FIX MARSHALL AMP TOLEX TEARS!

How to repair Marshall 1960B Tolex tears, I have owned dozens of these cabs over many years and these are my tips:
You need some tools: something to scrape dirt dust or glue goo from UNDER the torn tolex flap. I like to use: Xacto knife, pocket knife, flatblade screwdrivers but PREFER to use paint can opener tip because it slides under the edge.

You will need these supplies: yellow formaldehyde-based wood glue (or white glue if you can't get wood glue), masking tape, soap and water, grubby soft towel (or old tee-shirt) and scrub brush. Also, you may find these useful: Scotch-Brite abrasive scrub pad, rough sand paper (120 grit or less) and nail-polish remover (or preferrably lacquer thinner / acetone if you have that.)

This demo has the back, handles, and grille removed but you don't have to do that just to fix tears. So don't feel you have to go this.

A clip here on YouTube has the factory manager bemoaning the old solvent-based cements, going so far as to praise the Neoprene water-based as superior "..because you can tack it back down when torn with just a hair dryer - JUST HEAT IT UP AND HOLD!" Doesn't work, go ahead and try it.

FIRST you must clear the bonding surfaces of dirt and goo, then push some glue in with your finger, then wipe excess and add tape! YOU CAN use white school glue like Elmer's if you have to, but you need every bit of filth and old glue between surfaces to be removed for a good bond.

If your cab has grime, grease, oils or beer filth - you have to WASH the cab first because the tape won't stick, and you want a clean surface. Use warm, soapy water and a scrub brush - then dry cab with a rag quickly and look for standing water. Standing water stains the grille, don't let water come near bare wood or cloth surfaces.

Also: modern Marshalls are using a poor water-based substitute for the original rubber contact cement that worked SO WELL for 30 years. It's called "neoprene adhesive" and has ZERO V.O.C. solvents, to keep the Climate Theory religion in business but it doesn't bond and NEVER dries.

If your torn Tolex is 2002 or before, and has a yellow glue on the fabric backing you got no problem. But if it is BLACK, and pulls off in gobs with your fingernail, you got Neoprene glue and you have to scrape it off before glueing or it won't bond.

Other goos or grime like duct-tape or stage gaffer tape residue may require removal by heavy solvent scrubbing with a rag and Lacquer Thinner or - worst case situation - Acetone. These can be had from hardware stores or Home Depot by the quart.

Ask questions, subscribe and comment. For best results do this above 70* degrees F or on a sunny day outside. Otherwise do it indoors and leave to dry 24 hours!

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