about fiberglass

[ohsocountry86]

ok well i looked in the search thing and found some info but kind of looking for a play by play and names of products and everything im looking to make a center console for my truck that sits were a normal consol sits but i want it to hold a sub then come out towards the seat and have two cupholders anyone know were i can look for this info thanks i know horrible photoshop and floor( thanks to po) and door panels in the middle of fixing a couple of those

[cowboyup1086]

Originally Posted by ohsocountry86

ok well i looked in the search thing and found some info but kind of looking for a play by play and names of products and everything im looking to make a center console for my truck that sits were a normal consol sits but i want it to hold a sub then come out towards the seat and have two cupholders anyone know were i can look for this info thanks i know horrible photoshop and floor( thanks to po) and door panels in the middle of fixing a couple of those

this is just a round about way to fiberglass... the true instrutions are WAY more detailed ill look for the ones ive used

you build a wooden frame for the box... you get some resin... some fiberglas sheet or shredded... lay a layer of cloth over the box, lay a coat of resin over the fabric and form lightly to the contours you wish, lay one layer of fiberglass over that and let harden, and keep adding layers till you get desired stiffness, you can further detail and then paint or you could just glue and carpet....

[ohsocountry86]

what kind of place can u get fiberglass sheets from also if u have never done this or ever even seen it done do u think its to hard my thought is if it goes wrong im only out some wood and alittle money for other things nothing will be damaged

[cowboyup1086]

http://www.mrfiberglass.com/

www.fiberglasssupply.com

www.uscomposites.com

[cowboyup1086]

fiberglassing is not that hard... i would say practice a lil too so buy extra, other ppl will be able to explain it better but it is pretty similar to paper mache..., layer glue layer glue layer glue lol

[ohsocountry86]

awesome thank u i think i will practice

[ohsocountry86]

so if i make a speaker box and you then spread wool or a shirt over it and staple and start doing resin and stuff at what point do you cut out for your speaker and how do i do cupholders is that pretty hard cus how do you do the inside of the hole for the drink cu sif u dont it will look funny

[ohsocountry86]

also do u use bondo or something how do u get the perfectly smooth look in the end

[cowboyup1086]

best way i would do that make a wood frame.. with the holes made

heres one i dreamed up

[ohsocountry86]

but how do u get the fiber glass and stuff to make the shape of a cup and get down in there can i just go by a cup holder throw cloth over it and resin up to it

[cowboyup1086]

you can just sand it in stages... 100, 200, 600, and soo on the higher the number the smoother you are, no need to bondo finberglass, USE A RESPORATOR/ fabric mask, SAFETY GOGGLES AND GLOVES!!! the chemicals are pretty harsh

[cowboyup1086]

a brush to apply the resin lol and lay the fiberglass down in there

your probably gonna have a 4" by 4" deep hole for the cup... so you should have plenty of room

[ohsocountry86]

o ok cool thanks for all your help any ideas on how to strap it down and not show screws on the dash side i will leave the back open and screw up into dash but what about the seat side

[cowboyup1086]

i would suggest securing it to the floor via bolts not the dash, leave sub out drill holes bolt down install sub... nobody will steal it that way l heheh well not without a struggle

and those corners.. wont budge but why leave it open if your goin to have the sub... you want to seal it so it will hit harder... if you leave it open it will use the cab as the box and sub performance will be minimal

[ohsocountry86]

yeah i would have thought of that lol and yeah thats true i can bolt it down when subs out again thanks for all ur help

[cowboyup1086]

no prob bud, any more questions just ask away ill draw it out if i can like i did with your box layout lol bucket seats with the between would be SICK especially with sealed front ported rear, plexiglass top.. that would be bad

[ClassicTruckConsoles]

maybe I can help :http://www.classictruckconsoles.com/