How to make kick panel pods????

[fastbagged68]

So I decided I would install the speakers my wife bought me last year in my yesterday. I made a speaker ring and used a piece of 3/16" plywood. I think it is 3/16". I used dowels to stand off the speaker ring. I wrapped it with fleece and stapled it to the backside of the plywood. Now I bought some resin and planning on applying resin tonight. Do I need to use fiberglass mat or will the fleece work. The ring is secured with dowels and the plywood back. Some forums say yes some say no..... Any help I would appreciate it!!!

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[_Ogre]

your on the right track with your form, looks good.
yes you need to add fiberglass, the strength is in the glass not the resin.
i use mostly .75 oz fiberglass mat, it wraps and contours a lot better than the heavier mat.
for kicks 3 or layers is good, rough sand them, rough fill with body filler and wrap in vinyl.
paint grade is a little more complicated in that you have to get everything perfect.
you can also use the Bed liner in a spray can to cover them if you don't mind black.

you need to resin the fleece on your frame to stiffen it up for fiberglassing.
but it will be very weak until you add the mat and resin.
the glass will need to wrap all the way around all edges or it will delaminate from the wood.
so sand your frame down accordingly.

look in my build if you want more pictures and methods for glassing.
normally i would send you over to fibberglassforums.com but the site died a few months back

some pics here, more in my build

[_Ogre]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

normally i would send you over to fibberglassforums.com but the site died a few months back

it's alive, it's alive

fiberglassforums.com

[kaycee]

Yeah thats the way I did mine put a coat of resin on then let dry, next day add a coat of F-glass or 2.I went ahead and put a coat of bondo on a finnished them out then squirted a coupla coats of paint on.

[fastbagged68]

I bought bondo brand 432 fiberglass resin jelly, will the work??? Seems like it is too thick.... What kind of resin do I need???

[kaycee]

Well this was my first f-glass job I used the regular resin not the jell,bought it at wal-mart for like $16 for a quart.

[fastbagged68]

So I have resin and used 3/4 fiberglass veil. I just put another layer on 1 weak spot. I think it has come out pretty good. Just wondering how I should do the back side.

[kaycee]

I removed 90% of my backing board (wood) You can put a layer of glass in side allso and not really worry about smoothness.By taking my board off I gained at least 3/8"

[_Ogre]

speakers perform better in an enclosure, i would not cut out the back.
for strength you should build up to a 3/16'' wall thickness, keep adding layers until you have a minimum of 3/16''
then you can sand down the high spots and add some filler to smooth out the surface for paint/carpet/bedliner.

your back looks a little thin. add some glass back there to for strength.
usually the back is made out of 1/2'' or 3/4'' mdf or plywood.