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99 2envy

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Velocity Motors nice box/amp rack. I have a few questions for you.

1.) What is the benfeit of brushing on the bondon vs. applying it with out the resin?

2.) I notice you brushed the whol box instead of doing sections, do you find it easier this way? Are you able to sand the whol box before it hardens?

Nice job once again

swhuffman96

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Hi Jeff!! Thanks SO much for the step by step. Its better than any I've seen.

I have never done this and am in the prelim stages of research on how to do this. I have a couple of Qs

1. You had the skeleton wrapped in fabric very tightly and stapled on the bottom right, then you took it out of the car and soaked the fabric in resin only?? Then, you used fiberglass matting and resin to build up the outside, correct?? You also did this on top of the foil for the cover, right?

What is the procedure for this?? Do you put down some fiber matting just any old way and then brush on the resin soaking the mat, then rolling out the excess liquid and bubbles then doing this over and over until you have 4 layers. Then do you let it dry and/or sand or do you start with the 2nd 4 layers immediately.

Keep on keeping on with your very professional work!!

Thanks

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99 2envy wrote:

Velocity Motors nice box/amp rack. I have a few questions for you.

1.) What is the benfeit of brushing on the bondon vs. applying it with out the resin?

2.) I notice you brushed the whol box instead of doing sections, do you find it easier this way? Are you able to sand the whol box before it hardens?

Nice job once again

1. Brushing it on allows the wet bondo to smooth out more after application as well as it give you a smoother dried surface than bondo alone. As well if you have dips in your project, a semi-liquid will fill the dips evenly.

2. I did the whole box because it was a small enough enclosure and I did have enough time before the bondo/resin hardened. I used a low grit sand paper to take down the mixture which really speed up the time for sanding. You don't have to sand it smooth in the first stage, just sand down the high spots and work down these spots later with a finer grit.

The main goal after the first layer of bondo/resin is to even out the high spots and low spots. By using a low grit sand paper and going over the entire project will allow you to even out where is needed later and reduce the sanding time in half or more.

Jeff

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swhuffman96 wrote:

Hi Jeff!! Thanks SO much for the step by step. Its better than any I've seen.

I have never done this and am in the prelim stages of research on how to do this. I have a couple of Qs

Keep on keeping on with your very professional work!!

Thanks

steve

You hit the nail on the head there Steve. The main part of this is to make sure that you roll out the air bubbles with a roller and if time and temperature & humidty permits, you can do up to 4-5 layers at a time ( depending on the oz. weight of the matting your using of course ).

Jeff

Velocity Custom Home Theater

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Morden, Manitoba CANADA

tackbradley

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im a little curious on foam as well. i have a towncar and i want to eliminate all the trim down the sides that carry through to the bumbers. but if i pull all the trim, adding to the bumpers will just make them bigger. any advice on what to do? like perhaps cut the bumpers or just yank them completely and go from scratch? you said by starting from scratch to make a mold of where the bumbpers meet the wheel well...ok what do i do in my case haha?

by the way Jeff, thanks for all your help to everyone. i was able to build my first sub box with minimal problems( at least i learned from my mistakes!!!) thanks to you and this site!!! i cant wait to do more!!!

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Posted: April 07, 2007 at 10:36 AM / IP Logged

Very nice and clean. I like your technique of thinning the resin down and painting it on. That will save hours of sanding time. Can't wait to see what you do next.

Why do you ask if I ate paint chips when I was younger?

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Posted: April 11, 2007 at 2:09 PM / IP Logged

great tutorial

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Can you take some pics of what your trying to do ad post them here or email to me directly ?

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Posted: April 12, 2007 at 9:35 PM / IP Logged

thx

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Posted: April 17, 2007 at 10:50 PM / IP Logged

I would like to make a full trunk(hatch)/backseat enclosure for my 2000 Tiburon... I've fiberglassed before, including basic sub boxes, a TV in my steeringwheel and pass. air bag ETC ETC...

1) How do I get the enclosure to go around the sides of the car perfectly, Do I take a mold of the side of the carpet, all the way around the hatch?

If so, then I would not be able to remove it because of the way the interior comes outward

2) IF you can't remove your enclosure and must build it inside the car, How do you get a sealed box for subs if the whole trunk is going to be fiberglassed with TV's speakers and amps, how do you get the box underneath for the sub to seal to the rest of the FG without looking bad?

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