getting a cab recovered

[jcphockey16]

i have a cab with worn out carpet on it and i want to get it recovered with some kind of crazy tolex or something. has anyone gotten a cab recovered? where could i get it done?

 

[knuckle_head]

....and it would be recovering from?

< sorry >

Check out upholstery shops - ones that do boats, motorcycle seats, etc.

 

[TUT2222]

I redid a Hartke 4x10 with Rhinoliner(or whatever the auto supply carries.) Just stripping the old carpet off and prepping took way too many hours. Mine is a flakeboard cab, and big flakes came off when pulling off the carpet. I'll bet I put 30 hours into refinishing it. I know you said Tolex, but you still need to have a good cab to start with.

 

[BassmanPaul]

If you are "handy" do it yourself, it's not that hard.

Paul

 

[mkrtu9]

I rhinoliner'd one too. Pretty simple, I wouldn't waste the money to have some one do it unless I wanted a weird color.

 

[Magical_Merlin]

Is there an easy way to strip the carpet off of a cab?

 

[bassman10096]

Not really. But there is adhesive remover to get the glue and leftover fibers off after you rip the carpet off. If possible, avoid the problem TUT2222 mentioned. Particleboard gets pretty badly torn up taking carpet off. Restoring a flat surface, suitable for painting, rhino liner or tolex (which shows surface dings if not filled) can really take up time. If you have particleboard, you may be better off to put on new carpet.

 

[Lee Barker]

This may help in the removal of coverings: The adhesive very possibly will dissolve with lacquer thinner. I use it in a squeeze bottle with a pointy tip and a very small hole--it comes out in a narrow stream, and I can direct it. Once you get a corner up, just shoot a little solvent at the place where the covering and the wood meet, and keep working it that way. I think there will be much less damage to the wood.