Automobile Soundproofing
How Automobile Soundproofing can Improve your Ride
You spend a lot of time in your car. Shouldn't you enjoy the ride?
Long car rides with poor acoustics lead to headaches for travelers. Having to raise your voice to be heard over the sound of the car, listening to the constant noise of the engine...it leads to unhappy travels
If you've installed a top-quality sound system, you want to get your money's worth. Without automobile soundproofing, the quality of your music isn't as good as it could be.
By using automobile soundproofing materials in your car, you not only reduce irritating noise from outside, you also reduce vibrations. You get the luxury feel...without having to spend tens-of-thousands on a luxury vehicle.
Car owners come to Soundproof Cow because they want to enjoy their ride. With our automobile soundproofing products, they can.
What Automobile Soundproofing Can Do for You
Automobile soundproofing products:
- Give you the feel of a luxury ride, at a fraction of the cost
- Improve the quality of your drive...without the annoying car noises, you can relax and enjoy the ride
- Provide better music sound quality so you get the most out of your sound system
Automobile Soundproofing: What Does it Really Mean?
Automobile soundproofing means reducing irritating noises and improving the sound quality inside your car. It doesn't literally mean to eliminate all sound. This would be impossible. What car owners are looking for is a way to dampen, or reduce, annoying noises and improve sound quality.
Noise sources on a car include the trunk, hood, doors, panels, license plates and tail lights. They all let unwanted noise leak into your car.
Dampening (also known as deadening or damping) products are best for automobile soundproofing because they soak up sound. They reduce volume levels of annoying road sounds. And, they keep your music inside the car. Overall, the sound quality is improved.
Choosing the Right Product for Your Automobile Soundproofing Needs
Below is a list of our automobile soundproofing products. There is a variety of automobile soundproofing products available.
Click on product titles for more details.
RoadBlockR™
Originally designed for jet aircraft and heavy trucks, this product offers serious automobile soundproofing. Even the most demanding car enthusiasts rave about RoadBlockR™. Designed as self-stick panels, RoadBlockR™ is heavy-duty, aluminum-faced butyl material. It works by reducing, or dampening, sound vibration in the metal panels of your car. So unwanted noise is reduced and sound quality is improved.
Features & Benefits:
Dual Car Soundproofing Function - RoadBlockR™ Damping Material reduces road noise and improves car audio systems performance.
Ease of Installation - RoadBlockR™ Damping Material is easy to install with a peel-and-place application. Simply trim the pieces to fit, peel and place. Hand roll to ensure good adhesion. No messy spray-on paints or adhesives are needed to install is product.
Value - RoadBlockR™ Damping Material is priced to be cost-effective when compared to similar products on the market. Car soundproofing does not have to be expensive to work!
Low Profile - RoadBlockR™ is only 0.078 inches thick so it will fit in the tightest areas. The sheets of RoadBlockR™ are easy to trim so custom shapes can be created.
Packaging - RoadBlockR™ is packaged in 'stay-flat' boxes for product protection. No more creases or annoying folds to smooth out. Also, the Pressure Sensitive Adhesive protective backing stays in contact with the material so it will not dry and potentially compromise the application.
Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments
This heavy-duty automobile soundproofing solution was designed to improve sound quality and stop noise. As an underlayment, or padding, it reduces transfer of sound from the road into your car. It's made of a composite of an extremely durable, yet soft recycled cotton pad and a heavy barrier material. Its vinyl barrier is resistant to most acids, mild alkalis and oils/grease. It can also be used as a trunk liner, a popular place to add automobile soundproofing because of the speakers.
Features & Benefits:
Dual soundproofing function -Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments will significantly reduce noise from impact, such as foot fall, and reduce airborne sound transmission, such as noise from voices, TV's and stereos. Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments have an Impact Insulation Class (IIC) rating up to 78 and a Sound Transmission Class (STC) rating up to 50.
Extends life of Flooring Material - Under normal conditions, Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayment products dramatically extend the life of the finished flooring material. The materials used to create this product are tough and long lasting.
Ease of Installation - Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments are available in a convenient 48 inch by 96 inch sheet (32 sq ft) and are placed in a "Running Bond" pattern on the sub-floor. A professional quality Duct Tape should be used over the seams where the sheets meet. Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments cut easily with a sharp utility knife.
Comfort Factor - Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayment products make any carpet "feel" plusher and more luxurious. Foams and cheap fiber pads break down and lose the comfort factor within a few years after installation, depending on the amount of traffic. Impact Barrier® Flooring Underlayments will keep your carpeted floor plush and comfortable for many years.
Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites
Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites are four-layer soundproofing products that reduce noise transfer from structural-borne and airborne sources. Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites were engineered for extreme noise and heat resistance. This is our premium barrier and acoustic foam soundproofing composite due to the intricate four-layer construction. The first layer is a fiber-reinforced Mylar® facing that blocks high frequency sound, resists tearing and can be wiped clean. The second layer is a thick acoustic foam that absorbs low, mid and high frequencies. The third layer is our Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Material that blocks sound energy. The fourth, thin layer is acoustic foam that suspends the barrier layer from the mounting surface. This layer structurally isolates the barrier layer, improving the sound blocking capabilities.
Features & Benefits:
Triple Soundproofing Function - The mass of Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Material layer blocks sound while its flexible nature dampens sound energy. The thicker of the two layers of Acoustic foam acts as a sound absorber, decreasing ambient reflected noise. The thinner layer of acoustic foam acts as a decoupler, structurally isolating the heavy barrier layer from the construction assembly, ultimately decreasing vibration and increasing the sound blocking performance.
Heat Resistant - Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites have a fiber-reinforced Mylar® facing that not only reflects high frequencies, but also reflects heat back toward the source. This product is our best performing sound blocking material in exposed locations with above average temperatures.
Durable - The Mylar® facing provides a cleanable, tear-resistant surface for applications that may come in contact with oils or grease. Once punctured, the embedded fibers will prevent additional tearing or damage. The acoustic foam and barrier layers are thermally bonded, providing a much stronger, longer-lasting bond over traditional adhesives.
In-stock - We stock a large amount of Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites in all advertised sizes and configurations. Most products are shipped the same day they are ordered and arrive at your project in 3 business days.
Ease of Installation - Quiet Barrier® Specialty Composites are available with an optional peel-and-stick pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA). Simply peel the silicone-coated paper backing and place the product where it's needed.
Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites
Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites are industrial-grade products that stop sound from entering or leaving a space. These products are composed of Quiet Barrier® soundproofing membrane and acoustic-grade, polyurethane foam. The Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Material provides mass and blocks noise. The acoustic foam works as a decoupler, structurally isolating the Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Material layer from the wall or ceiling assembly, in turn improving the sound stopping performance. The acoustic foam also absorbs sound energy, ultimately contributing to the noise-blocking performance. Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites are tough, heavy and unattractive, however, they work!
Features & Benefits:
Triple soundproofing function - The mass of Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Materialblocks sound while its flexible nature dampens sound energy. The acoustic foam acts as a decoupler, structurally isolating the heavy barrier layer from the construction assembly, ultimately increasing the sound blocking performance.
Low Profile - Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites range in thickness from 9/16 inch to 1 ¼ inch, saving valuable square footage.
In-stock - We stock all advertised sizes and configurations of Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites. Most products are shipped the same day they are ordered and arrive at your project in 3 business days.
Proven History - Over 1 million square feet of Quiet Barrier® Soundproofing Composites are installed in projects nationwide.
Vibra Block® Sound Deadening Material
Vibra Block® is a premium, industrial grade, high performance sound deadening material used on steel panels and enclosures in a variety of industries. Constructed from a high-performance vibration dampening polymer, Vibra Block® Sound Deadening Material was designed for applications requiring reduction in structural & vibration based noise transmission, and is easy to install with a "peel and place" application. This product is our best vibration dampening material and we offer it in a variety of convenient sizes. Remember, a little bit of Vibra Block® goes a long way!
Features & Benefits:
Engineered for Performance - Vibra Block® was specifically created to be a high performance vibration damping material to be used on all varieties of steel, including galvanized, stainless, cold rolled, painted, and plated steels. Vibra Block® stops rattling steel enclosures and equipment.
Ease of Installation - Vibra Block® Sound Damping Material is easy to install with a peel and place application. Simply trim the pieces to size, peel and place and hand roll to ensure good adhesion. No messy spray-on paints or adhesives are needed to install is product.
Value - A little bit of Vibra Block® Sound Damping Material goes a long way. Other damping materials require more product to do the same job as Vibra Block®. Covering only 60% of a surface with Vibra Block® achieves the same deadening results as spraying an entire surface with traditional, tacky material deadeners.
Light Weight and Low Profile - Vibra Block® was engineered to provide maximum performance with minimum added weight and thickness. Vibra Block® is perfect for applications with tight