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Topic: Cleaning tolex |
Joe E
From: Houston Texas
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 3:30 pm
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Hello again. I forgfot how much I used to enjoy hanging out here!
I have a Music Man combo amp that was in mint shape when I bought a few years ago. It has not left the house. It was not covered though and looks dirty.
What can I used to clean the tolex back to pretty shape?
In the past I used Armor All, but it covered the dirt into the textue and then I was never able to get it clean. This time I want to clean this amp first and then treat it with a product.
Soap and Water? Fantastic?, 409? What do you guys use. This amp is in such nice shape, I want to keep it that way.
Joe E |
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Jody Carver
From: KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 5:10 pm
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Try to find a bottle of "Spray Nine". Thats what we used at the factory.
Armor All will give it the shine,but will not remove the grit and accumulation of dirt. |
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Ken Fox
From: Nashville GA USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 5:24 pm
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409 or Fantastic and a nylon scrub brush. Use a wet/damp towel to pull out the loosed dirt and soapy residue. |
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Donny Hinson
From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 6:03 pm
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I just use Windex with a (natural bristle) scrub brush, and then wipe it off with an old turkish-towel. I follow with some spray furniture wax, like Pledge. (Armour-All leaves a greasy, oily appearance that I don't care for.)
Also, I wouldn't advise using Formula 409, as I had a friend that used it on an old Silvertone amp, and it took off all the silkscreening (Vol., Tone, and control numbers) that was on the front panel! |
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Ricky Littleton
From: Steely-Eyed Missile Man from Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2003 6:10 pm
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Like Jody said, SPRAY-NINE.
Ricky
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