Layers of fiberglass, how many |
Layers of fiberglass, how many |
Aug 16, 2004 - 4:10 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
how may layers of fiberglass should i use when making a rear lip?
i know most kits are 9 layers but not sure about just a lip!? |
Aug 16, 2004 - 4:34 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 10, '03 From South Central Los Angeles Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
it's really up to you. Just realize that the more layers you have, the stronger it is.
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Aug 16, 2004 - 4:44 PM |
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Administrator Joined Aug 23, '02 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 14 (100%) |
When they advertise nine layers, they must use really thin, really light layers. Nine layers of 1.3 oz. mat or of conventional cloth(like you buy at most stores...not sure what weight it is) would be stronger than most sub enclosures, and would be very thick and heavy if you built a whole lip with that much thickness.
Do you plan to use cloth or mat for your project? -------------------- New Toyota project coming soon...
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Aug 16, 2004 - 8:41 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
i am using both,
so far i started with cloth for the first layer then i layed a layer of mat then i layed a layer of cloth today next probably another layer of mat then cloth tomorrow which would be a total of 5 layers which seams good to me since i will have bondo w/fiberglass strands coating the outside to smooth it over and take out any dips and such |
Aug 16, 2004 - 8:56 PM |
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 27, '02 From Derry,NH USA Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
I wish I knew how to lay that stuff...I'd have a custom sub enclosure by now!!
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Aug 17, 2004 - 5:51 AM |
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 4, '04 From New York Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
i say keep adding layers untill you think its strong enough. and when you think its strong enough add some more layers
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