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I am thinking about doing the giberglass thing myself, but I am worried the smell would stay in my truck. How do I go about stopping that?

 

That install was in a accord but i just did one in my truck and i put plastic down took all the seats out did my layout then finished everything outside of the truck but it think i had a window down when i sanded it because my truck now smell's like fiberglass

 

i assume you want to build a fg box that will match the contours of the inside of your vehilce, so i will go with that idea.

first, have a well ventilated area to work in. remove any items that need to be removed from the vehicle. put down at least one layer of blue painters tape over the area that will be glassed, two is better. go well beyond the area that will be needed, at least 2 inches and the more the better. next put a layer of aluminum foil over the tape and tape seams / in place as needed. then cover that with at least 1 (2 or 3 is better) coats of wax. you now have a base that you will be laying the fiberglass mat over, and thanks to the layers it will not get through to damage the interior and will be easier to remove thanks to the wax. cover any other exposed areas with some plastic (cheap-o tarps work good as you can cut them to workable sizes and not feel bad about throwing the money away so to speak).

now you begin to lay the mat. first, paint the area with the mixed resin to get it a bit tacky so the mat will stick to it. apply the mat and use a dabbing motion with a paint brush to soak it with resin. cover the entire area. get a fiberglass roller and roll out the mat to work out any airbubbles. repeat the process with the second layer (no you don't have to wait until it is dry). repeat with a 3rd layer. now you have to let it dry. time will vary based on ext. temp, humidity and the amount of hardener you added to the resin. once it has hardned, remove it as a single piece. don't be alarmed if some of the foil / tape is stuck to it as you remove it. it won't harm anything.

once the frame is out and completely dry, repeat the process for a few more layers, adding to the inside of the frame. rule of thumb is usually the super technical "stand on it" test. you don't want any flex in the piece, so continue adding layers until you can stand on it and it won't crack. once those layers have dried, test fit it back into the vehicle. when in position, use a marker and draw lines on it where you will cut off the excess to achive the shape you want. then use a dremmel or similar tool to trim it up.

next, you will need a mounting ring for the sub and some dowels to hold it into place. you can use hot glue to hold the dowels and ring in place to achive the desired position. be sure that the dowels are not in the way of the sub when it is mounted into the ring. once they are secured in position, cover the front of the piece with a stretchy material that does not shrink when wet. spandex or similar things work very well, or you can use polyesther fleece. the fleece will soak up more resin though, which can be expensive. you want to strech the material almost to the point of being able to bounce a quarter off of it. you can use CA glue (available at any hobby shop) to hold the fleece in place. when ready, give that a coat of resin and let it harden. then repeat the application of mat process until the thickness matches the first part you made.

once those layers have hardened, you have your choice of how to finish it. if you are going to carpet it, just give it a rough sanding to be mostly smooth. the carpet will cover most imperfections (so long as you rolled out the airbubbles while making it). if painting is desired, you have a lot of filler work and sanding ahead of you. i won't get into that now, but trust me it will take you a while.

this may seem like a lot of info, but it is really easy. if anyone wants, send me a pm and i can direct you to a fg site that will show you more examples of boxes being built that you will ever need. you can also check out this page to see how i built 2 boxes for one of my cars. instead of making a fg mold for the inside of the car i built mine out of mdf. they were being stuck into the corners of the trunk so that made the start easier for me. the pics i have there show everything up to coating the fleece with resin. after that all i did was apply layers of mat to it. see the first page for pics of it installed.

 

nice stuff ! 2 questions

what size is your sub?

Did you use a fuse on your ground?