fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Is it just me ? I've just spent the best part of 30 mins shaving one of my carpeted cabs. Luckily i have a Wahl leccy clipper which cleans up the straggling black carpet fibres that eventually form on top of the carpet covering, quite nicely. What the shaver doesnt do, is pick out all the hairs ( where the hell do they come from ? I dont even own a pet ) or get rid of what looks like short grass stalks, maybe 1/2" long. This cab has never seen a lawn What is it with cab builders that make use of this infernal covering that, without even trying, seems to attract every bit of flotsam and detritus, small babies, toupees , specks of debris from outer space, blah de blah ? Why not just make cabs with a vinyl covering ? Jeeeeeeeez it cant be anymore expensive, shirley ? *[i] relax, eat a prozac, relax, have a beer, relax, breathe , relax * [/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I trim the worst off, then run a lighter gently over the cab. Really makes a big difference and makes the carpet slightly more resistant to re fluffing up lol. If done well can make a can look almost new. Obviously care must be taken when doing this method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I have a blow torch. Perhaps i could stand further back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 [indent=1]Gaffa or packing tape dabbed all over works well [/indent] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I can see that working for surface sh*te but after the short back and sides with the clippers, i had to physically pick out the hairs and grass stalks, as they had embedded themselves. No amount of tape would shift those. Vinyl covering !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 I don't suppose 'not giving a damn' would be an option for you guys? One of my Ashdown combos has a carpet covering and is covered in cat hair (we don't have a cat) and various other stuff, but as I don't eat off it, I don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 When I was a teenager I left my carpet-covered Peavey amp at the house of the drummer I played with, who was a bit older than me. Unknown to me, the room he stored the gear in was also where he smoked his naughty cigs to avoid smoking in front of his kids, and the Peavey was at exactly the right height to use as a rolling surface. I recall spending a frantic half-hour picking the bits off on the way home when I took it back to my parents' house, who would not have approved. So I'm not terribly fond of carpet covered cabs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1473353252' post='3129444'] I don't suppose 'not giving a damn' would be an option for you guys? One of my Ashdown combos has a carpet covering and is covered in cat hair (we don't have a cat) and various other stuff, but as I don't eat off it, I don't care. [/quote] Well i know many pals who clean their cars when they get covered in road muck, but then they dont eat off their cars, so you could ask them, why bother ? Hey Dave - didnt see you at Fat Lils recently ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473354484' post='3129451'] Well i know many pals who clean their cars when they get covered in road muck, but then they dont eat off their cars, so you could ask them, why bother ? Hey Dave - didnt see you at Fat Lils recently ?? [/quote] I usually give my cars an annual clean Missed a couple of FL Sundays (despite The Wirebirds supposedly being 'co-hosts' with Drivin' Sideways) because of gigging commitments. Should be there end of this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1473356053' post='3129465'] I usually give my cars an annual clean Missed a couple of FL Sundays (despite The Wirebirds supposedly being 'co-hosts' with Drivin' Sideways) because of gigging commitments. Should be there end of this month. [/quote] An annual clean ? You utter slob, and the mark of a good bassman Probably see you at FL later this month then dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473356265' post='3129468'] An annual clean ? You utter slob, and the mark of a good bassman[/quote] I've been known to miss a year now and then...though the arrival of the Polish/Romanian car wash on the Minster Lovell road has been a boon to people like me. £8 for a good wash. They do the car, as well [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473356265' post='3129468'] Probably see you at FL later this month then dave [/quote] Hope so! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Perhaps they can do my hairy cabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 Have you considered velcroing a dog to your cab to keep cats away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 A non moulting model ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guildb30179 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 You do realise that acoustic scientists have spent may years working out that a hairy cab gives that x factor in the bass sound? (paint the inside of you CD player green, Put your CD's in the Freezer, Slate your Front room etc) You've probably devalued it considerably by giving it a number 2! I know your pain, my Hartke Combo is now sporting quite an afro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473351873' post='3129434'] I've just spent the best part of 30 mins shaving one of my carpeted cabs. [/quote] I quite fancy a 'sac, back and crack' job and note that you're into photography. I think we could come up with quite an interesting Off Topic thread. What do you think..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 I'm a wildlife photographer! ...hey, yeah I could see that working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473375560' post='3129710'] ...hey, yeah I could see that working [/quote] Outstanding. Once my Chalfonts have cleared up we can get the ball rolling. So to speak. Edited September 8, 2016 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 2 german shepherds travel daily in my gigmobile. Never mind the carpeting on the cabinet, you should see the state the carpeted interior gets in even after vacuuming once a week. I have pretty much given up. House is damn near completely enveloped in dog fur during their 4 times a year major moult.... However my Oreck vacuum does help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1473376704' post='3129716'] Outstanding. Once my Chalfonts have cleared up we can get the ball rolling. So to speak. [/quote] Sorry to hear about your Farmers. Perhaps we could squeeze them into a money shot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='FinnDave' timestamp='1473353252' post='3129444'] I don't suppose 'not giving a damn' would be an option for you guys? [/quote] I like where your heads at. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473352473' post='3129440'] I have a blow torch. Perhaps i could stand further back [/quote] coffee.....screen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Not enjoying the cat hairs? Pfft! That is nothing! I once had a cat climb on top of the stack and vomit on the top edge. I didn't find it til I got home from work and it had slid down the side and dried. Getting that out of the hairs was not fun. I'm sure the cat was making a statement about my playing or something, but then again he used to vomit everywhere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 [quote name='fleabag' timestamp='1473381190' post='3129737'] Sorry to hear about your Farmers. Perhaps we could squeeze them into a money shot ? [/quote] Owwwwwww!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnDave Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 This thread is taking a distinctly 'not to be read while eating breakfast' turn (any tips for getting food out of a lap book pro keyboard?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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