BEEMDUB Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Ok so this is only my second subwoofer I've ever made and structurally its not bad its about 3.7 cu ft after displacement tuned to 32hz and will have my sa-12s goin in it...Now its actually not as bad as the pics look lol.... but anyways my original plan was to paint it but after seeing how bad I fu***ed up the fiberglass I'm thinkin I should just carpet it? I really do not wanna do any more glassing on this box btw I've wasted enough on it as it is.. But anyways the biggest flaw was that the dummy as lowes cut my top to short so it was about 2/4ths to short so there was a "step" on the back of the box which I filled in with bondo and glassed over the top to attempt to round it off...now go easy on me that was my first time fiberglassing lmao but here are some pics This is a small gap in between the first and second baffle but they are still securely mounted to each other and my subs fit flush LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleanSierra Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Were you blindfolded when you made your cuts? J/K man. Anything is fixable with enough fiberglass, resin, and plastic body fill(I.e.Bondo). If you want to make it right, put in the work and time, and MAKE it right. You don't master something by NOT practticing, or giving up. You'll get it, just keep at it dude. Quote Im not the one you want to try to troll. Just a fyi for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Were you blindfolded when you made your cuts? J/K man. Anything is fixable with enough fiberglass, resin, and plastic body fill(I.e.Bondo). If you want to make it right, put in the work and time, and MAKE it right. You don't master something by NOT practticing, or giving up. You'll get it, just keep at it dude. Lmao go easy on me! I didn't make my cuts I had lowes do em ( bigass mistake)... But yea I guess thats true I just don't know what to do next I guess haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
412 CVX Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 carpeting subtracts deeebeeez. you'll need to fill that gap before you carpet anything. maybe you could wrap it in vinyl. just an idear Quote Just say no to Ground Pounder Customs. My temp system build log More box buildssome cars do over 170db with one sub, so clearly my two 12"s can do that in my car, with my knowledge too! look out bitches! I'm with captain stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 carpeting subtracts deeebeeez. you'll need to fill that gap before you carpet anything. maybe you could wrap it in vinyl. just an idear lol I've never heard of carpet doing that before but yea I just want to get it so it doesn't look like an embarrassment and actually a good box ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrionStang Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Cut your own wood next time lol. Alot of bondo, glass and sanding. Any imperfections will show through vinyl, and maybe even carpet. Not to mention the gaps between pieces, leaky box is a no-go. If it was mine, trash it and do it over. Quote SMD Super Seller My Feedback Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas B Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Wow.... O.k. fill the gap and all other places with bondo hair. You can get it at almost any auto parts store let it dry and then cover it. Its a easy product to use and will fill it in great Quote 91' CRX Si HU - Alpine cda-7995 All stock interior Amp - Crescendo bc3500 Subs - 4 sa 10 d1 spl's Batt - 3 x 100 ah 149.5 Street beat Integra Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEEMDUB Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Cut your own wood next time lol. Alot of bondo, glass and sanding. Any imperfections will show through vinyl, and maybe even carpet. Not to mention the gaps between pieces, leaky box is a no-go. If it was mine, trash it and do it over. ha don't worry I deff am.. and I would trash it and do it over but I can't afford to do that now I have to work with what I have... so should I bondo the gaps fiberglass over the box and then bondo over the glass and then sand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas B Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 use bondo hair it's a pre mixed fiberglass strands and resin just mix in hardener sand and fiberglass over it. you will spend more fiberglassing it then buying more mdf though Quote 91' CRX Si HU - Alpine cda-7995 All stock interior Amp - Crescendo bc3500 Subs - 4 sa 10 d1 spl's Batt - 3 x 100 ah 149.5 Street beat Integra Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas B Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 You use bondo to fill in imperfections in fiber glass not the other way around Quote 91' CRX Si HU - Alpine cda-7995 All stock interior Amp - Crescendo bc3500 Subs - 4 sa 10 d1 spl's Batt - 3 x 100 ah 149.5 Street beat Integra Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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