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<blockquote data-quote="just call me KeV" data-source="post: 8803613" data-attributes="member: 656095"><p>The weather was fantastic today so I spent about 8 hours outside working on the car. I got alot of glassing and sanding done. Not too mention sunburned. Still I won't be stopped</p><p>Onto the pics. We'll start with the baffle first. I believe this is where we left off in the last update. After removing all the tape I started the process of sanding and shaping the baffle. I know, I know, I still havent redrilled the holes but I will. haha</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41325[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here's how it looks after the first sanding. The gap that I left for the roof brace was bothering me so when I flipped over the baffle to reinforce it a bit I went ahead and filled this gap in.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41326[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41331[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]41332[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]41333[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>After adding a few more dowel rods and glue I added a good amount of reinforced filler. The middle section was filled more when it was back in the car which you will see in the upcoming pics.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41334[/ATTACH]</p><p>My intention was to fortify the rear of the trim so it wouldn't have the tendency to chip. Will I fill it in so it is completely smooth? Most likely not. It's incredibly strong now and the fiberglass is spendy. You have to pick your battles. Besides, it will not be visible from any angle in the car.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41335[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>As i've mentioned before when I am working between coats I like to use a little isopropyl and prep the surface. Just as an extra safegaurd. You can see my trusty file as well. Whenever I am fiberglassing I use it. When the glass or filler starts to set you can use it to take the peaks and extra spillover off. I have ruined an interference pad on my orbital and a ton of sanding pads because they catch on the orbital. Lesson learned.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41336[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here is a shot of new layer of tape as the first is almost always destroyed after you remove the piece from what it is attached to.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]41337[/ATTACH]</p><p>Next post will have around 10+ more photos of the baffle, rear doors, and the midbass array. We're going to have midbass for days boys.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="just call me KeV, post: 8803613, member: 656095"] The weather was fantastic today so I spent about 8 hours outside working on the car. I got alot of glassing and sanding done. Not too mention sunburned. Still I won't be stopped Onto the pics. We'll start with the baffle first. I believe this is where we left off in the last update. After removing all the tape I started the process of sanding and shaping the baffle. I know, I know, I still havent redrilled the holes but I will. haha [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220804_180023.jpg"]41325[/ATTACH] Here's how it looks after the first sanding. The gap that I left for the roof brace was bothering me so when I flipped over the baffle to reinforce it a bit I went ahead and filled this gap in. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_115323.jpg"]41326[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_131934.jpg"]41331[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_131944.jpg"]41332[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_131957.jpg"]41333[/ATTACH] After adding a few more dowel rods and glue I added a good amount of reinforced filler. The middle section was filled more when it was back in the car which you will see in the upcoming pics. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_160453.jpg"]41334[/ATTACH] My intention was to fortify the rear of the trim so it wouldn't have the tendency to chip. Will I fill it in so it is completely smooth? Most likely not. It's incredibly strong now and the fiberglass is spendy. You have to pick your battles. Besides, it will not be visible from any angle in the car. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_160501.jpg"]41335[/ATTACH] As i've mentioned before when I am working between coats I like to use a little isopropyl and prep the surface. Just as an extra safegaurd. You can see my trusty file as well. Whenever I am fiberglassing I use it. When the glass or filler starts to set you can use it to take the peaks and extra spillover off. I have ruined an interference pad on my orbital and a ton of sanding pads because they catch on the orbital. Lesson learned. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_164254.jpg"]41336[/ATTACH] Here is a shot of new layer of tape as the first is almost always destroyed after you remove the piece from what it is attached to. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20220809_154536_HDR.jpg"]41337[/ATTACH] Next post will have around 10+ more photos of the baffle, rear doors, and the midbass array. We're going to have midbass for days boys. [/QUOTE]
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