Dye grey rat fur black?

[1958Bassman]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Like this?

Edited to add- I thought it was a rat. Sorry.

[lowphatbass]

A long time ago I had a rack with fur on it and I used a heat gun and melted it off. You might give it a go on the bottom or something, if it works and it's a really cheap cab I'd opt for flat or semi-gloss black spray paint once once you get the fur and adhesive off. I think I used the heat gun and a scraper to get the rest of the adhesive off.

[Kmonk]

A few years ago I had GK cabs with gray rat fur. I stripped them and refinished them with Duplicolor Truck Bed Liner. It is available in quarts and gallons at Walmart. I also bought the roller kit. They came out great and the finish was indestructible.

[mjac28]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Steve Carell's first job.

[1958Bassman]

The cover can be pulled off, but it always leaves a lot behind and it can be sanded off using a random orbital sander with coarse discs. How well it comes off depends on the type of glue used.

This stuff is usually sold as 'trunk lining', by auto upholstery suppliers and places like Parts Express. The best kind is more dense and tighter weave. Usually, the black has the tightest weave.

[Tunaman]

Awesome thread guys, thanks for all the input !!!

I just renovated a bathroom from the studs but I'm too damn lazy to do refinish this stupid cab!

Its glued on pretty good, I'd have to sand it to hell but in the middle of the winter thats a tough task & in the summer Id rather do something else, ha ha ! DYing it seemed easy but you're right, it will get all over our clothes, although does hair for men run all over you?

I like the Walmart truck liner paint ideas, the Duratek was ridiculously expensive for these cheap ass cabs! ha ha

[vickde]

Originally Posted by UncleFluffy

Removing rat fur from cabs is a job best left to the professionals:

That creature looks like it would do a pretty good job of removing rat fur from a rat as well.

Pretty thing...

[dalkowski]

Originally Posted by Tunaman

does hair for men run all over you?

The lay-days will.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Originally Posted by beans-on-toast

Rat fur is a synthetic that has the color chemically bonded into the fiber. It resists being dyed. I've had lettering and logos painted on rat fur covered flight cases. It covers well enough to read but not well enough to change the cabinets color.

^This.

You can paint it, but it'll take paint like a sponge, and the static elecricity buildup plus the small diameter of the "hair" will leave a good portion of the hair paintless no matter how You soak it.

IIRC it took me about 15 layers with a rattle-can to paint white arrows onto dark gray rat fur subs of mine.
While wet, the thing looked OK, but as soon as the paint sunk in and dried, it practically vanished.
And all for nothing no less, our back-then guitarist still didn't get what lead goes where .

Originally Posted by beans-on-toast

Just be careful not to change the round over along the edges or the corners will no longer fit.

Probably no need to ask how and why You know that .

Regards
Sam

[beans-on-toast]

Originally Posted by T-Bird

Probably no need to ask how and why You know that .

Experience is a great teacher.