wolfsburgedition Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Ok so I am about to go and get some dry ice so I can take out the sound deadening material inside the car. I am buying it in a 10lb block for like $8. Anyway, my question is should I break it up into small pieces and let it sit there for how long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd1105 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I broke it up into pieces, closed my car and went inside to watch a 30min show then came out and got to breaking it up. it didn't take long for me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pzofsak Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 There was a thread on here a while back that said about five minutes was all that was needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Try to go someplace that sells it in 'pellet form' it's a lot easier to spread, and gives a much more uniform dispersion than a block of it broken up by hand. They look like little fish-food pellets, up to the size of packing styrofoam pellets. The smaller the better. Broadcast it on and let it go for a while. Just do it with the garage door open, it will displace oxygen, and you will start breathing really fast if it's deficient... you will just pass out if the O2 displaced in the cavity was less than about 15%. (Meaning, don't throw it on the floorboards then close the doors with the windows up, coming back to that and opening the door can cause you to pass out with one full breath and fall onto the floor in the car...making things much bleaker for your survival!) Ventilate well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Noob Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I left mine on for about 20 minutes. The longer the better. When the cold penetrates through the deadening matierial it spreads through the rest of the metal, which makes it easier to bust up surrounding areas that did not actually have the ice on it. Also get some strong trash bags and make a saddle told hold the ice on the trans tunnel. Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 i find the smaller the worst, the bigger the colder and the faster it works. i hate the wait time(15-20min) and it didnt work out well for me so i ended up using a screwdriver and hammer and knocked it all out. i ended up using my dry ice for smokes during halloween!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly_G35 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I used the pellet type. We worked on in about 18" by 18" sections. We let the dry ice sit for about five minutes then hit it with a hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 The stuff cools off fairly quickly. I spread it over a sq. foot section at a time and started lightly banging immeadiately to remove the hardened chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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