im going to capet my box..help

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

ok well i have a box built by jmanpc years ago and its still going strong. I did a slap job paint job on it and want to carpet it. Im looking for any tips ideas glue brand or type and carpet. As well as carpet length i will need with extra for mistakes.

the box is 34w 14w 17h...it is ported with rounded corners. The paint looks pretty bad and also want to know if i need to smooth out the paint or sand it down so itll be easier to grab...?

first want to start with carpet type...backed or not backed?

then what type of glue...spray or canister.

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[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I like to use 3m Super 77 Spray Adhesive, $10 for a can at Home Depot, can also be found at Hobby Lobby and Jo Ann Fabrics. It's enough for about a 5-6 cu/ft box and that includes spraying both contact surfaces.

I kind of taught myself and I'm not the best at seaming. Watch some vids on youtube and get good at seaming.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

i used 3m spray glue, non backed carpet,

basically tried to make the front and top faces look the best.

i used a black felt material, and where the seems were, used a hot clothes iron and melted them ever so slighty to make it look seamless.

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

ok yea i looked at a vid on youtube bout the seaming...pretty informative. Does the spray glue stick as good as say using a glue canister and brush? Also...im not sure how much carpet i need? See prerolled ones on ebay...may just knock one of those off...

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Also...should I sand my box before i apply glue? Box is pretty rough feeling...

 

[Nut Hair Trick 10+ year member]

Parts express has really good enclosure carpet

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

does hobby lobby have carpet i can use..? never been in there...ha

going with light gray

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

speaker cabinet or automotive carpet? See their out of the grey i want in automotive carpet

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Speaker Cabinet Carpet Medium Gray Yard 54" Wide 260-767

would this be fine?

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

Speaker Cabinet Carpet Medium Gray Yard 54" Wide 260-767
would this be fine?

That is for 1 yard, you would need about 2 yards. 1 yard = 36inches

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Yea i meant jus the material...thanks. Price is not bad at all. Looks like it may be cheaper to do myself.

 

[DoesDad 10+ year member]

The name of this thread is funny....//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Ha...jus realized i mispelled carpet.

 

[Looney_Tune 10+ year member]

Should i b fine with the contact Of the glue betwen the carpet and box considering my painted box feels pretty rough? Or should i give it a quick sand job

 

[VisceralSound 10+ year member]

I've never carpeted a box, but if I was going to (which I will in the future on my more refined build) I would sand it like a mofo.