fabric to use with fiberglass

[enemyofsilence]

alright cool. man that center console came out really clean. very nice

[sully]

for a sub box you want to start with Fleece, make sure you soak both sides of the material and saturate it with the resin. It will be a thicker, stronger base for you to start laying the glass down on. Grill cloth is great for getting those hard to make bends and angles but it has no strength so more glass is required to make it rigid. FYI I always spray the inside of my fiberglass boxes with sound deadener or if you want a cheap way out the rubberized undercoating from walmart or autozone. Fiberglass boxes can resonate more for some reason and when you spray this inside the box it reduces standing sound waves and reduces vibration.

[odsound]

yeah im going to start using grill cloth a shop down here have been using it and have less sanding to do then when i use fleece!!

[zfrerichs]

ponte works the best for me it comes out alot smoother than fleece and i dont mind adding a layer or two of more glass.

fleece works very well if you dont care about doing body work but hate glassing, itll take less layers of glass to get it strong, but will require more work to get it to lay flat

i dont know about speaker grill cloth ive never used the stuff, so i cant say either or

[mikey634]

I use polyester felt myself, stretches really well and is easier then fleece to saturate. Get mine from Jo-Ann fabrics. I recommend getting a bright color as well, its easier to see where you've saturated and where you haven't.

[95_1500]

Fleece or grille cloth

I generally like grille cloth better because it requires less resin to soak the fabric than fleece and is better for more intricate projects. For an enclosure fleece is fine.

Door panels I used grille cloth on. After resin cured before any glass

[Fraze]

ponte/speaker grill cloth is best for panels and cosmetic things.

but for a sub box you really should use fleece for strength.

[mad drunx]

Grill cloth=fail,it crack's and sag's,you have to put like 10 layer's of fiberglass plus resin,still have put bondo,a bunch of sanding ect.

Fleece=success,strength,less layers of resin and glass,if you put enough resin on the first time you don't have to sand as much.

I bet my doughter could break a grill cloth center console or door pod, unless it has just as much time,effort and sanding as a fleece one.And to those who don't like sanding resin.After you fleece and put resin do this.Step 1 get a grinder and grind on your project lightly,then put a layer of resin and glass.step 2 Grind a little bit more,and put another layer of glass and resin or bondo.step 4 If you chose bondo then get your d.a. sander and start your sanding.If you chose more layers continue until you feel it's strong enough,then go to step 4.

-josh

[B Slaps]

Grill cloth=fail,it crack's and sag's,you have to put like 10 layer's of fiberglass plus resin,still have put bondo,a bunch of sanding ect.

Fleece=success,strength,less layers of resin and glass,if you put enough resin on the first time you don't have to sand as much.

I bet my doughter could break a grill cloth center console or door pod, unless it has just as much time,effort and sanding as a fleece one.And to those who don't like sanding resin.After you fleece and put resin do this.Step 1 get a grinder and grind on your project lightly,then put a layer of resin and glass.step 2 Grind a little bit more,and put another layer of glass and resin or bondo.step 4 If you chose bondo then get your d.a. sander and start your sanding.If you chose more layers continue until you feel it's strong enough,then go to step 4.

-josh

obviously you have no experience with grille cloth. like i said it is easier to work with for smaller things.i bet you like D.A sanding fleece blanket, and or kitty hair dont you. besides this shit is made to look nice not to have some dam kids kicking and ruining all your nice stuff. grill cloth = less sanding. you just have to resin the outside and inside. trust me, c45 and myself have plenty of glassing experience.

dont give faulty 411 on materials you have no experience with.

[B Slaps]

would kitty hair be needed for the grill cloth?

not if the thing is small and no kids are kicking or trying to demolish your stuff.