first experience fiberglassing

[chrisw91 10+ year member]

even though its not car audio i thought it was worthy of putting up. these are pods for gauges in my truck...

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[revrider1 5,000+ posts]

I hate fiberglassing, shits messy....

 

[chrisw91 10+ year member]

ya, but it a good experience, and at least i can say i have done it now. its neat cause you can make just about anything with it

 

[BushJ311 5,000+ posts]

Looks good. What are you going to finish them in.

 

[schrummy 10+ year member]

nice

lets see some paint on there for a finished product

 

[chrisw91 10+ year member]

im gunna paint them black. painting all my trim black.

 

[shaneb 10+ year member]

cool. this gives me hope that I can do it too...

 

[RipDaJacka]

I was just sittin here thinkin about Fiber glassin my rear deck with a set of RSDs back there..how long did it take?? i really think i can do this

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Wow, would never know it was your first time. Awesome job!

 

[SPLluminator 10+ year member]

Nice work. Do you use the mesh or the cloth?

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

Make sure you hit it with a guide coat to get it as smooth as possible.Nice job so far though.

 

[chrisw91 10+ year member]

ya, it was kinda hard the way i did it with the sticks. i would recomend using a piece of pvc pipe, that would make it way easier cause it is already round.

i piddled around with the skeleton part for like 2 hours to get them right. the fiberglass to like an hour, half an hour each day cause its cold and doesnt harden very well.

and i used cloth on the first coat, then matt to fill in the wrinkles where the cloth kinda fell through the sticks.

 

[audioarsonal 10+ year member]

ya, it was kinda hard the way i did it with the sticks. i would recomend using a piece of pvc pipe, that would make it way easier cause it is already round.
i piddled around with the skeleton part for like 2 hours to get them right. the fiberglass to like an hour, half an hour each day cause its cold and doesnt harden very well.

and i used cloth on the first coat, then matt to fill in the wrinkles where the cloth kinda fell through the sticks.

Next time try using fleece or spandex for the first layer this will give you the nice curves that make it look organic.Then you won't have holes were the FG can fall through.And on smaller projects like this you can just use kitty hair or enough bondo to make it soild.

 

[chrisw91 10+ year member]

ya, is that the stuff i see every one use on boxes? the stuff that looks like a sheet? but dont they staple it tight? how would i use it on plastic?

 

[Crzy 10+ year member]

looks good and same concept as a speaker pod. always good to get ur glassing skills up its a handy skill to have

and for sticking it to plastic use high temp hot glue or CA glue. both have worked well for me and not pulled apart as the resin was curing, just make sure the plastic is cleaned of an oils and roughed up first with course sandpaper