Black tweed?

funkgang49 · Post by **funkgang49** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 4:52 pm

Does anyone know of a source for a black colored tweed cabinet covering?

billyz · Post by **billyz** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:50 pm

Yes,
You paint it, but I'm not giving away my process .

Jana · Post by **Jana** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:35 pm

You get better tone if you use the middle finger to depress the valve on the rattle can.

Gibsonman63 · Post by **Gibsonman63** » Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:55 pm

Purple tweed sounds best!

funkgang49 · Post by **funkgang49** » Mon Jan 19, 2015 4:26 pm

Thanks guys! Ha-ha-ha!

I had a feeling these would be the responses I would get!

Many years back I went down the dreaded tweed covering road - I purchased the non-lacquered type and after applying it to a cabinet I then sprayed several coats of poly to it.

It was an unmitigated disaster!

Despite my failure I did try a couple of more times but the end result was not nearly as nice as Billyz's examples.

I swore that I would never do that again! I recently saw photos and a video of the Swart Spacetone 45 and thought that the black tweed looked really sharp. I was hoping then that maybe some supplier was now offering a pre-tinted version of that tweed.

I guess by the comments that that would be a big fat NO then!

Zippy · Post by **Zippy** » Tue Jan 20, 2015 4:08 pm

Paint it with coffee and cream stout, then load it in the smoker.

Milkmansound · Post by **Milkmansound** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:49 pm

tinted lacquer - I believe its sprayed onto the tweed. You can get high from this cabinet for a few weeks after its done

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billyz · Post by **billyz** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:14 pm

Milkman,
I love the wood grained control panel. Formica ? Silkscreened ?

Milkmansound · Post by **Milkmansound** » Fri Jan 23, 2015 11:52 pm

thanks! I think it adds a nice touch

its laser engraved PVC material

billyz · Post by **billyz** » Sat Jan 24, 2015 12:09 am

I use laser engraved PVC also.

TimmyP1955 · Post by **TimmyP1955** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 12:08 am

I would think that an alcohol based woodworking dye would work well. (But I thought I could use Ritt dye to make some beige pants black - they came out various shades of purple. Glad they were free.)

Will V. · Post by **Will V.** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:54 am

Have you tried going to a fabric store and looking for a heavy black cotton twill, maybe 12 oz. or heavier? Tweed is actually a type of twill, but the term is usually used to refer to wool fabrics, and I'm pretty sure Fender tweed is actually heavy cotton twill (or at least it was in the 50's, maybe it has some synthetic component now). Denim is also a type of twill, by the way.

TUBEDUDE · Post by **TUBEDUDE** » Sat May 09, 2015 12:35 pm

Ooh, lacqured denim! That would go well with my new tele build.

66tele · Post by **66tele** » Wed May 13, 2015 2:54 pm

Weber offers a black tweed on their kits. Perhaps they would sell you some. Shoot them an email and ask nicely!

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