Reme Making FB Enclosure
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
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Printed Date: April 30, 2024 at 8:40 AM
Topic: Reme Making FB Enclosure
Posted By: magnumboy22
Subject: Reme Making FB Enclosure
Date Posted: June 20, 2006 at 12:44 PM
This is a video clip of Reme from Unique Whips making a fiberglass enclosure...he makes it looks so easy.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=1hdEHTfm7yY&search=unique%20auto
PS..this is my first post...im planning on making a fb enclosure for my dodge magnum. Im using two 12" Kicker subs....i'll be using all of the resources of this forum for my build.
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Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: June 20, 2006 at 3:36 PM
Damn, I have been on a YouTube benge lately for all kinds of stuff, but never though to "fiberglass" a search. I am going to get a camera, I want to start youtubing all my projects, that would be pimp. Let me know if anyone else will be youtubing content relating to this forum. ------------- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.
Posted By: pmh61
Date Posted: June 21, 2006 at 12:14 AM
those curves he make to give it some shape what do you think it the easyest way to do it i am like the worst free hand drawer so i couldn't make that curve free handed but if drawn i could cut it
Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: June 22, 2006 at 10:48 AM
I'd use something as a stencil for the kind of curve you want. I would grab some cardboard and draw curves on it with a pencil or pen. See what the curve looks, if you like it, cut out that shape from the cardboard, place it on the MDF and duplicate the outline onto. Then cut that curve or angle out of the MDF.
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I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 9:02 AM
I didn't think that the enclosure was very good. Considering that this is suppose to be a high end company with I expected a better end result. This is my opinion though, coming from a seasoned installer. The Escalade deserved a more intricate / elaborate enclosure and amp rack IMO. Good step by step though regardless for anyone that is trying to build their first enclosure.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: 1qwkfox
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 10:04 AM
Yea but I think alot of it is That Will Castro doesn't give him alot of time ( OR so it appears) so he cant really do any crazy ish .
Ed
Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 2:56 PM
nouseforaname wrote:
hey, reme is da man! hey makes it look so easy cause it IS easy to him. its everyday work. lots of practice and patiance will get anyone with the desire to do that there. i've been fiberglassing for years and i still learn something new almost every day. thats what i love about the installer profession, lots of learning, no matter how much i think i know.
I would use that as my signature if I could, very well said. That clip did not show enough steps of the whole process IMO. Video is tricky anyway, making you think something took the same amount of time as it did for you to watch it. ------------- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.
Posted By: blufab
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 4:18 PM
On all the boxes i have seen him do not once have i ever him seen him apply any layers of fiberglass mat, now for all these hard hitting systems they r supposedly building i would think that would be a no go. Like one episode, all the resin had dried on his fleece coat, and they delivered the enclosure to the body shop as to be painted or covered.
Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 5:42 PM
Yea, that is what it looked like in that YouTube clip. Resin was applied, then all of a sudden, it is sanded, then painted. ------------- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.
Posted By: sawhit4
Date Posted: June 30, 2006 at 11:47 PM
yeah who knows though. But you've gotta remember those shows are edited for time, and i doubt the guy in the editing department knows anything about fiberglass. He sees a shot that maybe doesn't look that great, cuts it from the show, and we end up seeing something that doesn't make any sense to us. All i'm saying is maybe he did put in mat, and i just got cut from the show.
Posted By: lor dude
Date Posted: July 01, 2006 at 12:05 AM
Yes Velocity......it was a little under what I would want for the money they charged the person. ......And to top it off you never see him put any screws in any box that he has put together I'm Old School in the box department......about to do my first Fiber Glass Enclosure Enjoy ------------- ........and He Brought forth the "Holly Hand Grenade"........
Posted By: drvnbysound
Date Posted: July 01, 2006 at 3:18 AM
I just came across this post tonight, just wanted to reply about the last post..
Many installers do not use "screws" to build a box. They are really not necessary, if you are using a suffice amount of wood glue between the joints. To prove my case, build a box of your own using 3/4" MDF (this will only work if you can make decient boxes, HAHA) using wood glue and screws. Wait about 24-48 hours for the glue to fully cure. Take the screws out and see how well the wood glue holds the box together.
I stopped using screws in the boxes I built about 4 yrs ago now, when I had the same thing happen to me. I was working on another box and ran out of MDF. So I had a couple of boxes laying around and figured I would unscrew the box, and pull apart the MDF I needed. After about 45 minutes with a crow-bar and hammer the MDF I needed was practically destroyed because the glue holds the joints together so well. The following week I went and bought a 35-gal air compressor and a brad nailer (just like you see Reme use) to hold the MDF pieces in place while the glue sets. Its a LOT faster to shoot brad nails into MDF than it is to set individual screws. TIME IS MONEY!
Just wanted to add my thoughts..
Posted By: sawhit4
Date Posted: July 01, 2006 at 11:37 AM
Yeah i use a nail gun with inch to inch and a quarter nails to hold my boxes together until the glue dries, works like a charm. I also seal the edges with liquid nails, so that helps to.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: July 01, 2006 at 5:17 PM
I wasn't critiquing the the actual method of his fiberglass, rather the fact that seeing that it's a more expensive vehicle ( and also a business vehicle) I'd expect more originallity from the fabricator. Even if there was time constraints on the project, I'm sure hiring a few installers to sand the project down wouldn't be that hard to find. All in all, the video is very vague and you can only guess that all the proper thicknesses of glass & glue was used to fabricate this project. To add, I use 1" staples to hold my enclosure together with glue and after it's done I prefer to use fiberglass resin inside the enclosure to seal off the MDF & joints. ------------- Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: lor dude
Date Posted: July 02, 2006 at 10:14 PM
Hey Guys Wasn't trying to stir the resin...or I mean pot. I guess with my small place( back some ago) I had to move the box a couple times before the glue would have dried. Kept Doing it that way, with the screws. Going to try my hand at fiber glass. Enjoy ------------- ........and He Brought forth the "Holly Hand Grenade"........
Posted By: Melted Fabric
Date Posted: July 03, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Don't use screws in the fiberglass.....!!!!! Heheheh, just messin' with you. I look forward to seeing your fibergL project. Ior Dude wrote:
with my small place( back some ago) I had to move the box a couple times before the glue would have dried.
It you are going to move the box around while the glue is trying to dry on there, and don't want to use screws, you could use clamps to keep it in place while in transport. ------------- I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
When you do not know what you are doing and what you are doing is the best -- that is inspiration.
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