Humid trunk area + MDF = mush

[grampi 10+ year member]

My sub enclosure made of MDF is disforming because of the moisture in my trunk. It's a sealed enclosure, but it's about to become not sealed. Aparently sealing it with primer isn't good enough. I'm thinking of building a new one, spraying it with a primer, then sealing it with something like Krylon. Will this work, or is there something that works better?

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[seth350 10+ year member]

Weather sealant would be my choice

 

[Acidburn 5,000+ posts]

resin would work too

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

^x2 to the Resin.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

try getting rid of the moisture //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

*looks around for other sane people*

 

[Loudrango112 10+ year member]

try getting rid of the moisture //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif
*looks around for other sane people*

I think thats the biggest consurn..... what about ur amp.... **** I would be so worried about my amp frying!

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

y is ur trunk have so much mosture in it. seal it with kilz

 

[AznRevlAzn 10+ year member]

how did you get so much moisture like that in the first place?

 

[Damaso87 10+ year member]

It could be that when he opens his trunk to air it out, the sprinklers turn on, and he waters his sub...

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

It could be that when he opens his trunk to air it out, the sprinklers turn on, and he waters his sub...

Just because that's the most likely scenario doesn't mean that's it.

 

[carguy83 10+ year member]

got a leak around the trunk gasket somewhere maybe? it's plenty humid where i'm at, and i don't have that issue.

 

[andy1234 10+ year member]

did you have a dead body in there?

 

[grampi 10+ year member]

I don't think the trunk has a leak. I never see any water in any of the crevasses, or anywhere else for that matter. The entire interior of this car has always been very humid and even if the temp drops just a little I usually have to run the defroster on full just to keep enough of the windshield clear to be able to drive. I really think the interior of my car (including the trunk area) has some type of a greenhouse effect going where it produces its own moisture.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

I 'paint' my enclosures with wood glue. Just put on latex gloves, or not, and spread a thin layer of wood glue over the entire thing. Not so nice to paint after that though. How about deck sealer or spray on bedliner?

 

[automotivations 10+ year member]

linex, or other bedliner material (speedliner, rhinoliner, herculiner....)