Thanks, John! All good info, and appreciated. I have two plywood
cabinets that are painted black, but I want to cover them with
snakeskin (!) I have the corners and the feet, and just needed
reassurance that it wasn't a tricky job, because as you say, the
stuff's expensive.
Snakeskin MOTM...
Mike
--- In motm@y..., John Speth <johns@m...> wrote:
> I used tolex to cover my MOTM cabinet. It's not the elegance of
wood, of
> course, but the stuff works like a dream. By that, I mean that
it's stable
> enough to be strong but stretches just enough to make it easy to
apply.
> It's relatively expensive but worth the money, IMO.
>
> I bought some from a guy in town who recovers Fender amps. He gave
me all
> the tips for using it. Use 3M Spray 90 for adhesive and use a new
exacto
> knife for the trimming after applying the tolex. I bought metal
corner
> protectors so I wouldn't have to worry about my corners. You
should go to
> local music stores, etc to look at the Fender method of covering.
There
> seems to be a standard for overlapping (when to, when not to, and
how much),
> and corner work that Fender has used over the years.
>
> One last tip, I covered my cabinet in August (warm time). I bet
the stuff
> doesn't work so well in January so apply it while in a warm room.
>
> John Speth
> mailto:johns@m...