SimBass Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Hi, I'm a reader but dont alwasy get chance to post...since I read at work! but could really do with some help sourcing some carpet to cover a DIY cab I built, Originally I vanished it but it's starting to look dated and rather like a coffee table so I'm looking to cover it. In the sticky on DIY cabs I saw: "Cab covering and grille were from www.allangordon.co.uk, I much prefer it to the round ones that Maplin (et al) do. [RichardH note - allangordon are now sadly not trading - I understand retirement was the reason]" and the pic this went with was the sort of thing I'm looking for so if anyone knows where I can get it (or tell me if the Maplin stuff is any good) that would be great! N.B. the closer it can match my Markbass cabs black carpet the better. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 have a look at www.bluearan.co.uk - I got a lot of parts for my omni10.5's from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Have a look at [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+500001+1000528&Ntk=gensearch_003&Ntt=carpet&Ntx="]CPC Farnell[/url] Or there's some on ebay if you search for "Speaker Carpet" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJ Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 [quote name='andyonbass' post='385304' date='Jan 19 2009, 07:46 PM']Have a look at [url="http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+500001+1000528&Ntk=gensearch_003&Ntt=carpet&Ntx="]CPC Farnell[/url] Or there's some on ebay if you search for "Speaker Carpet"[/quote] The Maplin carpet is ok, a little thin (be careful when your stretching it) and its grey rather than the traditional black, but I quite like that as it looks custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinman Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 If you're certain about carpet then go ahead but have you considered cabinet paint? I've used the blue aran stuff on a few BFM cabs, put on with a small gloss roller. It's nice and easy to use, dries quickly, looks good and is pretty durable. If you smash it it's easy to patch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synaesthesia Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Allan Gordon closed up a while ago. You'd get various grades from Adam Hall, but actually if you google the people who fit speakers & subs into cars/vans/trucks/buses, you'd find that they source their fur from cheaper and more colourful range of rats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Most people seem to reckon the stuff from CPC is better quaility than the Maplin stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 Thanks for all the help guys, that blue aran site looks good unfortunatly they didn't have any of the stuff in stock so I went for the CPC stuff...I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 The CPC stuff is fine, I used it on my O10.5s [attachment=19003:25sept2.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 [quote name='andyonbass' post='386817' date='Jan 20 2009, 10:05 PM']The CPC stuff is fine, I used it on my O10.5s [attachment=19003:25sept2.JPG][/quote] @andyonbass Thanks for the pic...its really good to see the stuff actually on a cab. Any tips on getting the stuff on as neat and tidy as yours is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) Hi, Thanks for the tips on getting carpet...I always think its good for people to report back after following advice. I've finished the cab and its gone from being a coffee table to matching almost perfectly with my markbass rig. I actually built the cab before I bought the Markbass gear but amazingly it is exactly the right size for a nice 500W 1 X15 and 2 X 10 stack....NICE...really please with the outcome of the CPC black cab carpet...now I just need to look after it so that it doesn't get scruffy! Thanks again for the help...(sorry camara phone photo) [attachment=19595:DIY_CAB.jpg] Edited February 2, 2009 by SimBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='SimBass' post='387142' date='Jan 21 2009, 09:10 AM']@andyonbass Thanks for the pic...its really good to see the stuff actually on a cab. Any tips on getting the stuff on as neat and tidy as yours is?[/quote] Sorry I didn't reply, I've only just seen your post (I think I need to adjust my email notification settings However it looks like you've done a grand job, anyway I did find that my second cab was an improvement on the first but I still managed to glue some carpet to my shoes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) Yeah, on the whole I'm really pleased with the way it turned out...it was a bit tricky at times, but everythign was nice and neat, it was just the bits where the two edges meet that was trick...they all went well except the last edge...I ended up with a small gap on the back (less than a milimeter and hardly visibly...but very annoying when all teh rest went so well. To be honest I doubt anyone except me will ever noticed so yeah I'm really pleased...the best tip was on the CPC website which suggested "rolling" the cab over the carpet which worked really well. I just cant believe how nicely it fits in with my markbass cab now, really pleased...and it sounds awsome! Edited February 2, 2009 by SimBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 (edited) A bit late, now, but here's a great [url="http://www.icixsound.com/iv/view_video.php?viewkey=5a2e075a1a4a6e1b9770"]Carpeting tutorial[/url] Oh and if you paint the surface with black paint underneath where the joins will go, it kind of disguises any gaps. you can see where I painted along the intended joins [attachment=19615:20july1edit.jpg] Edited February 2, 2009 by andyonbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimBass Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 [quote name='andyonbass' post='397874' date='Feb 2 2009, 02:18 PM']Oh and if you paint the surface with black paint underneath where the joins will go, it kind of disguises any gaps you can see where I painted along the intended joins[/quote] Don't tell any one but on the 1mm gap I had left a ran a black permanent marker down it ....voila....it vanished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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