[ihc] Re: Rhino revisited

[David Bongo <dbongo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> David,
>       Having had Rhino in my '72 *gulp* Chev Suburban, the Rhino guys will
> be first to tell you that they don't like putting Rhino on anything other
> than steel or factory paint.  My truck, I spent two weeks with wire wheels
> cleaning the entire inside of the tub of the truck to remove ALL the rust
> until the entire inside looked like a mirror (albeit with many holes, some
> as large as 1 inch).  When I finally got it over to them, they said: "Hey
> that looks great!  It'll be easy to see where we shoot the sand now".
> Yeah, they sand blast the surface first, unless it's FACTORY applied paint
> in good condition.  You'd probably be better off with Rhino first, THEN
> dynamat, then some floor coverings like carpet or the like.  I had my Sub's
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I want Rhino as the top coat for the water issue.  I deliver mail.  In 
Florida.  Which means I've got my window open while crawling down on the 
street during rain storms.  Even a hurricane, once.  Carpeting isn't the 
way I'd want to go.  Now, on my Scout II, which I'm planning on 
converting to a "normal" vehicle (i.e. seats and A/C), that I'm thinking 
about carpeting.


>       I don't have actual numbers on the temp drop or the noise
> attenuation, but it was significant.  And the whole Rhino bill was so low,
I've been trying to find out what Dynamat recommends, and this (in part) 
is their response:

<begin quote>
1. It would be ok to install Dynamat Xtreme over Herculiner, then cover 
it with Rhinolining.  I am not sure as to what the results will be.  It 
should be better than what you have.

2. On the second truck, you can install Dynamat then Rhinolining. 
Dynamat Xtreme will help keep the heat out but is unpredictable after 
covering it with Rhinolining
<end quote>

Truck 1 is the Scout II, which is currently Herculined.  Truck 2 is the 
800 I'm buying from Fleck, which has no lining as yet.  Correct me if 
I'm wrong, but from what Dynamat is saying, applying Rhinolining OVER 
Dynamat could reduce the effectiveness of it.  And you think that not 
only would the Rhinolining should be fine on it's own, but they probably 
won't install it over the Dynamat, anyway.

As an aside, anybody have any suggestions on something to cover the 
firewall with inside the engine compartment?  Right now Dynamat Xtreme 
would work, but if anybody has any other suggestions I'd love to hear 
them.  (I get a tremendous amount of heat off the firewall in the Scout 
II, so I'm going to want to treat both vehicles.)

Thanks again,

Dave