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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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My custom fiberglass box

This is a fiberglass enclosure that me and my friend made for two 12" pioneer premier subs and a 500 watt JL audio amp.

This was our first attempt and i was pretty suprised and satisfied with the end result. Im going to start building a new fiberglass box with a different setup on monday.

This stuff was alot of fun even though it was time ocnsuming but it was worth it.

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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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nicee, did you paint it yourself?
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:39 PM
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yea i painted it. I had to use paint from a spray can but im going to buy a spray gun and everything for my next project.
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 08:49 PM
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YOU USED A SPRAY CAN!?!? what kind of paint! that looks AWSOME. im in the works of building mine and idk how i wanna finish it.. i was goona paint it but the air compressor and spray gun is too much... can you explain how you did this??

sand > body fill > primer > sand > paint >sand > paint> sand? somethign like that right? or you did something else please explain!!

and u used spray can paint but didnt spray it? am i correct? please go in depth!
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Old Apr 14, 2005 | 09:47 PM
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Looks good!
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 01:02 AM
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Originally Posted by LiL BenNy


YOU USED A SPRAY CAN!?!? what kind of paint! that looks AWSOME. im in the works of building mine and idk how i wanna finish it.. i was goona paint it but the air compressor and spray gun is too much... can you explain how you did this??

sand > body fill > primer > sand > paint >sand > paint> sand? somethign like that right? or you did something else please explain!!

and u used spray can paint but didnt spray it? am i correct? please go in depth!
noo. i did spray paint it. sorry for wording that weird. I was thinking asbout covering with matching carpet but decided painting it would look much better.
These are my steps: sand > bondo'd > sanded > filled in with more bondo > sanded > filled in little pin holes with bondo type stuff > heavy coat of primer to fill in any imperfections > wet sanded > 2 coats of red paint > then finished it off with "gloss" spray paint.

Like i said, this was my first time ever messing with fiberglass/bondo/paint. but it worked out good and i was happy

Thanks for the comments man, good luck on your install, keep me updated.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:24 AM
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very nice
Im jealous
good job
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 05:21 AM
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yo that's what i'm talkin about - looks originally rude!

Good luck with the rest of your try outs - looks awesome
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:33 AM
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looks cool, you got a lot of "dead space" in your trunk with that set up, from the looks of things if you were to redesign everything with better utilization of space you'd have a sick setup, nice work on the paint
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:43 AM
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Any body have any ides for what my next setup should be like?
Ive seen some setups where the person builds their box to fill the whole trunk, so its permanent and canot be removed.
But the way i would want to do it is build like 3 or 4 seperate pieces and slide them in the trunk, but they will also be removable.
Ive got a setup in mind that i will probably start monday. Ill keep yall updated on it.
Thanks again for all the comments.
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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hey can you tell me what kind of paint, primer, and gloss you used? like what brand and all that info ... thanks
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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Primer -
rust-oleum Painter's Touch sandable primer

Paint-
Krylon brand

Gloss -
Rust-oleum Painter's Touch
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 12:17 AM
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Take progressive pics of next project, I have always wanted to play with this kind of stuff!
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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looks pretty good...next you should somehow incorporate your amp to it... =)
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 09:12 PM
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Yea ill be sure to take pics of my next project which should begin soon. I may add another sub and amp. still thinking though.
later
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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 01:46 AM
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keep us updated! still in the progress of mine... check it out in the DIY section
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