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Old 06-27-2004 | 07:11 PM
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I read around and a site said MDF wood isn't completly airtight and that you should run atleast 1 layer of fiberglass resin to plug up all the tiny holes in the wood. So what do you say guys, fact or fiction?
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Old 06-28-2004 | 02:08 AM
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It's probably true in theory but the cone of your speaker probably leaks more air then MDF ever would.
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Old 06-28-2004 | 03:05 AM
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id be mroe worried about seams and terminals before i was worried about the mdf leaking air.
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Old 06-28-2004 | 06:01 AM
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The amount it would leak isn't going to make rat's chance in hell of a difference. Although I have seen people spray that rubber shit or even dynomat the interior of their boxes as an extra precaution. Not really worth it in my opinion.
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Old 06-28-2004 | 12:54 PM
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i sprayed rubber shit in mine but i didnt use mdf... 10ply plywood lol... its free what can i say
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Old 06-28-2004 | 12:58 PM
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tsk tsk tsk

no wonder ur shit sounded like ass
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Old 06-28-2004 | 01:19 PM
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Originally posted by whtmustangt99
i sprayed rubber shit in mine but i didnt use mdf... 10ply plywood lol... its free what can i say
Wow.
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Old 06-28-2004 | 02:49 PM
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Fact. Maybe i take my boxes to seoriusly. Fiberglass resin over the entire interior of the box with two layers of fiberglass mat on all the seams. No more air leaks.
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Old 06-28-2004 | 04:39 PM
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very nice, I did that once on a box and decided it was over kill and never did it again lol (resin on all the seams with mat)
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Old 06-28-2004 | 05:07 PM
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Major overkill. If you make a box right, you shouldn't have to worry about it.
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