bondo instead of fiberglass

[Reit38 10+ year member]

ok heres the stupid noob question of the day

if i already have my box built could i apply bondo and smooth and sand it all down and get an apperence of fiberglass ( or atleast a nice smooth finish) instead of re-building a complete fiberglass box?

bring on the hate im //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hide.gif.2d479cfd917eedfe201353b91522ceab.gif

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[Ingleside 10+ year member]

if you wanted you're box to just be smooth i guess you could properly prep your box and apply a layer of body filler and then sand it down smooth.

if you wanted a different shape i wouldn't do such a thing.

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

well i built my box a few weeks ago and im pretty happy with the way it sounds i just thikn it would look a whole lot nicer being a smooth glossy box instead of a standard painted/carpeted box

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Unless you've got a really rough box, you can just use high build primer rather than messing with bondo and all the sanding that it would involve. Another option would be to coat the entire box in fiberglass resin and sand that smooth then prime and paint. Basically unless you are trying to make a box with a curved surface, there is no reson to build it out of fiberglass.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Unless you've got a really rough box, you can just use high build primer rather than messing with bondo and all the sanding that it would involve. Another option would be to coat the entire box in fiberglass resin and sand that smooth then prime and paint. Basically unless you are trying to make a box with a curved surface, there is no reson to build it out of fiberglass.

BRILLIANT!

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[Reit38 10+ year member]

no curves involed just a regular ported rectangle box

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

how would i got about doing the port tho just leave that alone or try and reach in there as far as i can and apply a thin layer??

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

uppin

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

Spray primer into the port or resin as far into it as you can reach.

 

[Reit38 10+ year member]

so i could get a smooth finish like this one

if i just use bondo i have accsess to alot of it pretty cheap so i was hoping to use it instead of resin

 

[davidfre21 5,000+ posts]

Unless you've got a really rough box, you can just use high build primer rather than messing with bondo and all the sanding that it would involve. Another option would be to coat the entire box in fiberglass resin and sand that smooth then prime and paint. Basically unless you are trying to make a box with a curved surface, there is no reson to build it out of fiberglass.

thats what i was gonna recconmend //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif , even down to it havening to be High build...

Some body has done some painting //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

If you are gonna paint it make sure its sanded evenly or u will get waves...

 

[wesl56 10+ year member]

so i could get a smooth finish like this one if i just use bondo i have accsess to alot of it pretty cheap so i was hoping to use it instead of resin

if u want the curves like that, then you need fiberglass

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

if u want the curves like that, then you need fiberglass

i'm sure he just means the high gloss look of it.

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

so i could get a smooth finish like this one

if i just use bondo i have accsess to alot of it pretty cheap so i was hoping to use it instead of resin

boxes with that exact shape are usually done without "fiberglassing" anyways. They put a flush ring on the outside of the box and use filler or kittyhair to get the shape, sand prime, and paint.

 

[Nexson 10+ year member]

how well does the high build primer work?