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snhtown

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Posted: September 03, 2006 at 10:26 PM / IP Logged

ok guys im ready to sand down my box a little bit, but i still have peices of un-resin fleece poking out, whats the best way to sand it or clean it up some?

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bellsracer

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Posted: September 03, 2006 at 11:04 PM / IP Logged

A lot of situations come to our minds. Can you take a picture for us? or at least describe what you are doing so we understand the situation (where the fleece is poking out, where it is fleeced, shape, etc.)

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austincustoms

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Posted: September 04, 2006 at 12:32 AM / IP Logged

Angled die grinder with a sanding disc works wonders on that stuff. It will even sand the staples down.

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snhtown

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Posted: September 04, 2006 at 12:28 PM / IP Logged

i got it off, now i am really asking for so next time i do this i will know what to do...all that i did was cut off the fabric with a knife, and sand it all down with a sander......heres a picture, you can see some fabric hanging down

http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n244/ss449/fleece/

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bellsracer

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Posted: September 06, 2006 at 1:45 AM / IP Logged

Thanks for the pics. Looks like you have a bit of sanding ahead of you on those curves.

Next time you glass for the ring around the sub, put an 1/8" rabbet cut into the ring and staple the fleece to the rabbet cut with 5/32" (or any short staple no longer than 1/4") Trim the fleece as close as you can to the staples, then glass.

Where the fleece meets the ring, use duraglass, not bondo, to fill in the transistion. Bondo isn't strong enough to handle the vibrations. Then apply bondo to smooth it out. If painting, spray primer on it. Use pinhole filler for any pinholes that show up in the primer. Sand to 600 and then paint.

Good luck with future projects.

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.

The 3Ls of life: Learn from the Past, Live for the Present, Look to the Future.

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