2nd glass project pics

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Topic: 2nd glass project pics

Posted By: gta94integra
Subject: 2nd glass project pics
Date Posted: December 08, 2003 at 2:24 PM

Here are some pics of my 2nd glass project. Some of you may remember my first https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=19682&PN=1 . I think my next project is going to be glassing the headliner but it is tough to keep the surface like glass flat without pinholes or wavy looking. Any suggestions? Tell me what you guys think...

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Before

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I screwed down the tweeter pod in the position that i wanted it

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I stretched a piece of old underwear around it and soaked it with resin

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I glassed over the whole piece

After 1 layer of bondo-glass, 2 layers of bondo, and spot putty and a whole lotta sanding, priming, sanding, priming and so on, i painted them

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Here's the final product with the tweeter installed

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Posted By: MeGaLoXaNa
Date Posted: December 08, 2003 at 3:04 PM

Looks awesome. Keep the pics and descriptions coming! I also see you have your door panels off, what are you planning to do with them?

Luke

Posted By: muppetmaster
Date Posted: December 08, 2003 at 3:38 PM

Looks great! But one quck question... Do you run into a lot of freq shifting with them mounted way up there? Like a woman singing will "jump" from tweeter to mids or anything since it isn't mounted with the mid? Looks hot though.

Posted By: gta94integra
Date Posted: December 08, 2003 at 5:34 PM

Well first of all...my door panels are off because thats where i originally installed the tweeter and now it has a hole in it and it is eventually going to get fiberglassed also and painted the same color as my car when i get it repainted. As for muppetmasters question...It sounds alot better to me because I have 2 12" MTX subs in the back and when i really jack it up...the tweeters are right there and the lows dont crowd out the mids and highs. Keep the opinions and responses coming

Posted By: no ka oi
Date Posted: December 09, 2003 at 2:45 PM

really awsome! I want to something nearly exactly like it in my car--those panels (i dont know what they are called) are coming off in my car. I was thinking of just covering it in vynil cuz i dont know how to paint it. Could you tell me how you did it? thanks.

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Posted By: HamiltonAudio
Date Posted: December 10, 2003 at 7:55 PM

gta94integra wrote:

Well first of all...my door panels are off because thats where i originally installed the tweeter and now it has a hole in it and it is eventually going to get fiberglassed also and painted the same color as my car when i get it repainted. As for muppetmasters question...It sounds alot better to me because I have 2 12" MTX subs in the back and when i really jack it up...the tweeters are right there and the lows dont crowd out the mids and highs. Keep the opinions and responses coming

interesting...sounds like your system is a little out of balance if the subs crowd the mids/highs out posted_image I agree with previous comments...having the tweet so far from the midbass must cause late reflections and phase shift problems...I know to my ears that if a tweeter is too much further away from the mid than 6" or so, I can really really hear it...

The stock system in my 02 Grand Prix is like that, and I hate it...6.5" mid in the door, angled up and forward (nice). but the tweet is in a pod at the same level as the door mirrors...way too high!

Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 4:39 PM

what kinda of paint did you use and does it have a gloss look finish to it?
thanks

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Posted By: MeGaLoXaNa
Date Posted: December 11, 2003 at 9:53 PM

pureRF wrote:

what kinda of paint did you use and does it have a gloss look finish to it?
thanks

He used a high gloss enamel paint from lowes.

Luke

Posted By: INTENSECUSTOMS
Date Posted: December 17, 2003 at 5:20 PM

if you plan on painting vinyl,or plastic make sure to use 3m vinyl prep after a while the paint will web this response is a little old but may be some help if you havent done it yet

Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 17, 2003 at 6:37 PM

Im talking about painting a fiberglass/bondo surface. I have a huge box for a 15 eclipse titanium and am not sure i want to pay 100-200 $ to get it painted at a body shop. If i get the highest quality high gloss spray paint and so it from far away and do a lot of thin coats should i be fine? Maby a clear coat on top?thansk

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Posted By: technodigifreak
Date Posted: December 17, 2003 at 11:25 PM

pureRF wrote:

Im talking about painting a fiberglass/bondo surface. I have a huge box for a 15 eclipse titanium and am not sure i want to pay 100-200 $ to get it painted at a body shop. If i get the highest quality high gloss spray paint and so it from far away and do a lot of thin coats should i be fine? Maby a clear coat on top?thansk

testors model paint posted_image best stuff in the world for painting (as long as its not exposed to hard weathering)

dirt cheap and stupid easy to get a great finish---you can get it at any hobby shop or wally-world

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Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 19, 2003 at 1:01 PM

is it a spray can? thanks a lot for the help.

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dream it, build it, fiberglass it

Posted By: pureRF
Date Posted: December 20, 2003 at 5:27 PM

Nvm i went out and got it. pics up soon thanks

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