Custom Interior Issues

[wheel1856]

that would be quite a bit of bondo resulting in a lot of money and weight.

HOWEVER, I have found in the past that you can use lightweight polystyrene from a craft store, then a light coat of bondo over it for strength and smoothness (that and the fiberglass is too hot and chemically different so that it melts the styrene) and fiberglass over that, plus the bondo fills in the rough spots and bubles from the fiber glass.

I gotta plan, thanks bro, check out that link above, all the fiberglass info you could want.

[notyouraveragegirl]

Fabrication

read that - print it out - throw it into page protectors in a binder and keep it near you ALWAYS!

mdf is probably your best bet for a frame and a stretchy felt or jersy knit cotton (t-shirt material) is going to be your best bet for fabric, IMO
you can do the whole box this way with just fiberglass - no bondo is really needed

This guy is pretty thorough and includes tons of helpful pictures - please also check out my other post on fiberglassing in this same forum

honestly, there's a copy of this site printed out and and kept in the trunk of both cars right with the haynes manuals - its like another bible

hope that helps

[notyouraveragegirl]

Originally Posted by civicnation425

heres a few links: of some fiberglassing work in near the trunk, and the fleece (well it looks like its fleece, some sort of stretchable fabric)

(i am going to do something like this, but include an all in one with my two subs and an amp rack in my trunk)
http://www.the12volt.com/installbay/...TID=48778&PN=1

http://chris.pfharlock.com/glass/index.htm

btw civicNation - i printed this one out and added it to the collection in my trunk thanks : )

[civicnation425]

Originally Posted by notyouraveragegirl

btw civicNation - i printed this one out and added it to the collection in my trunk thanks : )

NICE, i try to help out when i can.... I came across a site for all you do it yourself interior guys for vinyls, fabric, moc-carbonfiber, and real carbon fiber. Not sure if its cheaper then anywhere else but its a good clean site.

http://www.selectproducts.com/html/frame2/frames2.htm