Sealing edges of sub box

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

My friend and I are building our first sub box with a design i got from pwk and the box isnt perfect hahaha, so there are some small gaps between a few pieces of mdf where a piece joins another piece. The glue fills it some, but ive heard that gorilla tape is good for the subs gasket to seal the sub, but would that be good for the inside corners too? Or would caulk or something else be better?

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[duanebro 10+ year member]

silicone caulk is what you need. Put it on the inside corners, all of them. If you can't get the gun to it use a finger. Putting anything on the outside won't help.

Do let the caulk cure before putting in the sub because it could affect the glue on the sub. (I think this is rare, but it can't hurt to be safe.)

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

Sounds good, but how could it affect the sub, if the sub isnt touching it?

 

[MANTI5 10+ year member]

Certain glues/caulks give off fumes that can damage sub surrounds if I'm not mistaken. Just give it plenty time to set up completely and you should be fine.

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

I've heard the fumes from the silicone caulk can cause issues with the soft parts of a subwoofer. Never experienced it myself, nor do I know if its true but better safe than sorry. Plus the caulk needs to be dry before you fire the subs up anyway.

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

Interesting...thanks guys

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Get a tube of liquid nails and you'll be all set. Comes in a green tube and costs like $5 I believe. Get it in all of the corners and give it a solid 24 hours to dry and cure. You're gonna want to put it in a garage or something while it's drying because the smell is pretty strong. I also suggest wearing some latex gloves when you are putting it on -- using your bare hands can get very messy

 

[Fi-brations 10+ year member]

Get a tube of liquid nails and you'll be all set. Comes in a green tube and costs like $5 I believe. Get it in all of the corners and give it a solid 24 hours to dry and cure. You're gonna want to put it in a garage or something while it's drying because the smell is pretty strong. I also suggest wearing some latex gloves when you are putting it on -- using your bare hands can get very messy

Thanks, ill try that cause my friend said he just got a tube of it, im gonna be driving around with no bass for a couple weeks though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif but my car got faster after dropping 100lbs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif and i found out my music has lyrics that i havent heard before //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Mr.meyhem 10+ year member]

lol yeah I'm working on my box and should have used gloves. but on the up side i can pick the caulk and wood glue off my hands when I'm bored in school lol.

 

[AStovall 10+ year member]

I always take some sawdust from the mdf and mix it with wood glue to make wood putty to fill the corners.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

I use wood glue to hold the panels together, then I run a bead of DAP Alex Plus Silicone caulk in the seams on the inside of the box.