This guy is entertaining as hell....I am 44 seconds in and I don't care about fibreglassing anymore, I'm just gonna carry on watching to see what he says next!
This is a skill I absolutely MUST get skilled with. I want a full 3 way component setup for all four doors and my trunk space back with this MASSIVE 40inch tall 15in sub box. Thanks for the information and video I intend on rewatching and attempting this at some point. I need a new router too because my wife threw my craftsman one out(because the table was bent and she thought it was garbage) because I really really like the way you make the front portion of your speaker enclosures. I'm glad you showed it with a jigsaw although router just does it so well. I just wish there was a way to make those lips so you can mount the speaker flush with the outside of the enclosure without a router. Thanks again for this great content. Very easy to understand for a big ol dumby like me. Curious as to if there is any tradeoff from using large properly tuned box hitting 24hz to fiberglass assumming the internal volume is large enough and if I can port it as well I am not familiar with the material.
This is by far the best Instruction I’ve found so far on fabricating your own pods! Thank you for sharing this ! I’m considering giving it a go myself and save myself Thousands !
Excellent video! Ive played with frp for over 20yrs. Did custom audio for 3-4 yrs built dashes door panels sub boxes fixed boats basiclly anything fiberglass. One trick I learned after sanding door pods for hours was to use hoodie material. Smooth side out saves HOURS of body work:) Depending on application sometimes a couple layers are needed or frp from behind.
So, the resin will harden with any material that soaks it up, but fiber glass matting is needed to give make it more rigid and help prevent cracking ? @@houseoffire72 I'm guessing fiberglass mat for resin acts like rebar for concrete?
Your video is one of the best and there is a lot out there on pod fiberglassing. All your tips are awesome, and all the tid bit comments entertaining! Thanks for sharing with us, you've helped me make my first set of speaker pods!
This is a pretty cool process that I would have never even knew where to begin with. Thanks for sharing! Good to know my fellow New Joisians can be creative
Bill, you Sir are a rarity, a UA-cam presenter worth watching. I don't intend fiberglassing anything any time soon but if I did, this is where I'd come for some further education. The odd errant comment below I suggest are from individuals who are legends only in their own minds.
I got alot of knowledge about fiberglass from watching Sprayway Customs. I just now found your channel and I like what you are doing very informative. I have seen the body filler and resin concoction called rondo from resin and bondo. Lol
Just finished a pair of 3 inch midrange component speaker enclosures to mount on front doors of my Corolla . This video gave all the info I needed to complete the project . Most of the time was sanding / finishing and painting ! Of course if your an auto body guy your way ahead of the curve . Lots of time yes but what are the alternatives for mounting 3 way components in these new cars that have no room to put speakers anywhere at all ? Next project will be adding fiberglass mounting boss for Focal 3 way K2 components on A pillar trim ! I would be stuck using 2 way components without this information ! Back 35 years ago 3 way setups were more common . Then again the cars of the period were much easier to install systems into . A hole saw got you a long way back then . Now they've got multiple airbags installed inside the seats !!!! Thanks for the video !
you're not the only one with left hand problems ;) got the tips of three of mine on a lawnmower when I was 16, then turned around this summer and squashed it with a trailer.
I did up my first fibreglass sub enclosure yesterday and it's out in my gf's greenhouse drying😂 because it's to stinky to leave in the basement. She doesn't know it's in there btw😂 Great video!
Lots of good info cheers. You could squeeze down the body filler putty on to mixing board to squeeze out air bubbles, each time you mix/ turn the putty over with hardener with a scrapper, quickly squeeze it down as well. Also maybe you could have the scrapper at a shallow angle to trap less air between putty and mixing scrapper. I've been doing a lot of repair on my daily driver car Vauxhall astra estate 1.6 1999 that I used for my small landscaping business, in particular the rusted out wheel arches last year and finally sold it this year in good condition (without huge rust holes), and bought a newer car this year, a Peugeot partner 2.0 HDI 2004
Awesome video! I had no idea this was something you could bang out in your own garage. I learned a ton and am definitely going to give this a shot! Thanks for posting! 🤙
dude, you are a legend. love your videos. one tip you could do with your one fingerless finger hole on your glove, is to tie the finger of the glove in half and cut off the excess.
A big hello from the UK... I love this first video which I viewed.. I like your eccentric and loose style of presentation... No offence intended by myself... Yes, do keep up the good work old chap! and keep these video's rolling... Tatty byes!
Pretty good intro that covers the steps and makes it accessible for beginners to try. For quick projects, I recommend building up the fiberglass from the back side with matt and more resin. You can achieve this by cutting a larger hole in the backside and being prepared with an extra panel to fill it in when complete. Then give it a light sand on the front side and finish it off with carpet or truck bed liner which will hide even rough fleece/resin. Make sure you add some thickness to the structure to avoid really bad resonance.
Cool thank you for sharing your knowledge with us I'm planning on doing something. I have a old school wooden center console in my suburban. I'm wanting to cut a hole on both sides of the console for a pair of 8" speakers. Question what do you suggest to do for as making a enclosures? For the inner side of the console to close off the back of the speakers?
@@davedennis6042 I had an idea to make a hex paterned set of speakers at home. the pod reminded me of one, but the fiberglass in this would allow me to do that without ruining the sound.
DUDE...... man you are great.... fun to watch.... and informative...... working on customizing an aftermarket fiber glass fairing..... this will definitely help......👊
I have a favorite stirring screwdriver too. I found a product in my local office supplies ,sheets of type of plastic used to make seperators for files made from polyethylene and is 1.5mm thick .. it makes perfect bench top covers to stop resin building up. the resin wont stick to it. And they were 20cents each, for a A3 size sheets.
In case anybody is still following this, I'm trying to make some enclosures for a home audio surround system. The walls are all textured so I'm not really concerned about a smooth finish. Is the bondo coat necessary? Can I just apply a couple layers of resin, paint with primer and then brush on interior wall paint? Also I'm making sure I didn't miss something but the actual enclosure you made doesn't actually have any "fiberglass" correct? This just looks too easy to not try out. Thanks!
I just found your channel and I like it very much and how you go thru all the details.I appreciate what your doing.I'm in N.Y. so I'm pretty close to you.Who knows maybe one day we'll meet...I been doing all kinds of projects to.My life is a project.LOL Your channel is a keeper...thanx.
Evercoat Polyester Spot Putty mixed with hardener is great for the divots, air holes and any slight issues and Polyfill or Polyester primer also mixed with hardner does not shrink and fills bad sand marks
You are very knowledgeable. The video is very informative thank you for that. I do have one question. Maybe its dumb but I really want to know. I have seen.several videos on how to.make the fiberglass boxes. None of them show or say how to bolt your box to.your car. If you make one for the trunk that would go on the side. For it not to fall or roll around in the trunk. Thank you
Do you do custom door panels? I'm in Mass until April and looking to get 2 front door panels, bottom half, custom fiberglass. Smooth black finish. Just a 6×9 and super tweeter is all I want slots for.
Do you use the cheese grater while the body filler is still somewhat soft you can use a body rasp and it shaves alot of rough edges off and saves a huge amount of time on sanding. It shaves those edges off and looks just like you are grating cheese
so you can mix what some call Bondo with the fiberglass resin? I guess they are both poly right? I always like using high build primer. I spent a weekend on the metal dash of an old truck . when I was growing up. then after wet sanding the clear coat. it looked like wet glass. it was well worth it.
Hey so I'm still learning and I built custom fiberglass boxes out of my carpet inserts in the trunk of an Audi. After my fifth coat of paint on one of them I noticed a bunch of low spots now how do I fix that? I would appreciate any help this is very frustrating I work that hard on it and now it's got low spots in it
Thanks Bill, but need many layers of fiberglass unfortunately. Especially if you want that full midbass. So I assume you skipped out on showing us how many layers you used unless you assume we are going at least three layers of the resin and Matt. Unless we are crossing over those speakers high and using separate midbass. Which again need many layers. And need large airspace as large as possible for speakers. Midbass is the biggest problem to get in car audio. The other reason to make the speaker pods large is to then be able to port it for bass reflex tuning for midbass. Short ports for maximizing midbass output there.
You're awesome! Liked a lot of this video and I'm going to subscribe to your channel. Would be possible for you to tell me how many fiberglass layers should I use in a 20 liters box using an 8 inch subwoofer and 100 watts RMS please? I want to build a nice and good quality fiberglass box to my car, it's a sedan and will build it in its trunk. Hope you do a lot of videos like this. It was completely enjoyable. Thanks. :)
Easier to do when you wire that router to 3 steppers and some lead screws.. :) AKA CNC router..... Nice tutorial there. Been many a year since I did any fiberglass work, making the molds used to make carnival ride bodies..
Hey, I'm thinking of making a box for my car at the back not the trunk but what I want to know is, If I spin the speakers facing the back glass will it make a difference with the sound?
This guy is entertaining as hell....I am 44 seconds in and I don't care about fibreglassing anymore, I'm just gonna carry on watching to see what he says next!
This is a skill I absolutely MUST get skilled with. I want a full 3 way component setup for all four doors and my trunk space back with this MASSIVE 40inch tall 15in sub box. Thanks for the information and video I intend on rewatching and attempting this at some point. I need a new router too because my wife threw my craftsman one out(because the table was bent and she thought it was garbage) because I really really like the way you make the front portion of your speaker enclosures. I'm glad you showed it with a jigsaw although router just does it so well. I just wish there was a way to make those lips so you can mount the speaker flush with the outside of the enclosure without a router. Thanks again for this great content. Very easy to understand for a big ol dumby like me. Curious as to if there is any tradeoff from using large properly tuned box hitting 24hz to fiberglass assumming the internal volume is large enough and if I can port it as well I am not familiar with the material.
I was thinking the same thing! 👍
This is by far the best Instruction I’ve found so far on fabricating your own pods! Thank you for sharing this ! I’m considering giving it a go myself and save myself Thousands !
Dude you ROCK…. Love watching your videos… thanks for posting them…
Excellent video! Ive played with frp for over 20yrs. Did custom audio for 3-4 yrs built dashes door panels sub boxes fixed boats basiclly anything fiberglass. One trick I learned after sanding door pods for hours was to use hoodie material. Smooth side out saves HOURS of body work:) Depending on application sometimes a couple layers are needed or frp from behind.
Hoodie material? Sweater hoodies?
@@STAY-GOLD-VINYL Yes works great for certain applications.
So...cotton?
@@dontump2286 Anything that is flexible & stretches works although you will need fiberglass the backside
So, the resin will harden with any material that soaks it up, but fiber glass matting is needed to give make it more rigid and help prevent cracking ? @@houseoffire72 I'm guessing fiberglass mat for resin acts like rebar for concrete?
This is one of the most informative videos I've ever seen!! Pure perfection. Thank you!!!
Your video is one of the best and there is a lot out there on pod fiberglassing. All your tips are awesome, and all the tid bit comments entertaining! Thanks for sharing with us, you've helped me make my first set of speaker pods!
This is a pretty cool process that I would have never even knew where to begin with. Thanks for sharing! Good to know my fellow New Joisians can be creative
I realize I am kinda off topic but do anybody know a good site to stream new movies online?
@Roger Ronan Flixportal
@Caiden Kenneth thanks, I signed up and it seems like a nice service :D I really appreciate it !!
@Roger Ronan glad I could help xD
Thanks for the tutorial! You made the fiber glass fabrication look simpler than they make out to be. Stay cool!
Bill, you Sir are a rarity, a UA-cam presenter worth watching. I don't intend fiberglassing anything any time soon but if I did, this is where I'd come for some further education. The odd errant comment below I suggest are from individuals who are legends only in their own minds.
I totally agree with you. There are people on here that love to promote a hostile environment. I liked the video and a lot.
I got alot of knowledge about fiberglass from watching Sprayway Customs. I just now found your channel and I like what you are doing very informative. I have seen the body filler and resin concoction called rondo from resin and bondo. Lol
Just finished a pair of 3 inch midrange component speaker enclosures to mount on front doors of my Corolla . This video gave all the info I needed to complete the project . Most of the time was sanding / finishing and painting ! Of course if your an auto body guy your way ahead of the curve . Lots of time yes but what are the alternatives for mounting 3 way components in these new cars that have no room to put speakers anywhere at all ?
Next project will be adding fiberglass mounting boss for Focal 3 way K2 components on A pillar trim !
I would be stuck using 2 way components without this information ! Back 35 years ago 3 way setups were more common . Then again the cars of the period were much easier to install systems into . A hole saw got you a long way back then .
Now they've got multiple airbags installed inside the seats !!!!
Thanks for the video !
Great intro into custom fibre glass creations, thanks
you're not the only one with left hand problems ;) got the tips of three of mine on a lawnmower when I was 16, then turned around this summer and squashed it with a trailer.
I did up my first fibreglass sub enclosure yesterday and it's out in my gf's greenhouse drying😂 because it's to stinky to leave in the basement. She doesn't know it's in there btw😂 Great video!
I love the video but mostly how much you enjoy it,nice job sir 🙌
Lots of good info cheers. You could squeeze down the body filler putty on to mixing board to squeeze out air bubbles, each time you mix/ turn the putty over with hardener with a scrapper, quickly squeeze it down as well. Also maybe you could have the scrapper at a shallow angle to trap less air between putty and mixing scrapper. I've been doing a lot of repair on my daily driver car Vauxhall astra estate 1.6 1999 that I used for my small landscaping business, in particular the rusted out wheel arches last year and finally sold it this year in good condition (without huge rust holes), and bought a newer car this year, a Peugeot partner 2.0 HDI 2004
Awesome video! I had no idea this was something you could bang out in your own garage. I learned a ton and am definitely going to give this a shot! Thanks for posting! 🤙
Going to give it a shot in my spare tire well. Thanks for all this great info!
It looks to be 5 different T-shirt designs. But I can’t tell how many of each one! Thanks for the video! Learnt a lot!
Bill your videos gives so much inspration. Can you make more videos about diy car audio?
Thank you for your time and sharing!
Bill Herd...you need to be on T.V! You're awesome dude! !!
dude, you are a legend. love your videos. one tip you could do with your one fingerless finger hole on your glove, is to tie the finger of the glove in half and cut off the excess.
Inspiring video. Thanks, fellow New Jerseyite
A big hello from the UK... I love this first video which I viewed.. I like your eccentric and loose style of presentation... No offence intended by myself... Yes, do keep up the good work old chap! and keep these video's rolling... Tatty byes!
I need pods made for 8 inch speakers 🔊 for my side by side
Pretty good intro that covers the steps and makes it accessible for beginners to try. For quick projects, I recommend building up the fiberglass from the back side with matt and more resin. You can achieve this by cutting a larger hole in the backside and being prepared with an extra panel to fill it in when complete. Then give it a light sand on the front side and finish it off with carpet or truck bed liner which will hide even rough fleece/resin. Make sure you add some thickness to the structure to avoid really bad resonance.
Lol... Thanks pal. Very entertaining and good work!
Cool thank you for sharing your knowledge with us I'm planning on doing something. I have a old school wooden center console in my suburban. I'm wanting to cut a hole on both sides of the console for a pair of 8" speakers. Question what do you suggest to do for as making a enclosures? For the inner side of the console to close off the back of the speakers?
Mr , you are HILARIOUS! Grate job and thanks for the instructions !
The polyester stuff with holes in it is called Coremat. It is a great thickness builder but soaks up LOTS of resin.
This video actually gave me some ideas.. Thanks
I don't know if that's good or bad LOL
@@davedennis6042 I had an idea to make a hex paterned set of speakers at home. the pod reminded me of one, but the fiberglass in this would allow me to do that without ruining the sound.
Thanks happy ya made the vid😏👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Nice,tnx for the clear explanation.
Hey where in new Jersey I'm looking to get some work done. 👍👍
Great video for a beginner like myself. I really like it and like the practicality and honesty. Keep them coming.
Great video!
DUDE...... man you are great.... fun to watch.... and informative...... working on customizing an aftermarket fiber glass fairing..... this will definitely help......👊
Great video.
Great video. I really learned something. Just the info I was looking for.
I came here to learn how to do custom fiberglass...but now I want to know how you do the glove trick at 35:04
I have a favorite stirring screwdriver too. I found a product in my local office supplies ,sheets of type of plastic used to make seperators for files made from polyethylene and is 1.5mm thick .. it makes perfect bench top covers to stop resin building up. the resin wont stick to it. And they were 20cents each, for a A3 size sheets.
This gives explanation gives me peace
Did tou actually use fiber glass? All i saw was resins
great video....you made it fun to watch and learn at the same time...thanks!
In case anybody is still following this, I'm trying to make some enclosures for a home audio surround system. The walls are all textured so I'm not really concerned about a smooth finish. Is the bondo coat necessary? Can I just apply a couple layers of resin, paint with primer and then brush on interior wall paint?
Also I'm making sure I didn't miss something but the actual enclosure you made doesn't actually have any "fiberglass" correct? This just looks too easy to not try out.
Thanks!
Great video!! Informational and comical to make it fun👍🏼👏👏
7:10 this is where the fun begins
Awesome video. You gave me a good foundation to started with. Thank you
Just wanted to say Thank You for the video. I wasn't sure how the internal structure was made.
Awesome video!!!
I just found your channel and I like it very much and how you go thru all the details.I appreciate what your doing.I'm in N.Y. so I'm pretty close to you.Who knows maybe one day we'll meet...I been doing all kinds of projects to.My life is a project.LOL Your channel is a keeper...thanx.
Brought back a lot of memories from my fabricating days
Great video, you're fricken hilarious, thanks for showing the newbs😁👍
Evercoat Polyester Spot Putty mixed with hardener is great for the divots, air holes and any slight issues and Polyfill or Polyester primer also mixed with hardner does not shrink and fills bad sand marks
Great video and your detailed explanation is the best I have seen, keep it up!!!
Well done, brother. I actually learned a lot from this for my upcoming project.
How are you spelling your last name? Are we related?
You are very knowledgeable. The video is very informative thank you for that. I do have one question. Maybe its dumb but I really want to know. I have seen.several videos on how to.make the fiberglass boxes. None of them show or say how to bolt your box to.your car. If you make one for the trunk that would go on the side. For it not to fall or roll around in the trunk. Thank you
Do you do custom door panels? I'm in Mass until April and looking to get 2 front door panels, bottom half, custom fiberglass. Smooth black finish. Just a 6×9 and super tweeter is all I want slots for.
Dude you're hilarious ,,,,thank you i use to live in nj before 20+ years and i love that place,,now i live in ATHENS greece
U only use polyester then body putty right? Bro
Great video man. Lots of good information here.
Great program!
I really enjoyed this video so thanks!
nice video. really appreciate the hard work just for instruction purposes.
Thank you for your service
Where u located in New Jersey??
Very helpfull. thanks very much for sharing your knwledge. you make it seam simple with your thorouh explanation.
a gentle mist of prep all, clean wipe and a nice air job will keep those pinholes away. ;)
Very good informative video
bro.. thanks for doing this.. It looks great
Do you use the cheese grater while the body filler is still somewhat soft you can use a body rasp and it shaves alot of rough edges off and saves a huge amount of time on sanding. It shaves those edges off and looks just like you are grating cheese
I have made these using tiger hair. the fiberglass reinforced putty. it turned out OK! for my first pod.
Do you not need to fiber glassmat over he top?
Nice video
so you can mix what some call Bondo with the fiberglass resin? I guess they are both poly right? I always like using high build primer. I spent a weekend on the metal dash of an old truck . when I was growing up. then after wet sanding the clear coat. it looked like wet glass. it was well worth it.
Hey so I'm still learning and I built custom fiberglass boxes out of my carpet inserts in the trunk of an Audi. After my fifth coat of paint on one of them I noticed a bunch of low spots now how do I fix that? I would appreciate any help this is very frustrating I work that hard on it and now it's got low spots in it
Select Products was like a toy store for those of us who are inro custom fiberglass installations!
Thanks Bill, but need many layers of fiberglass unfortunately. Especially if you want that full midbass. So I assume you skipped out on showing us how many layers you used unless you assume we are going at least three layers of the resin and Matt. Unless we are crossing over those speakers high and using separate midbass. Which again need many layers. And need large airspace as large as possible for speakers. Midbass is the biggest problem to get in car audio. The other reason to make the speaker pods large is to then be able to port it for bass reflex tuning for midbass. Short ports for maximizing midbass output there.
Never too late to try avoiding neurological damage. Nice craftsmanship.
long work
nice work..
Great video, i usually use some ca glue and activator to hold the rings instead of hot glue
Nice video all way from Austin
Do you make boxes for people I have a blow thru and would love a box from you
Take a sip every time he says “speaker pod”
Great Video! i'm gonna try it!!
the turkeys made a run for it behind you lol
Cool, well done, Iam going to do it .thanks buddy
By the way do you take the wooden spacers out when done?
This guy learned the hard way not to wear your wedding ring to work.
ouh I was like, whats up with the glove.
Jersey !!!!!!! ✊🏻
You're awesome!
Liked a lot of this video and I'm going to subscribe to your channel.
Would be possible for you to tell me how many fiberglass layers should I use in a 20 liters box using an 8 inch subwoofer and 100 watts RMS please?
I want to build a nice and good quality fiberglass box to my car, it's a sedan and will build it in its trunk.
Hope you do a lot of videos like this. It was completely enjoyable.
Thanks.
:)
Is it necessary to use fiberglass for smaller A-pillar speaker pods or will Bondo over resin soaked fleece be strong enough?
Thanks for this video. It was educational to someone who has never done this before. I love your sense humor too. LOL
Nice work thanks for the video
I'm newly subbed. do you do car audio as a job. or on the side?
Easier to do when you wire that router to 3 steppers and some lead screws.. :) AKA CNC router..... Nice tutorial there. Been many a year since I did any fiberglass work, making the molds used to make carnival ride bodies..
"I'm usually not happy until I've burned myself" 😂
What was the temp. that day in Jersey?
He said 90 or 95 lol that's a nice day here
Hey, I'm thinking of making a box for my car at the back not the trunk but what I want to know is, If I spin the speakers facing the back glass will it make a difference with the sound?