DIY My Fibreglass Subwoofer Box [DC2(R)/4] 56K warning [M's Garage]

**GIPONU** · 25-10-2007 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by steve88

did you cut the hole out when you fibreglassed the whole box with cloth over? if so howd you get it so smooth

umm i put the cloth on. then drenched it with resin. as the resin is like super glue and sticks the cloth to the wood and everything. then after that was dried, i cut the hole out of the cloth where the speaker ring is with a mini saw.
then i fibreglassed over the cloth and let to dry.
then used a saw to trim the excess which was in the ring hole.
then i body filled the whole thing and sanded it.
thats why it is smooth

**steve88** · 25-10-2007 08:22 PM

ah! so you cut it half way in the process of fibreglassing, that'd explain it. cause i was thinking. if this guy cut just fibreglass that neat he must be pro@life. i didnt realise with fibreglassing you have to wait for resin to dry! thx again

**amurray** · 25-10-2007 08:49 PM

its funny.. So easy to do.. yet people still pay the big bucks to have this done... i think i kno where u learnt how to do this lol... everyone read that DIY..

good DIY man..

**GIPONU** · 25-10-2007 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by steve88

ah! so you cut it half way in the process of fibreglassing, that'd explain it. cause i was thinking. if this guy cut just fibreglass that neat he must be pro@life. i didnt realise with fibreglassing you have to wait for resin to dry! thx again

dont cut the fibreglass while its wet. and yeh u have to wait till resin dries and fibreglass dries.lols. to make life easier, if u wana cut the holes out when everything is dried, drill a hole where the sub hole is and use a jigsaw to cut out the stuff which is in the way of the hole..

Originally Posted by amurray

its funny.. So easy to do.. yet people still pay the big bucks to have this done... i think i kno where u learnt how to do this lol... everyone read that DIY..

good DIY man..

sure is easy man. just perfecting it and making it look pro is hard.lols.
i rekon the big bucks is worth it though, cos mine was <$350 and pros cost up to way more, but tats cos they have heaps more layers and yeh u gotta pay for their labour.lols

**dundas** · 25-10-2007 11:03 PM

good work

**AzKik-R** · 27-10-2007 07:06 PM

This tread is awesome!!!!! you must of put in loads of work to get this thing together, most impressive. how do i give one of those pq point thingys?
nevermind, I found it.

**GIPONU** · 27-10-2007 08:54 PM

thanks for the comments. wasnt that much work, i suppose. i used alot of electronic tools and did some research on the net. it just costs alot of money compared to my weekly income. LOLS

**bankids** · 12-11-2007 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by amurray

its funny.. So easy to do.. yet people still pay the big bucks to have this done... i think i kno where u learnt how to do this lol... everyone read that DIY..

good DIY man..

when u have this done with big bucks, what you got is calculated box volume, lots more layers of fiberglass and danamate to stop rattle.

but it's a very nice diy man.