Cheaper alternatives to Dynamat?

[treone 648]

I'm keen to 'sound deaden' the cavity of the roof in my HSV station wagon, while I have the headliner out. As there is quite of bit of surface area, using Dynamat would be super expensive. So... what are the cheaper sound deadening options/alternatives?

TIA, Cheers

Edited March 13, 2023 by treone

[thorburn 121]

I've got kilmat saved in my bookmarks from long ago. Seems to have good reviews. Unsure how economical it is vs dynamat nowadays

[Twistee 454]

There are alternatives / clones, but my experience is that the adhesive lets them down. So if you do use a trademe alternative, (I'm a fan of the foam sound deadener) then possibly combo it with a reputable contact adhesive to avoid the pain of it coming free in a month. 

Edited March 13, 2023 by Twistee

[treone 648]

Thanks for the suggestions so far - will look into them. 
 

edited the request to be a bit clearer, meaning , cheap a$$ and effective options/alternatives 😎

[akapjay 41]

I used the Response stuff from Jaycar to do my Hardtop: https://www.jaycar.co.nz/butyl-based-sound-deadening-material/p/AX3687

 

No regerts

[treone 648]

Thanks @akapjay 

I’ve been leaning towards this so will probably go with it

[Neal 544]

Noico is another.
 

But you do need to watch the glues used especially when  sticking to hot inverted panels and some have an ongoing smell which happened to a colleagues audio build and his car still smells on hot days a couple of years after the install ( can’t remember the brand sorry )

Go over to diymoblieaudio.com and have a look at the CLD reviews. Some people have gone to great lengths to test the stuff.

Personally I’d use Dynamat again for the glues used and no issues years after