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<blockquote data-quote="Savant" data-source="post: 161222" data-attributes="member: 546108"><p><a href="http://www.caraudioresources.net/technical.html" target="_blank">http://www.caraudioresources.net/technical.html</a></p><p></p><p>start there.. they have some good kickpanel and 'spare tire well enclosures'..</p><p></p><p>I would say only get a small amount of resin to start (quart or what haveyou).. The 'resin' is the liquid part of it all.. The liquid gets put over 'fiberglass mat/fabric' or 'fleece' (or just about anything you want I guess.. but the glass is for structural integrity)..</p><p></p><p>The general idea is (as I understand it) is that kick panels don't get that much stress from the speaker so it doesn't have to be 'that' stong.. so fleece can work.. (and fleece is cheaper than the fiberglass matt).. Normally, you have one layer of fleece over a wood frame, that gives you a base.. then you layer up a few layers of matting/fabric.. also gives you a smoother final surface to work with, fleece will require a lot of working to get smooth..</p><p></p><p>Anyway, go read up on it.. When you are done, if you have any questions, feel free to ask //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Savant, post: 161222, member: 546108"] [URL="http://www.caraudioresources.net/technical.html"]http://www.caraudioresources.net/technical.html[/URL] start there.. they have some good kickpanel and 'spare tire well enclosures'.. I would say only get a small amount of resin to start (quart or what haveyou).. The 'resin' is the liquid part of it all.. The liquid gets put over 'fiberglass mat/fabric' or 'fleece' (or just about anything you want I guess.. but the glass is for structural integrity).. The general idea is (as I understand it) is that kick panels don't get that much stress from the speaker so it doesn't have to be 'that' stong.. so fleece can work.. (and fleece is cheaper than the fiberglass matt).. Normally, you have one layer of fleece over a wood frame, that gives you a base.. then you layer up a few layers of matting/fabric.. also gives you a smoother final surface to work with, fleece will require a lot of working to get smooth.. Anyway, go read up on it.. When you are done, if you have any questions, feel free to ask [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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