ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Everything you see wrapped in blue tape is going to be fiber-glassed, body-filled, sanded, and painted a nice glossy black. Also, if you look at the top of the above picture, the triangle is going to be glossy black with upgraded tweeters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Alright, this is my second fiberglass project and I know a lot of people use wool but I went with 100% polyester. After wrapping the doors I DO NOT recommend it. I wanted to use something stretchy and light-weight so I could have more rounded edges but it took me about five hours just to get everything nicely wrapped. This was very tricky. The best tool I found was to use a small flat head screw driver. I sprayed a little adhesive and pushed the fabric around my work area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 I used an mdf ring and spray adhesive to shape the speaker hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 A little preview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 The second door was wrapped much quicker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Alright guys, look close. This is where the fiberglass begins. As you can see, I'm only glassing the "pocket" on the door. I knew the resin would run off a little so I made a wall of tape around the edge: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGold Posted April 15, 2010 Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Lookin good so far, I have an 03 durango so I am curious to see how these sound. Old Setup 03 DurangoRF Power T1 6.5 CompsMids/Highs Amp: AQ4x90Sub Amp: AQ 3500.1DSubs: 2 DC XL 18sBox: 12ft^3 tuned to 33HzMechman 270 Amp AltXS 6500XS 3100 x2 Highest Score to date: 151.2 db @ Headrest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Fiberglass technique is very difficult to explain. It's just so unpredictable. The best you can do is be prepared. I started with a nice thick coat of resin mixed with just under the reccommended amount of hardener. (I wanted to have a little longer to mend it how I wanted instead of being rushed) After I had a thick coat of resin I started adding a little fiber. This is a chop mat that I started pulling apart ahead of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 Once I added the fiberglass I just painted it around the areas that needed the most strength until my time ran out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien Posted April 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2010 And that's it for now. I'll get out there and glass the other door once the first one gets nice and hard. I don't have much of a work area so I have to do them one at a time. Keep an eye out for more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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