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nicholas moffet 
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How much would it cost for two fiberglass  12 inch subwoofer boxes molded to the wheel wells of my car that are roughly a foot of volume? Is this exspensive?  

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epends on how you want them finished & what vehicle it's in.
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I know a shop in indianapolis that charges 70 bucks an hour for fiberglass work. I don't know if that's the norm or not, that is just how much they quoted me and the reason why I do all my fiberglass work myself now.
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that is kinda high but its all on how u want them finished and u have to take in to count all the sanding they have to do. I dont charge that amount I charge according to what u want done. I'm not out to bust anyones head and steal their arms or legs.
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nicholas moffet 
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Are you talking about 70$ a hour or the price I am offering them for?
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nicholas moffet wrote:

How much would it cost for two fiberglass  12 inch subwoofer boxes molded to the wheel wells of my car that are roughly a foot of volume? Is this exspensive?  

Resin is just under $15 a quart.  A package of fiberglass is under $10.  One pack of fiberglass and the initial fleece covering will soak up a gallon of resin, read $60 in resin.  Fleece is cheap.  One enclosure will take at least 2-3 packs of fiberglass.  Add in the rings, dowel, glue gun, etc, and you are going to spend about $120 per enclusure, and that doesn't take into account the Bondo, which is about $15 a gallon.

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This is based on my experiences with my first enclosure, which I am still in the middle of...
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There is more costs as well. Paint brushes or rollers, rubber gloves,sand paper,electricity, tape, primer,  hot gun glue, razor blades, cutting bits for dremile that brake, I got it more like 165$ and this is with the cheapest items, there are better resins and higher quality fillers like rage gold and spot filler. some people even do gel coat.
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I forgot the incidental!  You are closer to accurate on the price.
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If you have never fiberglassed before and don't have the tools, your first project will be pretty expensive. Like stated above, you will need a dremel, stapler and all the other stuff listed. And also, please make sure you buy a respierator specially made for fiberglassing. That will probably cvost you around $40-$50.
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