Fiberglass Speaker box

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Fri May 27, 2005 9:49 am

Aight well after i was thrown outta the house (for the second time) for fiberglassing i am about half way through th project on my box... Im at the sanding stage after the Bondo. I just was wondering if anyone has an idea on what kind of stuff i should use to fill the other blemishes in after im done sanding the bondo.. I heard use some sort of putty? But now that i have to go work out in the barn cause i made the entire house smell like fiberglass resin it might be a lil tough to sand again... also any idea on what grits to use sanding right now im using emery cloth low grit like 50 or 60 seems to be working but i think i need something a lil coarser to get the really built up bondo up. Any help would be hot.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:33 am

If you go bye a paint store they have numerous puddies, and my favorite, the yellow painters bondo. Its alot softer than the red, and very easy to work with.

I normally do the touch up with the yellow painters bondo, shoot it with a coat of primor, and then use a painters puddy to touch up any small spots. That seems to give me the best results in the end.

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:37 am

cool cause i wanna make it look good and i think that im gonna paint in this order if it works... PRIMER >> PAINT>>PAINT>>CLEARCOAT How does that sound?

sinister audio · Post by **sinister audio** » Fri May 27, 2005 10:46 am

they make some spot fillers for finishing work, also get a high build primer and flood the pin holes that saves alot of time. you can see how some of my boxes look on my website, http://www.sinisteraudio.com those are all cleared

lotas · Post by **lotas** » Fri May 27, 2005 1:21 pm

you are going to have to sand a lot for paint. Painting fiberglass is a beotch, thats why most people carpet. Just make sure its extra extra smooth, if you think you are done sanding, sand again.

Paint does look very nice though, if prepped properly.

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Sat May 28, 2005 6:12 am

I normally do 2 coats of primor. I do the first, and touch up any spots I missed, then hit it with a second coat of primor. Lotus is right, its hard to get it perfect, but if you take your time, you will be happy in the end.

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Tue May 31, 2005 5:30 am

ok what i have done so far... 3 Coats of prime getting heavier each coat... then i sprayed an enamyl to just see how it would feel if it was completely glossed, BAD IDEA! Going to have to end up resanding and doing a lil more filling cause it pitted a lil bit in spots i didnt see and the high build primer is not working for the smaller holes unfortunately. But it will look good in the end, cause im just gonna sand again, then fill, then sand, then prime and then im changing the bascoat over to Black and then doin 3 coats of high gloss

JeremyC · Post by **JeremyC** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:48 am

Sounds good man, keep us informed.

CaptainPioneer · Post by **CaptainPioneer** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:18 am

Certainly

Post by **GlassWolf** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:44 am

if you want the fiberglass to be a certain color, you either mix color into the fiberglass or gel-coat it. otherwise consider vinyl or some similar covering for the pods or box.