barrymclark Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 I got a couple of baffles I'm gonna cover this weekend with some tolex. For those of you that have done this, what easily attainable adhesive do you recommend? Ideally, I'd like for this to something I can get from Home Depot or Auto Zone or the like. Thanks!
GuitArtMan Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Are you a member of TGP? There are several cabinet builders over there who talk about this. Dig hard enough and there are some tutorial posts. Jim of Scumback speakers has one if no one else.
yoslate Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Here's the definitive word from my pal Ken Jones, who's a member (though infrequent poster - way busy) here, and builds cabinets for Greg Germino, Megatone harp and guitar amps, Bitar Amplifiers (I have two of those) and built for Bob Reinhardt and Caesar Diaz, and does amazing restoration work. Ken says us 3M Flexweld 30 NF adhesive. Use a brush to coat both the wood and the tolex, and let both dry. Then be very "deliberate" about applying the tolex to the wood surface. If you screw up, you can apply a hair drier and move the tolex around a little. Good luck with your project.
barrymclark Posted April 12, 2012 Author Posted April 12, 2012 Thanks guys! The word on TGP seems to be DAP weldwood cement. Yoslate, I will see if I can find that adhesive! Thanks!
Guest HRB853370 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 I got a couple of baffles I'm gonna cover this weekend with some tolex. For those of you that have done this, what easily attainable adhesive do you recommend? Ideally, I'd like for this to something I can get from Home Depot or Auto Zone or the like. Thanks! Where can you purchase Tolex from?
Guest HRB853370 Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Barry-Elmers Glue-works on almost anything! And its cheap!
DetroitBlues Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 There are a few sites to purchased tolex... Here's one site I used to pick out the tolex on the KBP RD http://www.tubesandmore.com/
knopfler74 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Mojotone makes specific tolex glue, and it's really easy to work with, meaning, forgiving. It's a little pricy, but it's great stuff. http://www.mojotone.com/other/Adhesives/Mojotone-TruGlu-Tolex-and-Tweed-Glue-1-Quart
barrymclark Posted April 13, 2012 Author Posted April 13, 2012 Thanks, guys, for the tips! Where can you purchase Tolex from? Got mine from Mojotone. Lots of places as mentioned though.
Guest HRB853370 Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Mojotone makes specific tolex glue, and it's really easy to work with, meaning, forgiving. It's a little pricy, but it's great stuff. http://www.mojotone....ed-Glue-1-Quart Ahh yes Mojotone, in Burgaw NC. They make great aftermarket harnesses with pots, and also do pickup rewinding. I have their harness in my Cherry 535.
yoslate Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 And things come full circle. Ken, the guy I mentioned above, helped Andy get Mojotone started. Ken grew up in Hickory, in the furniture industry, which thrived but is all but gone around here, now. Ken, and the luthier I'm apprenticing with, Tom, built all of Andy's cabinets, here, in Winston Salem, before Andy moved down near Wilmington.... Will, the guy (can't remember his name, Tom knows him) who, until recently, wound Mojotone's p'ups has gone out on his own. A really fine PRS came into the shop about two months ago, with this guy's pickups (humbuckers) in it. I had a chance to play it for a while. The pickups are extremely good!
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