carbon fiber sub box
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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
Forum Discription: Fiberglass Kick Panels, Subwoofer Enclosures, Plexiglas, Fabrics, Materials, Finishes, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=95917
Printed Date: May 09, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Topic: carbon fiber sub box
Posted By: 5.7mopar
Subject: carbon fiber sub box
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 6:41 PM
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Posted By: huber
Date Posted: July 25, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Looks good....You can't see any imperfections from here!
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Posted By: bellsracer
Date Posted: July 26, 2007 at 3:29 AM
Very not bad!!! I'm impressed ^-^ Yokudekimashta! ------------- Never send your ducks to eagle school.
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Posted By: slimmatic
Date Posted: July 26, 2007 at 5:40 AM
Looks good, especially when having to go around curves.
Posted By: rawcustumz
Date Posted: July 26, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Looks good to me
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Posted By: 5.7mopar
Date Posted: July 26, 2007 at 3:57 PM
Right on. Thanks for the compliments guys!
Posted By: hessdawg
Date Posted: July 28, 2007 at 1:22 AM
wow that looks great, way better than my first try ------------- hessdawg out
Posted By: clasifiler
Date Posted: August 02, 2007 at 4:59 PM
Did you just wrap it on first and do a vacuum bag set-up or did apply an adhesive to the carbon and box before adding the epoxy?
Posted By: 5.7mopar
Date Posted: August 02, 2007 at 6:47 PM
No vacuum bagging. Just a straight over lay with some 3m spray adhesive and a couple coats of clear poly resin.
Posted By: escofito
Date Posted: August 02, 2007 at 7:24 PM
yo homie i gotta say that looks nice. Nice work
Posted By: spookiestylez
Date Posted: August 02, 2007 at 9:56 PM
no complaints here, look great from my house!
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Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: August 03, 2007 at 2:21 PM
Looks good, you should do a right up on the procedure/steps used to achieve this. I know I would read it, I have a custy wanting some carbon fiber kicks, pods and anything else he can get his parents to pay for..........
Posted By: 5.7mopar
Date Posted: August 03, 2007 at 2:25 PM
I wouldn't mind doing a write up. I'm by no means a pro like some of the guys on here though. So I'm sure there's some pointers and tips they could add. Next time I do some carbon fiber work I'll take plenty of build pics and do a write up.
Posted By: clasifiler
Date Posted: August 03, 2007 at 2:31 PM
the smoothness you got in the final product, is that strictly resin/epoxy or was there some sanding and clearcoating as well?
Posted By: 5.7mopar
Date Posted: August 03, 2007 at 2:44 PM
There is a TON of sanding involved with this type project. I started with 3 coats of clear poly resin. Next I wet sanded my way up from 240, 300, 400, 600, and 800 grit sand paper. In a nutshell, you use the lower grit paper to smooth out the surface and remove any waves or imperfections. Then from 400+ you are removing the scratches left from the lower grits. Once the surface is even and scratch free I polished it with a buffer and some 3m rubbing compound. Then 3 coats of clear coat, wet sanding with 1500 grit in between.
Posted By: clasifiler
Date Posted: August 04, 2007 at 7:00 AM
 Oh trust me, I know all about it. The hardest part of cabon work (Non-Vacuum bag) is the finishing. This was an over head display for a Dodge Ram I re-did to house some Type-R tweeters, looks decent enough but this was before the clear and lots of wet sanding. For your first one I would say you got it though...Nice job.
Posted By: drift_cefiro
Date Posted: August 07, 2007 at 4:18 AM
yeah looks great would really be interested in see the write up have some projects of mine own that would look awesome done in carbon
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Posted By: pmendoza408
Date Posted: August 17, 2007 at 1:30 AM
man that looks really clean. How did you get it to look so perfect. you cant see imperfections.
Posted By: jl.w7
Date Posted: September 23, 2007 at 6:11 PM
Very very nice and clean. Want to try and do that myself. where do you get carbon fibre?
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Posted By: mrbubbles00482
Date Posted: September 23, 2007 at 9:02 PM
Very very nice man. I love how carbon fiber looks, great sub box design.
Good job.
Posted By: jlord16
Date Posted: September 24, 2007 at 11:26 PM
looks like a really good job done mate :)
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Posted By: CapSS92
Date Posted: September 25, 2007 at 4:42 AM
Wow that does look killer. I wish I could do my dash like that. That would be sweet.
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