What should i seal the inside of my box with

[I Like Waffle]

I asked in another thread but noone replied so imma try again. What can i pick up from walmart that will seal the shit outta the inside of my box? Ive seen alot of people use some type of white silicone caulk stuff it looks like, what is that? I just need to know what to use so i dont mess up my first real box build. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I have a few things right now i could use, if any will work

Liquid Nails

Gorilla Glue

Titebond II

Elmers heavy duty wood filler

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[audiobahnuser18 5,000+ posts]

Liquidnails , tightbond those both work great. Also if your going into SPL comps do resin.

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

You mean airproofing? I use Dap clear window silicone.

 

[I Like Waffle]

I have some of that window silicone too. Will it adhere to the surface if it already has titebond on it?

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Yep yep

 

[Cravingbass123]

i think sealing the inner joints is pointless if you use adequate glue for the joints from the start.

waste of time IMO

most of the time the glue beads over into the inside of the box anyways........

 

[PaulThompson229 10+ year member]

Eh, not all cuts are absolutely perfect, even if you can't see them there still might be tiny gaps, and its cheap enough that it couldn't hurt to just go ahead and do it.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

i think sealing the inner joints is pointless if you use adequate glue for the joints from the start.
waste of time IMO

most of the time the glue beads over into the inside of the box anyways........

That's why you leave the box building to us, big boy.

And like I said in the last thread... put a nice bead of wood glue in the joint, then put mad dust in there, and compress... repeat if necessary.

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

That's why you leave the box building to us, big boy.
And like I said in the last thread... put a nice bead of wood glue in the joint, then put mad dust in there, and compress... repeat if necessary.

He's right //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

the glue is a seal in itself between the two surfaces and unless you have poor cuts/joints, silicone is really unnecessary, but like said above, it doesn't hurt to take the extra precaution if you're worried about it, or just dont trust your gluing/jointing job

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Not to mention, unless it's huge gaps, we're talkin about less than 10th's on a meter, and a very slight drop in tuning.

on my current box (the one built in my trunk), I have leakage out the ***. Effective tuning is about 4hz under calculated tuning and it's doing decent numbers for the equipment/install.

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

Stapples and silly puddy??

 

[profundus-sanus 10+ year member]

resin //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[I Like Waffle]

ill use more tite bond or gorilla glue if i run out of tite bond. Ive had good results with both of them. Or would the silicone be better?

 

[sexiewasd 10+ year member]

I used kitty hair on the edges of my box, but I have a habit of over doing things for no reason.

 

[aturcotte127317 10+ year member]

silicone based caulk is what i like to use. then resin all the insides, and resin 45s if you have left overs.