Cabinet Covering Tweed Guitar Amp - How to Glue Tolex or Tweed

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Жыл бұрын

This week in the shop I'm covering a low powered tweed twin cabinet I built. I've got other videos detailing cabinet covering but I thought I'd try again so you could see the process as it unfolds. Things to keep in mind:
Use a new razor blade!
Be aware of the tweed orientation on your cut pieces.
The top and bottom cut pieces need to be perfectly parallel the width of the cabinet opening.
Always use a heat gun to make the white tolex glue turn clear otherwise it won't tack up enough to stick.
When cutting corners I flip the box cutter and use the back side of the blade to press the corner and get my line. Then carefully cut with a SHARP blade.
This took me about an hour but don't feel bad if it takes you longer. Tolex glue can be re-activated with heat. Take your time. That said, the order of operations I use is the most efficient I've found.
Enjoy!
#handmade #guitaramp #tweed

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@PaulLebow 5 күн бұрын

Love it! Seems my tweed inside curve where it splits has the filler patch underneath the main sheet rather than a little triangle on top. Who knows, maybe both were used depending upon the person.

@utahprepper8925 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a tutorial specifically addressing the tapered and angled Fender style cabinets - blackface, silverface etc. Those front angles are tricky and deserve their own video.

@FreshOldSchool Жыл бұрын

Good call. I’ll do one. Thanks for watching!

@richclayton5785 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! Thanks!

@terryoyama 5 ай бұрын

You made it look so simple! Great job! Subscribed!

@mearslab 4 ай бұрын

great content!

@TheRecordist Жыл бұрын

Wow. That's a crap load of work! But the end result is pro! Awesome!

@FreshOldSchool Жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks! It’s not so bad once you’ve done it several hundred times. Haha. Hopefully somebody will watch this someday and it will save them some heartache if they give it a try.

@LatinRhemaMusic15 Жыл бұрын

I have a question, where do buy your Tweed Covering from?

@richclayton5785 Жыл бұрын

@@LatinRhemaMusic15 looks to be the MOJOTONE tweed where one side has been coated. Looks like he is gluing the untreated side. No idea where MOJOTONE gets their tweed.

@ondrejglembek 5 ай бұрын

Nice video! Quick question - my tweed came folded - will ironing fix it (talking long time)? Thanks

@FreshOldSchool 5 ай бұрын

I'd iron it from the backside using steam and if it is real tweed (not vinyl) high heat. It should lay out fine if you take your time and do that. Without steam it is likely that those creases will still be there and then look bad when you shellac it. Hope that helps!

@williambock1821 Жыл бұрын

That’s an interesting technique for the corners. You should do a tutorial on those.

@FreshOldSchool 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’ll do it!

@conjering 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Do you have with a Marshall style head cab?

@elambassist Ай бұрын

Fender case vid ? I have two with a weird stickiness due to faulty covering from factory but they are custom for the instruments so would love to recover. Or have to toss cause the finish is dissolving thru the covering.

@PracticalCat 16 күн бұрын

Have you ever covered an amp with canvas? Would you recomend it? I am building myself a combo organ and am considering using canvas instead of tolex as a budget friendly option.

@anthonylarussa6941 Жыл бұрын

Hello! Do you happy to take on custom projects? I have a wood enclosure that I just can’t seem to add tolex to properly and wanted to see if you do work like that. Would be able to pay you whatever you think is fair plus supply tolex and the wood cabinet. Best!