just as a suggestion as per my experience and per experience with working with this stuff. Get The West System. It is stronger than any resin out there and is used on boats. u can get it at any marine store liek Boat US or West Marine. Its great stuff but other than that its lookin good!

 

finally!!! anyone know for how long?

 

Hopefully longer!

 

Whats going on with this?

 

yeah, any more pics?

 

Metal Maxima was banned for two weeks on 5-31, so you probably won't see any updating until some time next week.

 

lol isn't that ironic based on what was posted in the thread...anyway come back metal to give us an update.

 

Actually, I don't think it was for anything he posted in this thread. It was "for his holocaust 'art'"

 

i wanna see but i'll i see is the blasted red x's!!!

 

i was referring to post 40...

 

In that case, it definitely is ironic.

 

What kind of resin do you use and where can you buy it?

 

hmm are the pics still up? i cant see any of them, i made a fiberglass box for my car and all i used was some brand from homedepot, its the only one they sell around here, but if there is a west coast marine of some other boating srotre around you its alot cheaper

 

maybe he will post 2morrow

 

The server domain upon which the pics are hosted has had a URL name change, I'll update the correct addies today.

Yeah, it was. Talk about karma biting me in the azz.

 

Ok, been working my azz off on this project, the updates you see are in chronological order, although I couldn't give you the exact dates. I will add text as if it were the stage seen.

So, since I am in a bind and need thixitropic powder, I needed to homebrew. So I added one-and-one-thirds cup flour to 0.5L of resin & xxmL MEKP (I stopped measuring, the color is a better gauge for me). For the record, FLOUR WORKS AS A GREAT THICKENING AGENT!!!!



Here you can see it cured.

 

...but the funny thing is...I DIDN'T NEED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!! I found this out real quick. PWN3D!!!! Oh, well. Here you can see where I did not use the flour.



BIG MISTAKE #1 - Since I had some leftover resin after I finished the inside, I figured, "Might as well just add on top of the exterior layer!" Wow, wish I NEVER would have done that. It made the surface EXTREMELY hard and near impossible to sand. With that said, let's segue into...



BIG MISTAKE #2 Ugh, gaps everywhere. I decided to mix a 50:50 mix of bodyfiller and resin/MEKP to pour onto the mold. Theoretically, gravity should cause the mix to self level, right? Well, it did, but I did not account ofr body filler cure rate >>>>> resin/MEKP cure rate. As a result, I would up having streams of the mix curing ATOP of the existing mix. What I should have done was had a second person to help me with such a big piece. It was very difficult to move around in order to facilitate proper flow of the mix. Ugh, what a mess!!!!!!

 

More pics of the horror.

 

I spent the past week in +90*F heat (+95*F heat index) sanding down the whole mess with 60-grit paper. I first tried with a regular electric sander. That chopped the paper up too fast. Next, I tried using a drill with a 5" sanding wheel attached. That did not work either - it created too many 'steppes'. (see pic)

THESE ARE STEPPES

So...looks like I am going to have to give the WHOLE thing a handjob. As I was sanding, I would go back, trace the area for any pits and fill with glazing putty (the blue stuff). I used 3M Blue Acryl Glazing Putty. The I would go back, sand again. Repeat this horrifically redundant process for a week. Only one section required additional bodyfiller (the red stuff). Then I cut out the recess cover and sanded the perimeter.

FINALLY!!!! 60-GRIT SANDING PHASE IS DONE!!!! The curves are not perfect (I blame that on the wrapjob), but they are very fluid! Next up are the 150, 330, and 500-grit sanding jobs, which I should have done by the end of the week.

 

I will be putting this in the trunk to give everyone a perspective shot tonight. The surface is nice and level, though there are a few sections that suffer a bit from the wrap. Nothing too bad.

...but until I get this thing primed it's going to look like a cancer-ridden cow.

 

looking good, i'm sure the hard work will pay off in the end! keep up the nice pics so we know how its coming!

 

looks good and like your through the tougher parts, myself i use the sanding shavings to thicken up. For a final coat i also usually use 50% bondo 50% glass and it lays pretty well.

With the flour did you notice any porousness in the final product

 

...not quite sure what you mean by 'porousness'

 

Welcome back! The project is looking good. Can't wait to see the finished product!

 

Welcome back to the org. It doesn't matter what it looks like right now. All that matters is what it will look like in the trunk hooked up!

 

looks like an anvil good job though. i'm interested to see the finished product.

 

looks good your through the harder parts of the install. Just take your time. I'm sure the final product will be awsome.

 

How high can your Max bounce when the base notes punch through?? Double bonus for deep muscle massages.

 

The Max won't 'bounce'; I am adding +70lbs. of deadening. The subwoofer is and Adire Koda 10...a sub unanimously known for it's SQ...not it's ability as an SPL subwoofer.

 

For those whom have been following this thread, it should be DONE this weekend. I am in the process of priming and filling the resultant pits. The blue EL wire was ordered today.

I am thinking that I am going to do the amp box in chrome and the rack in gloss black...it will match the amp well.

 

Can't wait to see the end product and I'm sure you can't wait to be done with the project.

 

haaaaaaaa, dude!!!!! You have NO idea. I am really excited to get to my center console proecty. The rack looks pretty darn good, although not perfect. The wrap did not turn out at tight as I had hoped, but I am still VERY pleased with how it looks.

Thanks for everyone's support, it keeps enthused to post all of the pics.

 

wow, that project has come along way. i got to hand it to ya, thats some great work man, good effort and time spent well. it should look real nice when your done, and i know youll feel happy when all that work has finally paid off. keep up the good work and keep us posted. btw thats a beautiful amp... lol i want that shiet

 

Painting Will Be Done Today!!!!!!!!!

 

ALRIGHT, TIME TO PAINT!!!! What you see here was an arduous week of filling, sanding, filling, and sanding. I first sanded it down with a 60-grit paper, followed by a 200-grit, 500-grit, high-build primer, and finally a wet-sand @ 800-grit. The wood was primed with Kilz sealer, that was a pain in the but. Then finally, I painted it with a gloss-black paint.

 

Here is a shot of the front! I am going to be using a chrome paint for the interior of the box, I have to wait for the paint to cure first. The temp outside is 93F with a heat index of 100F, so it should not take too long!

 

This is gonna look sweet when done!!

 

looks very nice

 

that looks good man. are you going to clear it?

 

Not sure yet! See, the problem is that I am not painting with an air gun, only spraypaints. I actually went back and sanded all of the paint you see on there down and am going to do a second coat with what I hope to be a glossier black. I used a lacquer for the pictures that you see listed...I think I am going to try it with an enamel this time, as a few test sprays have show it to be much glossier.

...the downside overall is that the paints I am using DO NOT recommend cleacoating, so I will have to wait and see what I am going to do.

...with any luck I will be DONE tommorow... *knocks on wood*