I want to expirement with makin my own fiberglass sub encloser, any buddy got any tips, or any good sites?

 

When working with fiberglass wear a mask and gloves. Also use a brush, much easer that way.

Make a template of what you want out of something that holds. Next apply your hair on the template and with your brush, brush on the mixture of resin and hardener. And let it dry, sand, paint. And your done.

Thats a nutshell of course

 

Take your time!! It will save you a headache and money. Mix small portions of the resin. You also want to do the work in a somewhat warm place. The higher the temp, the faster the fiberglass will harden.

Here are a couple of sites with molds.

http://www.buildyourride.com/94altimabox.html
http://www.allencaraudio.com/c....html

 

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Make a template of what you want out of something that holds. Next apply your hair on the template and with your brush, brush on the mixture of resin and hardener. And let it dry, sand, paint. And your done.

Thats a nutshell of course </TD></TR></TABLE>

using a foam brush is easier (i work at a car audio/custom fiberglass fabrication shop),..the rest of what you said i agree with except for the "let it dry, sand,then paint" part,..after you sand the glass,..you are gonna need to use bondo/body filler to fill in any cracks or imperfections from the resin,...sand down the bondo till you are satisfied with the outcome,..use high fill primer to fill in most of the pin holes in the bondo,..or just have a shop reface whatever you are working on,..then paint

that is of course the short version

edit: actually if he is using glass and its not gonna be seen then forget the bondo part,..i was just thinking the way i was thinking because we build fiberglass boxes that are made to look good also,..like speaker bowls and what not,..so yea,..if the fiberglass isnt gonna be seen than disregard my above paragraph

 

im always wanting to do that

 

ugh but for GODS SAKE dont let that stuff touch your skin, its like little pieces of glass (obvious huh?) stuck in every pore and no amount of washing gets it out, every time you move it hurts