Fiberglass insulation
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Topic: Fiberglass insulation
Posted By: mini14
Subject: Fiberglass insulation
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 10:12 PM
I bought this fiberglass insulation for this science project a few weeks back, and it seems all the cool ideas i've come up with to use the rest of it are either, unsafe, or just not good. I wanted to use it instead of mat for an enclosure, and as a replacement for polyfill. Is there any suitable use in car audio?? I'd hate to waste it, even though it was $7 
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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 10:18 PM
Not a good idea. The fiberglass has tiny glass particles and this will get into the voice coils and damage the speaker internally over time.
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Posted By: mini14
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 10:59 PM
I know, that's why I wanted to know if there were any good uses.
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 11:19 PM
mini14 wrote:
I know, that's why I wanted to know if there were any good uses.
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Posted By: mini14
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 11:45 PM
You know I meant in cars.
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: August 02, 2005 at 11:59 PM
mini, you can't be serious about this $7 question. You know fiberglass batting is an insulation, and you know it's not a substitute for polyfil...so where in your car would you want to insulate? Answer that and glue it there.
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Posted By: auex
Date Posted: August 03, 2005 at 12:10 AM
Dacron/polyfil is cheaper then that. Go to a fabric store and ask for pillow stuffing. It does have one good use, when you have someone in your car you grab a hand full of it and rub it on there arms, face, or any where else that is bare.
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Posted By: mini14
Date Posted: August 03, 2005 at 12:15 AM
Haha alright; fine no insulation. But it's not so much that it's $7, and that's expensive or something. It's just the principle: I hate to waste things. I wasn't mad or anything, just wanted to clarify that. Thanks for the reasoning.
Posted By: haemphyst
Date Posted: August 04, 2005 at 1:16 AM
...it wasn't cotton candy like the guy said...
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: August 04, 2005 at 10:16 AM
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
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