Vinyl for amp covering

[JonasLyngdam]

Hi. Is it possible to use car vinyl for covering an amp instead of tolex? I want a carbon white, but i can only find it in vinyl.

[AcornHouse]

Tolex is a trade name for a flexible, waterproof, (you guessed it) vinyl material.

If its the look you want, I'd say go for it.

[JonasLyngdam]

Thank you. Does it need a clear coat on top?

[Phazor]

You can use any vinyl but if you bump and tear,ding, whatever, the vinyl-cloth backing shows through. So if you use black , it should have a black cloth backing, If you go White , it should have a white backing. That way your amp wont have different color scuff and such. Looks nice longer.

[statorvane]

You do not need to clear coat vinyl.

[Reeltarded]

You can even use wall paper, or ribbon.

Or sheetmetal...

[JonasLyngdam]

Is it gonna be difficult to apply?

[ampfab]

not hard to apply, lots of great demos on youtube and info on the internet.

[briane]

Id say dont do it.

I tried years ago - seems a cheapo alternative - but the stuff gets scraped and dinged and a year or so later your prize looks like it just fell out of a hobo's pickup.

vinyl: 10$ material and a lifetime of sucking

tolex: 26$ material and lasts forever.

up to you.

[JonasLyngdam]

I would prefer tolex, its just that its not possible to get the carbon look in white. the product i was thinking is this type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFq_mJ7nMdE I would probably put in on top of a layer of tolex