Finished my new sub box.

[will.clio!]

Felt like having ago making a fibre glass/mdf sub box. here is how it turned out, forgot to take pics at the start so can't really make a guide.

started off making the mdf box. covered it with an old blanket i found. covered the fabric with a harden and resin mixture. 2 layers of fibre glass matting. 1 layer of fibre glass paste, and alot of filler and sanding. Finally primed and painted.

(sorry for the poor pic quailty in 3 of the pics not enough light. All the pics are mobile pics.

Happy with the overall result, but the finish with the paint isn't so good, i'm thinking about covering it with some boot fabric, thoughts, opinions?

Will.

 

[StevenMc29]

Looks good.

Get it covered in black leather?

 

[clio_greg]

^ would look awesome. good effort mate !

 

[Ad172UK]

Is the paintwork dull mate?

I wouldnt go through all that trouble of making a fibreglass enclosure to cover it with fabric, a little TLC on the paintwork can get it shining!

 

[will.clio!]

i think covering in in leather/vinyl will be difficult because i don't think it will stretch around the curves, something to think about thou.

it's painted matt black atm to hide the imperfections lol, when i get round to it i may consider preping it better more smoothing and sanding etc and go with a gloss or metalic finish, pearl black , which is the same colour as the out side of the car might look good. (boot carpet was going to be the easy way )

 

[Bodge!]

nice effort.

bet thats quite heavy tho!

 

[MT AUDIO]

there are some fabrics/materials you can buy that are strechable specifically for this use

matt

 

[kevin.s]

looks good mate. give it a bit of tlc on the paint like mensioned and it will make the world of a difference to it. bet it weighs a ton lol

 

[YA55ER]

what did you do with your old box? weres your amp located now? good effort!

 

[Ad172UK]

Give it another sand, then a whip over with filler primer and it should hide the imperfections.

A tip is to sand it now and then anywhere paint remains is a low point in the filler, slap a bit of filler in those points, another sand, then 1200 / 1500 and possibly 2000 grit, then paint process. Should give u a brilliant finish!

The pearl black will be a nice one if its like the one i saw the other day with a hidden gem of greens, reds, blues and a tiny hint of gold!

 

[Rojer]

Looks fine to me just get a clear coat on it and it will be fine.

 

[ben lee]

flock it like a rally car dash.

 

[will.clio!]

I think i would look nice pearl black now actually, i just need some nice dry weather and some time to get it done.

I like the flocking idea, any idea how much it would cost to get flocked?

And yep it's damn heavy i had to put the subs in the box after putting it the box in the car, couldn't safely lift/postion it all togther . Really tight fit too.

Yasser, my old sub box is sitting in my room. The amp is attached to the back of teh new box.

 

[Autoflock]

Some nice black flock and maybe the odd spash of coloured flock would make this look a treat ;-)

 

[StevenMc29]

I still reckon black leather tbh

 

[cat171]

It looks good, but I bet it's heavy though.

Leather will look bent imo.