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Melted Fabric 
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pimpilicious wrote:
91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

This shot looks great showing the layers of raw fiberglass in the place you want it to be, and it conforms to your area well.  Like Jeff (Velocity) said up above, you still have some white areas, indicating the resin was not absorbed well in that area.

The 3M Super77 product you used was alright, but it is a better idea to let the resin be your adhesive.  You want your resin to soak from the top of your layer(s) all the way down to where the masking tape is, and it will change the color from white, to the color of the resin when properly soaked.  It will be almost "see through" in a sense.

Other than that little tid bit.  The project is looking really damn good.

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finally got the new resin looks 100 times better that bondo brand. well nothing much done but heres where i am now

anyone used that brand resin?

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

here the paint brushes that i cut down to about and inch

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

i couple ppl suggested that i wasnt using enough resin and soaking it good enough and i agree but now i sanded down some air bubbles and really put the resin to it . this at 4 layers . may do one more

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

il make the ring this week sometimes and stretch the fabric .

Melted Fabric 
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Good looking shell. Yea I think over half the people on this forum has used that, lol.
Are you only putting the enclosure on one side?
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well as of right now i only have a sony explod 1300 watt amp. it pushes the sub ok . but just dont think it would look good fiberglassed. i bought the amp from a bud of mine for 60 bucks. i thought it was a good deal. maybe if i get a better looking amp i will do one more on the right side.

Melted Fabric 
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Yea, symmetry is always a plus.
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91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

heres the amp  i was talking about earlier

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

91 nissan maxima 1st project - Page 2 -- posted image.

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yep, thats walmarts finest right there! lol
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Melted Fabric 
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lol, I cannot believe they actually "try" to sell car audio, it is just odd to me.
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pimp, about your earlier question, yes there is a major difference in strength between cloth and mat...cloth is only strong across it's weave, generally axila strengh is in one direction or biaxailly (2 directions) fiberglass mat consists of long strand fibers bonded at any and all angles, thus giving it strength in all directions...
looks pretty sweet so far for a shell..two tiny tips though that will make life a little easier next time around...
1. tear your mat, it will blend together easier with one and other pieces, and not leave you any bumps at the edges.
2. draw your out line onto the masking tape, when you fiberglass over it, it will transfer onto the shell.
other then that keep up the good work, and yeah select products is a pretty common brand for DIY'ers...evercoat also makes decent resin.
Fiberglass Guru.
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killer sonata wrote:
yep, thats walmarts finest right there! lol

actually believe if or not its not a bad amp . i just dont like the looks or what most ppl think about sony stuff . like i said 60 bucks was a good deal. i needed a amp quick and here was one .

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