Whats up guys. Im new here, I dont have a GC just yet, but its in the works. I currently drive an 04 Z, and im planning on trading it in as soon as I turn it back to stock, lol. I also have a 94 YJ that I toy around with.
The current project I have going for the Wrangler is door pods and adding my own custom armrest since they only have straps.
This is the first step of the project: Building up the panels since all they essentially are is cardboard lol. I ripped off the upholstery, and laid down resin and mat. Let that dry, and added another layer. This is just the back BTW.
Heres are the armrests / door handles in the process. I used some 3/4'' MDF and made a basic handle and armrest, and then stapled my fleece to the areas I want to glass. After the fleece, resin was then added, and I let it dry. Thats where they sit now.
Now for the front of the door panels. The back dried so I flipped it over and laid resin with chopp matt. I didnt have any mat left, but i did have chop mat. Chop mat is much easier to work with then regular matt, but layer vs. layer, mat is much stronger. The chop mat needs more than 2 layers to be just as strong. I only did one layer for the front because after I fleece the speaker pod, ill be adding another layer over the whole panel.
This is to where I got to today: mounting the speaker rings. The rings are made of 3/4'' MDF, 6.5'' on the outside, 5.5'' on the inside. The RED you see is just plastic cut to 1 1/4'' and stapled to the ring, heating it up along the way so it will mold around the ring, otherwise itll snap. This is so the speaker sit in flush.
More updates tomorrow.
The current project I have going for the Wrangler is door pods and adding my own custom armrest since they only have straps.
This is the first step of the project: Building up the panels since all they essentially are is cardboard lol. I ripped off the upholstery, and laid down resin and mat. Let that dry, and added another layer. This is just the back BTW.
Heres are the armrests / door handles in the process. I used some 3/4'' MDF and made a basic handle and armrest, and then stapled my fleece to the areas I want to glass. After the fleece, resin was then added, and I let it dry. Thats where they sit now.
Now for the front of the door panels. The back dried so I flipped it over and laid resin with chopp matt. I didnt have any mat left, but i did have chop mat. Chop mat is much easier to work with then regular matt, but layer vs. layer, mat is much stronger. The chop mat needs more than 2 layers to be just as strong. I only did one layer for the front because after I fleece the speaker pod, ill be adding another layer over the whole panel.
This is to where I got to today: mounting the speaker rings. The rings are made of 3/4'' MDF, 6.5'' on the outside, 5.5'' on the inside. The RED you see is just plastic cut to 1 1/4'' and stapled to the ring, heating it up along the way so it will mold around the ring, otherwise itll snap. This is so the speaker sit in flush.
More updates tomorrow.