rapscallion Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 How difficult would it be to take off the original tolex from a cab and re-cover it? I only ask as I'm GASing for a tweed cab, but the likes of Aguilar, Matamp and old school Fender are out of my budget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 It really depends on how well stuck down it was. The actual recovering part is dead easy (a cross between wallpapering and wrapping a present) but scraping off bits of torn tolex and glue remnants with a stanley knife blade took me ages on a Roland Cube 60 I had many years ago. Never tried using one for this, but maybe a hot air gun would make it come off easier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 As Icastle states, a hot air gun will help and perhaps a mild chemical for dissolving/softening the glue. If you can`t wallpaper, don`t attempt tolex. There are suprisingly few people offering this as a service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1328190796' post='1523305'] As Icastle states, a hot air gun will help and perhaps a mild chemical for dissolving/softening the glue. If you can`t wallpaper, don`t attempt tolex. There are suprisingly few people offering this as a service. [/quote] Spot-on, these guys are the only ones I could find when I was looking into this http://www.guitaraid.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Another thing that might work for removing tolex is a hot iron. Just sit it on each part for a minute or so & it should peel fine. I'd then look outside the box & cover the cab with fur fabric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1328192393' post='1523348'] Another thing that might work for removing tolex is a hot iron. Just sit it on each part for a minute or so & it should peel fine. I'd then look outside the box & cover the cab with fur fabric. [/quote] Worked for me, put brown paper betwen the iron and the tolex though. Cord carpet is cheap and would look good, lots of colours as well. Edited February 2, 2012 by BRANCINI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1328191766' post='1523328'] Spot-on, these guys are the only ones I could find when I was looking into this [url="http://www.guitaraid.co.uk/"]http://www.guitaraid.co.uk/[/url] [/quote] Ha! guitaraids! Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapscallion Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 ^^ Having never wallpapered, this might be one for the pro's, especially with tweed. Thanks for the heads up lozz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 There's a few tutorials online if you google about for it. I had a look a few weeks back as I've got a custom made 2x10 thats carpet covered with an ugly metal grill, and I was thinking of giving it tolex and a sliver grill cloth to smarten it up. The videos make it look easy, but I think the trick is in the measuring/cutting. You can get away with a lot more if you're putting corner protectors on, but if you want the corners left natural then the folding/cutting has to be a bit cleverer to cover the joins. Here's a vid of a guy doing a snazzy job on a Peavey 5150 with white tolex, should give you an idea of how tricky it is. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k7rDs4F4qs[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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