Does anyone here do amp recovering?

Artie

Artie

Peaveyologist
I snagged a nice Peavey Transtube at the flea-market awhile back. It's in great shape except for paint splatters on the vinyl covering. I thought about trying to recover it myself, but would love to have it done by someone with experience. Anyone here do that type of work, or know someone who does?

Thanks all;
Artie

P.S. This is a medium sized head. Kinda like the new MH Peavey heads.
P.S.S. Scratch the MH size. It's almost the same as a 5150. 24W x 9.5H x 11D
 
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It's gona cost twice what that thing is worth to recover it. You should spraypaint it your favorite color instead.
 
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Try using a product called "Goo Gone" to remove the paint.

There is a guy who advertises re-covering on the Portland, OR, CL.

Bill
 
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Empty Pockets said:
It's gona cost twice what that thing is worth to recover it. You should spraypaint it your favorite color instead.
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I hadn't thought of that. I can't make it any worse than it already is.

Boogie Bill said:
Try using a product called "Goo Gone" to remove the paint.

There is a guy who advertises re-covering on the Portland, OR, CL.

Bill
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I have some of that around here. Worth a try. :)
 
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There is a product called Duratex that is specifically made for amps. You roll it on. If you use their textured roller it comes out all rough and bumpy, but a smooth roller will give more of an eggshell look. It us WAY tougher than any spray paint. On the other hand it also costs $30. I am sure that is cheaper than recovering, though.
If you do spray paint it, use the same color as the original amp covering and if it is black use a satin or flat black, not gloss.

I bought an amp years ago that was black, then someone spray painted it white, then red, then finallt black again. Every time it got bumped or rubbed the paint layers showed through. After a few years of gigging it looked like junk.
 
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I am still recovering from my last amp purchase.... :p

(sorry I know that was turrible)
 
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Dave Locher said:
There is a product called Duratex that is specifically made for amps.
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I just watched several Y'tube videos on that product, after doing a search for cab recovering. It looks like a cool product for PA speakers et al. But it's not quite what I'm wanting for an amp recover. Still, good product to know about. That same search brought me to this video, on cab recovering with tolex:



This doesn't look too difficult, if one takes their time and does the classic "measure twice, cut once." I have the advantage of already having a little woodworking shop and most of the tools in that video. I just need the Tolex, and the glue. Two yards of the Tolex and the glue should be around $50. I'm going to give it a try.

Dave Locher said:
I bought an amp years ago that was black, then someone spray painted it white, then red, then finallt black again. Every time it got bumped or rubbed the paint layers showed through. After a few years of gigging it looked like junk.
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Isn't that called "relic-ing?" :D

hydro said:
I am still recovering from my last amp purchase.... :p

(sorry I know that was turrible)
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Rimshot. ;)
 
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Yeah, it was "relic-ed" before relicing was cool.
It actually looked great when I bought it because the black paint was fresh and nice. Then gradually it showed more and more of the red and then the white and in some places the original black. It's funny, too, because each time they painted it they disassembled it less. For the white, they totally tore it down. For the red they just took off the face and back plates. For the black they didn't take it apart at all, just masked off the control knob plate. I may "restore" it by putting a fairly light, smooth coat of the Duratex I have left over from the new one I built.

Good luck with the Tolex job. Like you said, it's not rocket science. The hard part is getting it smooth with no wrinkles or puckers. There's another thread on this forum of a guy using ostrich skin. Personally, not my thing, but it just goes to show you can use anything as long as you do a careful job.
 
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go to cloth store, get some cheetah pattern cloth and do it 80s style!!! Id try to remove paint first.. if the tolex isn't torn to bits and you just wish to brighten up the black, try shoe polish. ive brightened one up this way. The marshall head I had, had a name painted on top and I couldn't get it off with anything.. Goo gone, paint thinner, gas.. nada..
 
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You can email mojo musical supply and they can give you a fair price. I
 
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^ They say they start at $200. That's more than I want to spend on this.
The Goo Gone actually worked pretty good, but I want to recover it just for the practice.
 
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$200 for a starting price doesn't surprise me based on the prices people ask for small head cabs. Seems like somebody could make a pretty good living if they were good with tolex.
 
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