Fiberglassing sub box
I wanted to see what everyone thought and how hard it's going to be when I undertake this project. So ng, paul all of you guys please chime in and let me know what it's gonna take. I am looking at building a sub box in the future for the system I will be getting. The box will be about 10ft^3 net with two layers of 3/4" mdf, all screws and L brackets will be countersunk into the wood so it will be perfectly smooth all around and will use bondo to fill in all the holes and gaps to completely smooth everything out. After that what I plan on doing is I want to completely cover the entire box in fiberglass so I can paint it and clear coat it to give it one hell of a shine. The only part of the box that will not be covered in fiberglass will be the front (which will be recessed 2" to protect sub at maximum excursion) which I am going to have a mirror cut to the shape of the front to outline the slot port and sub and in the middle of the mirror I am going to have the sub emblem frosted in. I have read a few articles online about making fiberglass enclosures but they all talk about using felt and soaking it with resin as they were making enclosures and using the fiberglass for the entire thing. I am thinking it will take about 10 layers of fiberglass to get the thickness and smoothness I want and then use bondo once again to fill in any remaining imperfections and use high filler primer. The painting and bondo work are easy enough for me to do but I've never worked with fiberglass. If any of you guys have any hints, tips, or tricks to doing this project please let me know as I want to know what I will be getting into when I start. Thanks for the help.
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