Devon TRF Group Forum

wackyracer wrote:

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I know a man who picked some of this up last weekend
he said it would be ideal for the very thing your on about, i wont drop gruff init but he did say it would be ideal

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Funny coincidence that coz he is apparently passing by yer tomorrow afternoon

 

Brian

I use a lot of this stuff on diving equipment  try

www.foamandrubberstrip.co.uk  or www.rhnuttal.co.uk

hampsterracing wrote:

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i should have some in stock.shout if you need some.

1" wide 1/4" thick sticky back foam.

roger

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That sounds perfect Roger! Are you home tomorrow morning if I give you a bell?

Or go to the foam shop in Fore street and but some thin closed cell foam and apply glue to the bash plate. Cheap and easy.

Dan

I'm in two mind about this stuff - so convince me....

I've messed about with my CRD plate a fair bit.

I've packed the cavity with closed cell foam - worked great for sound deadening but trapped mud and damp in there, still damp several weeks later!

I've lined the whole plate with foam type mouse mats - better but not as good as above. Still interferes with the jet washing process.

I've seem some bash plates come with rubber pads to stand the plate off the frame and allow some noise isolation - seems good.

I've also read about people running pipe lagging on the frame tube before fitting - can't imagine that's so good as it'll trap water and hold it against the frame for ever - fine if you've an alloy frame I suppose.


So, my take is this.

Rubber on the frame is fine as it has some give but isn't too squishy.
Foam is not so good as it crushes too easily and holds water (even if closed cell foam), so you get less sound isolation.

Also with either you get the chance that when grounding your bash plate it might compress the plate further and loosen the bolts - terrible if it actually exposes the bolt head but at best it's gonna help them to work loose. I must say though that this has never happened to any of mine but it's a consideration.
Seems with foam that if you tighten it so much the bolt won't come loose you've taken up all the give that the foam can give so you'd be much better off with rubber.

Anybody got any 4-6mm rubber strips or blocks that are self adhesive?

Final note on self adhesive foam - that would be great around the top sides of the bash plate as it would fit flush up against the engine and stop some of noise being reflected round at you.

RichT4 wrote:

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I've seem some bash plates come with rubber pads to stand the plate off the frame and allow some noise isolation - seems good.

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Just returned from Hamster Manor and have a couple of lengths of different size sticky backed foam strip (thanks mate!) and all I want to do is as you suggest Rich - just stand the plate off the frame rails.

I like to leave all the rest open so that I can power wash the gunge out.

Tried the reticulated foam packing and its a pain in the arse for holding dirt and staying wet. Great if you want to rust your frame rails out prematurely 

Thanks for all the excellent feedback and suggestions though - this is an excellent forum 

TTR