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I bought this fiberglass insulation for this science project a few weeks back, and it seems all the cool ideas i've come up with to use the rest of it are either, unsafe, or just not good. I wanted to use it instead of mat for an enclosure, and as a replacement for polyfill. Is there any suitable use in car audio?? I'd hate to waste it, even though it was $7 Fiberglass insulation -- posted image.
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Not a good idea. The fiberglass has tiny glass particles and this will get into the voice coils and damage the speaker internally over time.
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I know, that's why I wanted to know if there were any good uses.
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mini14 wrote:
I know, that's why I wanted to know if there were any good uses.

Sure, to insulate your house.

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Posted: August 02, 2005 at 11:45 PM / IP Logged  
You know I meant in cars.
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Posted: August 02, 2005 at 11:59 PM / IP Logged  
mini, you can't be serious about this $7 question.  You know fiberglass batting is an insulation, and you know it's not a substitute for polyfil...so where in your car would you want to insulate?  Answer that and glue it there.
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Posted: August 03, 2005 at 12:10 AM / IP Logged  
Dacron/polyfil is cheaper then that. Go to a fabric store and ask for pillow stuffing. It does have one good use, when you have someone in your car you grab a hand full of it and rub it on there arms, face, or any where else that is bare.
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Haha alright; fine no insulation. But it's not so much that it's $7, and that's expensive or something. It's just the principle: I hate to waste things. I wasn't mad or anything, just wanted to clarify that. Thanks for the reasoning.
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