LOL, that wouldn't all those wearing jackets at BBB when it got down to a freezing 60deg, in BC all the moss keeps us insulated Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Coghlan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [T2] Insulation Ideas
> Try a product called Reflectix. I'm living in Alberta, Canada & it's > freezing here. Not like the pussy Tenessee/Southern US freezing (you'd all > perish here). My whole bus is fitted with this product which is amazing as > its totally flexible, never rots and can be cut & made into any shape with > simple sissors. > Product is available at any Home Depot (yukkk) > > Caio & good luck > > ps-product website is: http://www.reflectixinc.com/ > > '76 Bus 'o fun > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:26 PM > Subject: [T2] Insulation Ideas > > > > Greetings All, > > > > The Duck is going in to get a paint job next month and I am in the process > of > > removing most everything from the shell. I pulled out the tarboards from > the > > engine compartment and I got to wondering..................surely there > must > > be a better insulator than these *%^&$#@ tarboards. > > > > Recently when I was down in San Francisco I met a fellow Busser. He had > > removed the tarboard and placed some sort of foil faced solid insulation > in > > its place. The pieces were sealed on the edge and the whole effect was > that > > of a professional job. The metal tabs used to hold the tarboards were > bent a > > little lower to hold this new insulation. Pretty spiffy. Clod that I am, > I > > didn't ask him about that at the time. > > > > Basically I'm looking for something rigid (I don't think I want to do the > > floppy NASA stuff like Matt Bulley did), non flammable, and resistant to > > chemicals which will insulate both for heat and sound. I know others must > > have conquered this little problem in the past. Suggestions for materials > or > > resources? > > > > TIA, Mike > > > > 1970 Bus - The Ruptured Duck > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To email the admin for list help only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To email the admin for list help only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To UNSUBSCRIBE send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To email the admin for list help only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands send any e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Donations help keep the list going. http://www.type2.com/donate.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------
