So I made my box out of wood glue, liquid nails, and scilicone caulk

[RJesus 10+ year member]

and now my car smells like the above mixture.

Any way to make it not smell? I've tried blowing the box with an air compressor, and i've been driving with my windows down....

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[ampjunkielikeme 10+ year member]

it will go away with time.....

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

febreeze,paint,carpet,pool,lake,cologne, cover it in air fresheners

 

[on1wheel01 10+ year member]

well hopefully you waited a bit before using and puttin in your woofers. I've heard that the fumes can damage the surround or what not. Might be gibberish but who knows. And yea it will start to fade with time

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

i usually resin mine so it smells terrible. i let it air out for literally about 2 weeks. it takes a long time to get 0 smell from resined boxs

 

[blkbeater 10+ year member]

i usually resin mine so it smells terrible. i let it air out for literally about 2 weeks. it takes a long time to get 0 smell from resined boxs

right. mine still smells when i turn the subs on and its been in my car for 3 weeks

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

lol yea it takes a while. thats why i used a shitton of hardner to try to have it really hard and dried. but yea febreeze helps alot.

 

[gunz4me2 10+ year member]

well hopefully you waited a bit before using and puttin in your woofers. I've heard that the fumes can damage the surround or what not. Might be gibberish but who knows. And yea it will start to fade with time

Generally the silicone based sealants will destroy foam surrounds. If it is just normal caulk, there usually is nothing to worry about. I still let EVERYTHING cure at least 24 hours before installing the subwoofer and playing that first bass note.

Also, I hope the OP used something more than liquid nails to hold important joints together. I've found it real easy to disassemble enclosures held together with screws and liquid nails after pulling the screws. Titebond on the other hand, stays PUT!

ETA: basscort has me wanting to build some fiberglass enclosures.... just to smell the resin. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[basscort2009 5,000+ posts]

Generally the silicone based sealants will destroy foam surrounds. If it is just normal caulk, there usually is nothing to worry about. I still let EVERYTHING cure at least 24 hours before installing the subwoofer and playing that first bass note.
Also, I hope the OP used something more than liquid nails to hold important joints together. I've found it real easy to disassemble enclosures held together with screws and liquid nails after pulling the screws. Titebond on the other hand, stays PUT!

ETA: basscort has me wanting to build some fiberglass enclosures.... just to smell the resin. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

in the title it saye wood glue so hopefully he used the liquid nail for the inside joints

yea i used about a gallon on my box. yummy!

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

On my last build I wanted to make sure my box was aired out really well so I stock a huge box fan face down on the sub opening...the air was blowing through the box and out the port like crazy, lol. Needless to say it doesn't stink...

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

I used tightbond II wood glue to assemble the box, before I put the top on I covered all seams with scilicone II, I couldn't think of a way I could seal the top seams when I put the top on, so I used tightbond II wood glue + liquid nails to hold the top on.

Then I used x96 1 5/8 coarse threaded drywall screws.

I only waited a few days till I put my sub in (dc lvl 4 12'').

Think I'll have problems??

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

wait, 96 screws?

f*ck.

 

[Serpent710 10+ year member]

wait, 96 screws?
f*ck.

lol

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

wait, 96 screws?
f*ck.

Yeah, the smallest amount home depot sold was a pound, so I figured I wouldn't be using them for anything else, and I'd just use as many as I could //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

About 1 screw every 3-4 inches, I didn't predrill one deep enough (near the port) and it cracked a bit :\ is that going to be bad?

 

[cshaw 10+ year member]

screws are really only there to hold everything together till the glue dries. titebond glue will have a way stronger bond than the wood itself once dried. so no need for tons of screws. but they do make things faster when you only have a few clamps. hell, ive built boxes without any screws at all.

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

Should I take my sub out and inspect the foam surround?

 

[RJesus 10+ year member]

do dc lvl 4 subs have foam surrounds??