A few unanswered question about glassing
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Topic: A few unanswered question about glassing
Posted By: area51civic
Subject: A few unanswered question about glassing
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:05 PM
Ok I am getting ready to build my first fiberglass enclosure. I have read all the tutorials that are listed here but there are three questions that i am not sure of yet. 1.) When wrapping the enclosure with the fleece what is the trick to get the smooth rounded look. I will try and post some pictures of what I am talking about if its not clear. 2.) The Enclosure is in a 99 mustang and it will have 2 12" woofers and two amps. Any idea the quantity of resin that I will need to order 3.) Where is the best place to get the fiberglassing materials (i.e. a website, or a certain store). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for your help Matt
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Posted By: Tegpilot
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:17 PM
Good Luck, I've done glass once and it was fun, but takes a lot of work. You can get fiber cloth or matt at Wal-mart for pretty cheap. They don't have the big jugs of resin though, only the little 2 quart size, or at least at my local store. So home depot had what i needed for the resin. It was 24.99. But there fiberglass was more expensive. stick with wal-mart for that and also your paint brushes and such. hope this helps
Posted By: area51civic
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:19 PM
That at least gets me started on where to look for stuff...thanks
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Posted By: khsonic03
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:19 PM
Go to a boat shop for fiberglass and/or resin. Uscomposites.com is pretty good too.
Posted By: placid warrior
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:29 PM
for the smooth rounded look i'm guessing u mean where the fleece cruves from the MDF? thats done by routering the edges of the MDF before hand.
Posted By: area51civic
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:36 PM
I guess to be more descriptive i mean between the mdf ring and the base of the structure, wether it be the box or a board you will see a gentle concave curve....what is the best way to achieve that look.
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Posted By: Poormanq45
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:43 PM
With fleece 
Seriously though. Pull the fleece pretty tight and secure it on all sides. For securing it some recommend hot glue, I personally use whatever adhesives I have around(caulk/silicone).
Then just resin over that. The fleece should sag just a little bit, which will give it the curve you're talking about.
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Posted By: area51civic
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 2:58 PM
Thanks poormanq45...that helps -------------
Posted By: Poormanq45
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 3:21 PM
You're welcome.
I am at the fleece stage of my fiberglass enclosure also :)
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Posted By: boulderguy
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 5:07 PM
I'm at the "recovering from inhaling FG fumes" stage of my project. That stuff's deadly! Home Depot sells a gallon of resin for about $30 here, the boat shop charges $75. Easy choice. The whole box will take most of a gallon, if it's just the fleece maybe a quart or two. -------------
Posted By: HottAccord
Date Posted: July 12, 2005 at 6:21 PM
Yeah Walmart can be a good place to get some fleece for a good price. You can also find resin at Auto Zone, and other major auto part stores. Post some pics!!!
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Im a fiberglass whore!!
Posted By: cdaudio1
Date Posted: July 30, 2005 at 7:37 PM
another good place to find fiberglass products , is selectproducts.com. They have everything you will need to build your FG projects.
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