I am considering the various ceramic coatings availible for heat shielding. Has anyone used ceramic roll on or spray on material in the cockpit area and bulk head??.. How did it work out for you guys??...
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I have not used the product myself, but I did see a demo of it at SEMA and was very impressed! If the need ever arises, I would use Lizard Skin. A Rodder's forum thread on the subject can be seen here.
I made my own. Used a gallon for exterior house paint from the scratch and dent aisle at Lowe’s, micro spheres from Wicks aircraft supply and then some of this Paint Insulating Additive.
Much cheaper alternative and worked pretty well in my opinion. Could put a drop light (the ones that will burn your hand if you touch it for a split second) behind a test piece of metal (half painted, half not) and after 30 minutes I could comfortably rest my hand on the painted metal. I couldn’t say the same for the unpainted side.
I applied it to the entire interior and I think it made a difference (cant comment too much since I did a bunch more insulating at the same time) but interior of car was MUCH cooler afterwards.
FYI, their "special" application gun is basically an undercoat gun.
Dave
Much cheaper alternative and worked pretty well in my opinion. Could put a drop light (the ones that will burn your hand if you touch it for a split second) behind a test piece of metal (half painted, half not) and after 30 minutes I could comfortably rest my hand on the painted metal. I couldn’t say the same for the unpainted side.
I applied it to the entire interior and I think it made a difference (cant comment too much since I did a bunch more insulating at the same time) but interior of car was MUCH cooler afterwards.
FYI, their "special" application gun is basically an undercoat gun.
Dave
Wow that is a pretty good approach Hockeydude. I kinda' wish I had come to this idea before I installed the drive train. I would like to cover the firewall on both sides, the inside cabin and both side of the coolant tunnel...
I only did the inside of the cabin. So if you didn't mind pulling the interior it would still work effectively for you.
While your at it I would apply some Damplifier Pro by Second Skin Audio (like Dynomat but all around better, cheaper, and doesn’t smell as bad) to the firewall. A trunk kit was enough to do the entire inside of the firewall and have leftovers to strategically apply to other places.
If you want to go overboard go to Lowe's and get some of the aluminum foil bubble wrap insulation and apply that over the damplifier to help cut down on any remaining heat transfer.
If anyone is wondering from my previous post about the exterior house paint, if you read the info about the lizard skin, its pretty obvious the just use a latex paint at the binding matrix. A good exterior house paint (latex, not oil) will do the same thing.
While your at it I would apply some Damplifier Pro by Second Skin Audio (like Dynomat but all around better, cheaper, and doesn’t smell as bad) to the firewall. A trunk kit was enough to do the entire inside of the firewall and have leftovers to strategically apply to other places.
If you want to go overboard go to Lowe's and get some of the aluminum foil bubble wrap insulation and apply that over the damplifier to help cut down on any remaining heat transfer.
If anyone is wondering from my previous post about the exterior house paint, if you read the info about the lizard skin, its pretty obvious the just use a latex paint at the binding matrix. A good exterior house paint (latex, not oil) will do the same thing.