Anything but fleece

Hey, I was just wondering if there was some other kind of material I could use which was thinner but just as stretchy. Fleece adds to much thickness to what I'm doing. I had some problems with my first dash project, so this time I wanna go with sumthing thinner. I heard grill cloth works, but the fabric store doesn't carry it. Does nylon work? lemme know! Thanx

you can use the stuff they use to cover home stereos. i forget what it is called but u know the black stretchy stuff. maby grill cloth is the name? but ya ive heard of people using that for smaller projects like kickpods but never a box thats holding 12's or somthing like that.

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dream it, build it, fiberglass it

you can get a couple layers of grill cloth to hold a plug for a 12" then rienforce it from the inside. At this momemnt, i am using grill cloth to hold two Type-R 10"'s and two 420's

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Can you buy grill cloth at a fabric store?

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dream it, build it, fiberglass it

you might want to check out your local stero shop if they don't have any in stock, they should be able to order it. All cloth will soak up resin so just use a old shirt.

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The Clear Bra Guy
KCs premiere paint protection guru

I used felt, seems to work well.

i used panty hose.. it sounds weird, but cut it, stretch it out. and it works quite nicly!

I use head liner it works great and stretches every way u do it. 

 I tried to used fleece for the doors but it was too thick.  I agree with 98tibfx felt works well.

Anyone ever try silk?

Stormshadow

I use a cloth from the fabric store called "pique knit" (pronounced peekay). Otherwise ask one of the ladies at the store for a polyester based cloth that is thin and stretchy. That's how I found the pique. A little tip, usually the older the lady, the more she knows about fabric.

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Hey folks, Spandex is making a comeback. Perfect for use in this kind of application, stretches to fit any kind of form, and makes a smooth, bondo-free(!) shell after a couple of coats of resin. Problems: It's not as rigid as Fiberglass (has to be stiffened on back side with fiberglass cloth or you might do two or three layers), and you have to use the more expensive epoxy resin (fiberglass resin attacks the fibers in the Spandex). Still, it's a thousand times easier than using fleece, molds, etc, and the results are AWESOME! I got the idea from here and have since used it to create some wicked and smooth-looking parts of my own. Anything you can carve out of styrofoam or build a form for, you can make with this technique

Hey folks, Spandex! It's absolutely perfect for use in this kind of application, stretches to fit any kind of form, and makes a smooth, bondo-free(!) shell after a couple of coats of resin. Problems: It's not as rigid as Fiberglass (has to be stiffened on back side with fiberglass cloth or wood), and you have to use the more expensive epoxy resin (fiberglass resin attacks the fibers in the Spandex). Still, it's a thousand times easier than using fleece, molding, etc. I got the idea from here and here, and now I've made a few parts this way, I can tell you the results are AWESOME! Anything you can carve out of foam or build a frame for, you can make with this technique.

Just to piggyback on what Monkeybone said. Yes, the problem with Spandex is that is almost too stretchy. Most of the time you want a nice, tight surface to resin. The Spandex tends to sag because it is so stretchy. Then you have to reinforce or fill with body filler. But if you absolutely need a super stretchy material then that's probably the only way to go.

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