I' m a newbie here, I hoping for some of the forums expert advice. I have a a 1974 coupe with a 4 speed. I have pulled all the seats and carpet out. My original plan was lizardskin coating then some foil backed insulation. The PO. Sprayed some type of liner in the floor already, the folks at lizardskin claim it must all be removed to spray their product. Is that worth it or if I just cover the current coating with a quality insulation (dynamat or fat mat) will that provide the right amount of heat protection? Thanks in advance for the help.

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Welcome Dennis!

• Are you putting new carpet set in?
• If so did you already purchase the carpet set?

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Yes, I'm putting a new carpet set in. I have not purchased it yet. I was leaning towards the carpet from midamerica. Any thoughts? Dennis

Are you sure the coating you see on the floor is from a PO? The factory did spray sealant on the floors, mostly around the seams, but it differs from car to car, depending on how the guy doing it that day felt. My '74 has a rough surface sealer/insulation applied pretty much over all of the floor, but it is not uniform...it's kinda haphazardly done. It is all factory applied. If it is original, it will have body color on it, If it don't have any paint on it then it is something that was applied later.

I would go with just using the Dynamat, or some other insulating material of your choice....unless you just really want to spend a couple of weekends scraping whatever it is out of there, and then applying the Lizzard skin stuff. If you decide to scrap the old stuff off, be very careful to not remove any of the factory sealant in the process.

Welcome to C3VR, too!

Dennis, Joel is going the same route that I would have suggested....see I just did not expect him up so early on Saturday....must be cookin moma breakfast  i would not be trying to get that stuff off, it's a good base use it.

Dennis,
First welcome. You will find many good people here that will be more then happy to help. I have been down the road your heading on. First let me say, save your old carpet till you put your new carpet in. It will be a great help when you need to know how much to trim and where to cut. You can compare your old pieces to your new ones. It will be a big help. As for the lizard skin, I have it on both my vettes and I highly recommend it. I has done more for keeping the HEAT off my feet then any other thing I tried. Now if you decide to use it you will need a special sprayer to spray it. Dont buy one as I will let you borrow mine. All you have to do is take care of the shipping costs. I have pics of my floors if you are interested.
Good luck,
Rodney

Thats right Rod used the lizzard skin, Rod can you tell Dennis what or how you did the prep?

You guys are all awesome!  I have been on forums for jeeps, old trucks ect, and the hospitality here in one day is great.  

Dennis, the install that they did for us at MAMO just used dynomat and their carpet set.

Dennis
I am not sure why you couldnt spray the lizard skin right over the other stuff that is already on your floor panels. Its going to spray over the seem coating so I dont what difference it would make. Its a shame your not closer as I have about a 1 1/2 qts of the lizard skin left that you could try.
Let me know if I can help in any way.
Rodney