My first re-tolex project - 6505+

Bones43x · 11-14-2009, 02:48 PM

Here it is...

I love white.

It's going to match the Splawn Quick Rod I ordered.

I may have to start doing this in my spare time to supplement my income.

It was suprisingly easy, but then I've done alot of stuff similar to this before on my old show truck.

I've still gotta take this thing in to a tech and have it checked out. I put new tubes in it, but it didn't fix the noise and EQ problem I'm having.

Jason · 11-14-2009, 03:04 PM

Looks sweet man!

kazE · 11-14-2009, 03:08 PM

I came.

Seriously, that looks amazing. Congrats!

warlock7strEMG · 11-14-2009, 03:09 PM

very very nice!!! im diggin the white for sure.

RideFour15 · 11-14-2009, 03:47 PM

Looks nice; I had painted mine last year when I wanted it white but it looks like crap now.

What did materials cost you? I'm itching to retolex mine as well.

Mattmc74 · 11-14-2009, 03:54 PM

Very cool looking indeed. Nice job!

budda · 11-14-2009, 03:57 PM

That looks clean! White is always a classy choice

.

I can dig it!

technomancer · 11-14-2009, 06:23 PM

Damn, that looks sweet

caskettheclown · 11-14-2009, 06:26 PM

wow that black man must be doing well because everything he owns is white!

seriously though

i'm a wee bit jealous. but just a wee bit
Clips?

Wee=a lot

Bones43x · 11-14-2009, 07:48 PM

Thanks guys.

I ordered the tolex from Antique Electronic Supply . Technically, it only takes 1 yard to recover it, but then you'd have 2 seams...which is guess isn't that bad because they'd be on the bottom. Since the tolex was only $12.95/yard, I ordered 2 yards that way I would have enough lenght to go all the way around the head and only have 1 seam. You're left with ALOT extra...enough to do 2 more heads.

For glue, I used the 3M Super 77 spray. The 77 sufficed, but I'd recommend using the Super 90 because it's a little stronger. Either one is a little over $10.

I spent about $40 recovering it...plus the new corner covers, screws, and handle.

Necrophagist777 · 11-15-2009, 12:45 AM

White amps always look classy. NICE JOB!

Wi77iam · 11-15-2009, 01:02 AM

Hmm.. Anyway of tolexing guitars? or are the contours too much for it?

Bones43x · 11-15-2009, 05:29 AM

I'm sure it could be done, but it would be hard to pull it off.

ShadyDavey · 11-15-2009, 05:42 AM

That is excellent - any tips on how to make a good job if anyone were interested in doing that themselves?

There's a DPM (Camoflague) covered Laney head+Cab in my local music shop that is also inspirational so I'm tempted to have a go at some point

Bones43x · 11-15-2009, 07:07 AM

The hardest part of the whole process is getting the old stuff off. It's a pain in the butt. The stuff that Peavey used to glue the tolex on was killer! In alot of places, the cloth backing would separate from the vinyl, and it's about impossible to peel it off. I ended up using my power sander to get it off...it was alot easier and faster that way.

As far as the recovering process...just pay attention to how the old stuff was wrapped around. I found a how-to where someone said to lay the old tolex over the new and trace the pattern. That's a waste of time really. I just cut mine to the proper width, plus 1/4 to 1/2" more. I started on the bottom and worked my way around.

The seam was the only place that I was nervous about, and it wasn't really that difficult. You overlap the ends and then use a razor and cut a straight line. Then gently peel up the overlapping end and pull the piece you cut off the other end out from under it. Then just stick it back down...

When wrapping around the corners and edges, just cut off a little at a time until it will lay and overlap right.

Fred · 11-15-2009, 07:12 AM

Looks fantastic man, congrats!

lateralus819 · 11-15-2009, 02:49 PM

Good job, i re-tolexed both of my heads and its a pain in the ass getting the old stuff off like he said.

As he said get 2 yards, 2 yards did my 2 heads and my pedal board. The corners are a real pain in the ass if you want them perfect, mine all have a 1/16th of a gap bit they got alot better as i went

HighGain510 · 11-15-2009, 04:49 PM

Wow that came out looking killer Jarrett, nicely done!

CYBERSYN · 11-16-2009, 03:07 AM

Looks awesome man!

I love your settings

!

J/K

Bones43x · 11-16-2009, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CYBERSYN

Looks awesome man!

I love your settings

!

J/K

That's my signature sound...

JK...I was messing around and put everything at 5 except the posts at 0. I thought it would look funny for the pic. I've gotta take this thing in to have it fixed. The EQ on the lead channel doesn't seem to work, and it's pretty noisey. Hopefully it's not a major deal...

CYBERSYN · 11-16-2009, 05:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bones43x

That's my signature sound...

JK...I was messing around and put everything at 5 except the posts at 0. I thought it would look funny for the pic. I've gotta take this thing in to have it fixed. The EQ on the lead channel doesn't seem to work, and it's pretty noisey. Hopefully it's not a major deal...

Cool man!

Ah, the old phantom EQ of the 5150/6505.

Was it really ever there to begin with.

Good Luck tho man.

DaveCarter · 11-16-2009, 05:45 AM

Nice work, looks great

Meldville · 11-16-2009, 02:25 PM

Killer job man! Been thinking about retolexing my amp too! Where'd you snag the corners/handle?

Bones43x · 11-16-2009, 02:54 PM

Antique Electronic Supply

If you order the corners from them, make sure they wrap them individually. When I ordered them, they were all in a bag together and scratched a little. Being the perfectionist I am, I had to repaint them.

mattofvengeance · 11-20-2009, 12:04 AM

Badass! Ever since I was much younger and saw Randy Rhoads' Marshalls, I've been in love with white heads and cabs. I definitely want to do this when I'm more steady in my head department (read: when the Mesa is departed).

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11-14-2009, 02:48 PM	#1
Bones43x Head Banger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 309 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My first re-tolex project - 6505+ Here it is... I love white. It's going to match the Splawn Quick Rod I ordered. I may have to start doing this in my spare time to supplement my income. It was suprisingly easy, but then I've done alot of stuff similar to this before on my old show truck. I've still gotta take this thing in to a tech and have it checked out. I put new tubes in it, but it didn't fix the noise and EQ problem I'm having.

11-14-2009, 03:04 PM	#2
Jason Sign Your Neg Rep Posts! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The woods.. Posts: 9,896 Thanked: 80 Feedback Score: 20 reviews	Looks sweet man! "I wish TV had a knob so you could turn up the intelligence. The one marked Brightness doesn't work." Gallagher

11-14-2009, 03:57 PM	#7
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11-14-2009, 06:23 PM	#8
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11-14-2009, 03:08 PM	#3
kazE Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 473 Thanked: 5 Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I came. Seriously, that looks amazing. Congrats!

11-14-2009, 03:09 PM	#4
warlock7strEMG SS.org Regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Posts: 895 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	very very nice!!! im diggin the white for sure.

11-14-2009, 03:54 PM	#6
Mattmc74 SS Contributor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 13,938 Thanked: 325 Feedback Score: 14 reviews	Very cool looking indeed. Nice job!

11-14-2009, 06:26 PM	#9
caskettheclown Sevenstring GAS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: odenville alabama Posts: 1,271 Thanked: 11 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow that black man must be doing well because everything he owns is white! seriously though i'm a wee bit jealous. but just a wee bit Clips? Wee=a lot

11-14-2009, 07:48 PM	#10
Bones43x Head Banger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 309 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks guys. I ordered the tolex from Antique Electronic Supply . Technically, it only takes 1 yard to recover it, but then you'd have 2 seams...which is guess isn't that bad because they'd be on the bottom. Since the tolex was only $12.95/yard, I ordered 2 yards that way I would have enough lenght to go all the way around the head and only have 1 seam. You're left with ALOT extra...enough to do 2 more heads. For glue, I used the 3M Super 77 spray. The 77 sufficed, but I'd recommend using the Super 90 because it's a little stronger. Either one is a little over $10. I spent about $40 recovering it...plus the new corner covers, screws, and handle.

11-15-2009, 12:45 AM	#11
Necrophagist777 can't bend.... Join Date: May 2009 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 990 Thanked: 10 Feedback Score: 3 reviews	White amps always look classy. NICE JOB!

11-15-2009, 01:02 AM	#12
Wi77iam Ibanez fanboi Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,739 Thanked: 20 Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Hmm.. Anyway of tolexing guitars? or are the contours too much for it?

11-15-2009, 05:29 AM	#13
Bones43x Head Banger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 309 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I'm sure it could be done, but it would be hard to pull it off.

11-15-2009, 05:42 AM	#14
ShadyDavey 7ibrarian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 6,574 Thanked: 104 Feedback Score: 1 reviews	That is excellent - any tips on how to make a good job if anyone were interested in doing that themselves? There's a DPM (Camoflague) covered Laney head+Cab in my local music shop that is also inspirational so I'm tempted to have a go at some point While raping a bear in Yellowstone and snorting coke out of a freshly-dead baby's skull, I finally felt that I had found my calling and built a time machine out of Iraqi WMDs and LOTS OF HEMP WHOA. Using this time machine I went back in time and shot JFK from outer ....ing space. I am now your god - Jeff .....and then all of a sudden he drops the musical equivilant of a steaming turd right in our laps - ESP Griffyn

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11-15-2009, 07:07 AM	#15
Bones43x Head Banger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 309 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The hardest part of the whole process is getting the old stuff off. It's a pain in the butt. The stuff that Peavey used to glue the tolex on was killer! In alot of places, the cloth backing would separate from the vinyl, and it's about impossible to peel it off. I ended up using my power sander to get it off...it was alot easier and faster that way. As far as the recovering process...just pay attention to how the old stuff was wrapped around. I found a how-to where someone said to lay the old tolex over the new and trace the pattern. That's a waste of time really. I just cut mine to the proper width, plus 1/4 to 1/2" more. I started on the bottom and worked my way around. The seam was the only place that I was nervous about, and it wasn't really that difficult. You overlap the ends and then use a razor and cut a straight line. Then gently peel up the overlapping end and pull the piece you cut off the other end out from under it. Then just stick it back down... When wrapping around the corners and edges, just cut off a little at a time until it will lay and overlap right.

11-15-2009, 02:49 PM	#17
lateralus819 Mr. legacy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: corinth ny Posts: 667 Thanked: 18 Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Good job, i re-tolexed both of my heads and its a pain in the ass getting the old stuff off like he said. As he said get 2 yards, 2 yards did my 2 heads and my pedal board. The corners are a real pain in the ass if you want them perfect, mine all have a 1/16th of a gap bit they got alot better as i went

11-15-2009, 04:49 PM	#18
HighGain510 Cold As Ice Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 12,476 Thanked: 226 Feedback Score: 31 reviews	Wow that came out looking killer Jarrett, nicely done!

11-16-2009, 05:45 AM	#22
DaveCarter Melowiddler Join Date: May 2007 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 1,989 Thanked: 41 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Nice work, looks great UK Guitar Teacher and Session Guitarist

11-16-2009, 02:25 PM	#23
Meldville Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 1,311 Thanked: 14 Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Killer job man! Been thinking about retolexing my amp too! Where'd you snag the corners/handle?

11-16-2009, 02:54 PM	#24
Bones43x Head Banger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 309 Thanked: 9 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Antique Electronic Supply If you order the corners from them, make sure they wrap them individually. When I ordered them, they were all in a bag together and scratched a little. Being the perfectionist I am, I had to repaint them.

11-20-2009, 12:04 AM	#25
mattofvengeance boots2asses Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 4,712 Thanked: 103 Feedback Score: 17 reviews	Badass! Ever since I was much younger and saw Randy Rhoads' Marshalls, I've been in love with white heads and cabs. I definitely want to do this when I'm more steady in my head department (read: when the Mesa is departed).

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