.00 $ to install sound dampening, we had asked for a 'good job' requested that they get the doors and make a really thorough job as it's a diesel pickup. Well, we got it back, and it was not much quieter. So, we researched and found this product, ordered it and it arrived really fast! The project was a bit daunting, removing side panels and seats, and carpet... but we managed it with no problem. This product is awesome, really sticky!! Easy to cut using an X-acto knife. Easy to install, because yep, it's really sticky! And, finally we can go for a drive without having to shout at each other over the noise of the truck. (turns out that the audio place had installed about a 4X3 foot strip of dampening... not up the back wall, doors or even the floor in the rear of the cab) Overall I give this product top marks! Admittedly we did not use the rather enemic roller supplied, but rather depended upon our hands to press it firmly into place!

Aucun

Very Happy with it but not cheap

Item received in good condition.Good product

It’s asphalt based. Would give off bad Tar smell come summer heat