paul_5 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 'sup. What's the best way to stick the covering of my cab back down? I've got a few tears down one side, but none of them more than an inch long - do I just superglue it or is there a better way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whizzzy Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I've found the best way to repair this is to use some heat and then PVA wood glue. Use something like a hair-dryer to soften the tolex (or better still sit the cab in front of a fan heater for a short while so that the wooden cab retains some heat). Then apply a reasonable amount of PVA under the tear, leave it for 5 mins or so then stick the torn piece back into place smoothing it out from the joined piece to the end of the tear. A lot of the PVA will be squeezed out so use a damp rag to clean it off. Don't worry that you can see some of the white PVA at this stage as when it dries you will hardly see it. Use a dry cloth to clean off any moisture and then use some insulation or gaffa tape to stick over the tear and keep it in place. Leave it overnight before removing the tape to give the PVA plenty of time to dry and harden off. During the whole process try and keep the tolex warm as this will keep it soft and will mould back to the surface of the cab much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 Any sort of contact adhesive - Evostick, Thixofix etc. Personally I would avoid PVA for this. Not really what it's designed for. Obviously others have used it successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregBass Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 I used Copydex on my Marshall guitar combo - that worked a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted December 19, 2012 Share Posted December 19, 2012 (edited) Can recommend 3m scotch weld contact rubber adhesive. Link to ebay, maybe you'll find somewhere smaller can. If not send me pm, I might have some left [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3M-1300L-Scotch-Weld-Rubber-Adhesive-1-case-6-1lt-Tins-/120982155205#vi-content"]http://www.ebay.co.u...5205#vi-content[/url] Edited December 19, 2012 by observer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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