Topic: Center waterfall subwoofer

[Helios]

Body filler came in yesterday so I was able to work on the enclosure today. Again I mixed a little too much the first time and it hardened before I could spread it all on. I only had about 1 - 2 minutes of working time after I had it thoroughly mixed before the filler started to harden to the point it was "unworkable" (cakey/ clumpy). So, I ended up only mixing approximately 2 - 3 tablespoons at a time to minimize waste. I used about a quart of filler altogether. After I had the whole enclosure covered with filler, I began sanding. I sanded for what seemed like an eternity. A power sander and 80 grit paper is a must to expedite this process. I couldn't imagine how long it would have taken if I tried to do it by hand.

[Critterman]

another 37 coats and you are ready for paint.   

[Sol Asylum]

Are you going to add any LED lighting to this?

[Helios]

Are you going to add any LED lighting to this?

Not for now. Maybe later.

[Gentleman Jack]

LED silhouette of Gwyneth on Gwyneth?

[Sol Asylum]

LED silhouette of Gwyneth on Gwyneth?

Would that be a double bagger?

[Helios]

Getting ever so close to finishing. Sprayed 2 coats of filler primer and hand sanded with 120 grit to smooth out. Then, sprayed 4 coats of olympic white.

[Sol Asylum]

Looks a little lumpy on the top (driver side) there but otherwise pretty good, especially for a first attempt.

[Helios]

I meant to close this thread out a while back. The project was completed and looks good considering it was my first attempt at fiberglass. I may take it out in the future to make it a more polished look. I can see imperfections I'm not happy with. I also installed a new headunit (Pioneer AVH-P1400DVD), mounted my amp differently (vertically instead of horizontally), replaced my RCA cables with a shielded competition brand, and added sound dampening behind the rear plastic wall. The sound is so much better! I can turn it up and it doesn't blow out my eardrums as some others feared it might. I'd like to thank Jim for helping me out with additional resin so I could finish this project. I've taken it to cars and coffee and a few other places and have gotten good reviews about it. So, I'm happy with it overall.

[Jim]

Looks good - especially for your 1st glass job. I recently installed a new Kenwood DDX771 head unit with a backup camera, Infiniti door speakers and a small Kicker amp to drive the factory sub and can't believe the difference in the sound quality. I can crank it plenty loud now with no distortion and all of my steering wheel controls and factory Bluetooth still work.

[Sly Bob]

It DOES look good. Years ago I tried to use some fiberglass to do some repairs on an old car I was driving. Without out going into the gory details, lets just say it didn't look nearly as good as that does. Nicely done.