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I filled my screw holes with filler than sanded flush. I to used house hold vinyl that was avail. and cheap to do my box! The trick was Heat Gun. Worked like a charm. This was the first box that Vinyled, and it came out great! If you use a good strong high temp adhesive you can heat the vinyl and stretch it into the port opening. Cut it flush with the top layer of MDF, and all will be happy! I found some heat activated 3M adhesive at a local surplus store that worked great and held tight for the last 2 years on another project I did.
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Future Project-Mazda MX-3 Lanzar 4000D, 2 Opti 15's, 5.25 Opti Comp's, Opti D100 line driver Lanzar SV7TV In-dash 7in Screen, SVDVD5 Dvd Player!!! Posts: 73 | From: Saint George, KS | Registered: May 2003
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quote:Originally posted by dkmst23: no caps like you get from lowes so I can glue the vinyl down yet still can the slot port broad without ripping all the vinyl out.
well I'm lost...
whats wrong with the things I suggested? you wanted to cover the screws... those cover the screws... Posts: 3531 | From: Adelaide, Australia | Registered: Mar 2005
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people PAY you to install things, and you can't even put vinyl on a flat surface....
Good Lord
Next time, make a fiberglass port, paint it black so it matches the vinyl an stick it in. Also, you have to smoothe the edges of the box because vinyl "reflects" the smallest imperfections. One trick I've learned is to carpet the enclosure first (or stuff it with thin polyfill) then wrap it in vinyl. That way the imperfections are hidden and the surface will be even.
As far as hiding the screws, the trick is to avoid putting screws in sight to begin with. Now if you have no choice but to conceal the screws, you can fabricate a panel and wrap it in vinyl. Use heat gun and stretch it well. Use low profile staples and staple the back of the panel.. THEN you can either use contact cement OR those panel holders suggested above to stick it in place.
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quote:Originally posted by dkmst23: I have less than 8 hours to build that box and I was on a tight budget the person did not care about how it looked as long as it was decent.
but in 8 hours, you could have done alot better than that... right? :confused:
you could have just made the box and not covered it in anything... Thats what I would have done (especially if the person didn't mind what it looked like)
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I dont mean to be an ass or anything but thats one of the worst installs Ive ever seen... clean that shyt up!!
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no it was while i was waiting for new fuses now it is o gauge from battery to battery. and the ground is a piece of 2 guage i had laying around. plus there is a 8 guage going to the alt. biggest ring i could get on the alt. those pics are two months old now not much is the same.
DBB if a my is bad what spl level have you hit. my best right now is 146.4 on a ac-190 and still climbing
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just for the record....i had 1 10 and a 2000d doing a 147.9 on the termlab
that vinyl looks like poop, period
those are my vehicles...notice the sexy vinyl....ALSO to hide screws in vinyl, you cut a very small slit in the vinyl if you use good glue...run the screw in and then push the vinyl back together...makes a perfect seam you can't see =)
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Posts: 8176 | From: Russellville AL | Registered: Nov 2002
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wow this has been a funny post to read, dude cant even type sentences that make sense!
and last time i checked at walmart or joann fabrics for vinyl, i must have missed the "automotive" vinyl section and the "household" vinyl section
its vinyl, period. it stretches. some more than others. use good glue that is strong and it wont matter tremendously if it doesnt stretch alot
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im going to have to try the "cutting a small slit in the vinyl" idea soon. i have a panel i made out of mdf i need to cover. will you be able to get to the screw and not junk it all up if u needed to take it out? i have to put a few screws through the wood to secure the panel in, and the panel needs to be able to be removed by those same screws.
here's the panel as of right now for reference, the screws are gonna go along the edges every few inches, just enough to hold it on good
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next time you are at joan fabics thier is a list of uses for the vinyl above the racks the first vinyl was like a table cloth it have a bad backing
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if you know for sure where the screws are it won't be a problem to remove, but if your going to be removing it quite a few times then you might need to use poppers or something else so the vinyl doesn't start to wear
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