thanks

Hahahahhaha

No doubt 😴

Good lookin out thanks man

That’s hilarious! 😂

Now you've gone and made me think. I wonder if some clear kiwi would help with lighter colors... only one way to find out.

Nice!!!

Awesome to hear!

For sure! I find shoe polish of all things works really well after cleaning it thoroughly.

Likely just accidental fat finger down votes. I've done myself in the past.

You are right about dreaming about the gear you wish you had, then later realizing some of the stuff you had early on was actually awesome and you tweak the new gear to sound like your old stuff lol. One point I would make is that the brush I used was just as important in getting those results as the product maybe even more important. I just used a kiwi shoe polish brush which seems to be made of natural horse hair and is really soft. Be sure to use something similar. The next episode in the series I actually applied black shoe polish to the cab to even out the color and that worked awesome as well.

@@thebassment1845 Would you say the finished look has held up? Did the convertible cleaner or shoe polish leave a noticeable residue when you touch it?

The brush is a big part of it. If you have any small scuffs or discoloration I’ve found that shoe polish works really really well.

⁠@@thebassment1845dude that ❤❤ vs no this rickdlet’s

that’s fucking brilliant …..

I bet that thing looks great. I had a late 70’s Peavey Mk III for my first real head. Sounded good, but didn’t have the power to keep up with a drummer in the rehearsal space. If ever find a good deal on a 2 channel Mk IV head I may grab it for the nostalgia.

Thats what I use because it is cheap its like $2 a bottle

Totally agree!

I bet that worked well also.

Josh Shadowens thanks man! Share it my channel is tiny lol

Shoe polish is a great finishing step if you have any discoloration that needs to be concealed.

@@thebassment1845 That's funny :D I bought a cabinet with shoe (black) polish all over it and now whenever I touch the tolex I have black hands.

Irish music rules! Rory Gallagher is the greatest for sure!

How do you clean grill cloth and not tear it up?

@@jasonhudson73 brush gently then vacuum. Then soft brush or wipe with a cloth wetted with a soap or carpet cleaner. Wipe off with clean damp cloth then wait for it to dry and repeat the whole thing.

I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks man!

Jig paint is a great idea. Tried it and it looks great. It did take several coats on the white damaged spots. The bottle recommends priming with white first. Unfortunately my Cabellas is 2 hrs away so I just used the black.

Glad it was helpful!

Adam Cumbers thanks man! I’ve since learned using like colored shoe polish afterward really helps to blend any variations in the color and sheen.

Held up like a champ! Still have to wipe it down every so often to keep it clean and maintain it.

Believe it or not… I like kiwi shoe polish for that actually.

Let me see what I can find…

@@thebassment1845 Thank you Very much & much appreciated

I think so. I’m assuming it’s a hard shell plastic case?

Not sure about the ashy finish. It could be abrasions on the tolex or something like that. I don’t think the cleaner would be the cause. I would use shoe polish on it to give it a consistent finish and add protection. I did that with mine and it works amazing when done correctly.

@@thebassment1845 UPDATE: I did use shoe polish but only on the off colored scuffs. Once the amp was clean and ashy I applied leather cleaner/conditioner. Restored about 80% shine. Then I put some Back to Black car trim restoring liquid. Now everything is even and rich deep black shine. No one would guess this amp is from the 60s, it looks MINT! Thank you

I am a big fan of shoe polish for that.

Maybe

Well I was cleaning the soft top on my Jeep when the idea came to me, so I used what I had. I think the soft bristle brush that I used is a key ingredient as well. The leather and vinyl cleaner you mentioned will likely work as well. For me I figured the vinyl top cleaner was probably formulated just aggressive enough to remove more than 40 years of funk from it.

Chuck Lopez haven’t tried brown yet but I can’t think of any reason it wouldn’t work.

Of the McGuire’s? Not any at all…

Robert Nolan so far so good. I have since applied some black shoe polish to it an buffed it out to blend in some of the small scratches and the 2 techniques combined are fantastic!

I’ll have to try that…

Probably not as deeply embossed as the elephant skin. The cleaner combined with a natural horse hair style soft bristle brush like what come with a shoe shine kit should do the trick though.

Welp you weren’t wrong...

Khunt Licker not on tolex yet.

I actually hit it with the old black shoe polish trick. It keep the color perfect and it’s easier to keep clean now also.

Nice ass on the pic ngl

I know right?! That’s just crazy!

That’s more than valid too.

Armor All is fine after a good cleaning. I prefer shoe polish actually over armor all though.

Roger Baker thank you sir!

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Interesting… I’m sorry you didn’t get the same results that I did. The soft bristle shoe polishing brush I used I believe is a large part of how I got the results that I got as well.

@@thebassment1845 Meguiar's left white deposits on deeply furrowed tolex like Marshall fender and ampeg. Especially when I used a brush. I first thought that it will go away, as there is no way to get the white foam out of the grooves after brushing. It dries with white deposits. It was especially clear when I used it on the Ampeg Isovent cabs. I have 3 of them. The most dirty one came out cleanest with just water and dove soap and the McGuire's left a white deposit in the furrows which made it even worse. You have to wash it out with water and soap which defeats the purpose. I made videos of it and have two of the isovents with me of which I still have to redo the one that I didnt get to remove the Meguiar's yet which now has white deposits. A lot of washing with water and Dove soap gets them black again, so at least it is reversible. Unfortunately I think the ammonia used in Meguiar's reacts with the white fender tolex as used in vintage Fender amps. The ammonia seems to turn the white tolex yellowish. As I said, I definitely see that it can work well on smooth non-deeply-furrowed BLACK tolex, but the trouble starts on vintage deeply furrowed tolex and I am particularly worried using any cleaner with ammonia in it on old plastics and definitely not on blonde tolex of any sort. Meguiars certainly smells very strong of ammonia, but I am not sure if it is listed to contain it. It is easy to cherry pick anything from the internet to validate anyone's point, but the followiong seemed to be what happened to my old tolex: Quote "Many of the other cleaners *remove* plasticizers - including all soap-type or ammonia-based cleaners - and will stiffen and eventually ruin tolex. " That might be why my older tolex seems to be damaged by the ammonia as it already lost plasticity due to age and the ammonia basically cleans, but also ages the tolex immediately.