Van Insulation Install

Adding Insulation

Insulation was always in the plan - eventually. But if you’re not going to do it when everything is out of the van, when will you? So I bought some Thinsulate sm600l, and a couple of cans of spray on glue, and got started.

It was a fairly simple job. First, I used a citrus cleaner to wipe down the van wall. Then, I held the insulation up to the wall with the backing facing me, and marked where I wanted the cut using a piece of kid’s sidewalk chalk. Oddly, I had a piece of chalk in the van.

Next, it was a matter of cutting the piece, spraying glue - more than I thought I’d need - on the van wall and on the backing of the insulation, and then placed it where I wanted it.

Tips

• I highly recommend using the chalk to mark the cut
• Scissors worked better than a utility knife. This is the hardest part of the job
• Use more glue than you think

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