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Can you clean tolex?

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mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
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Any tips on cleaning - in this case lacquered tweed - tolex? Just wondered if there was some amp cab equivalent of TCut? Ta
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  • GassageGassage Frets: 30192
    Tolex or tweed?

    Tolex, warm soapy water and a toothbrush

    *An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.

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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    Lacquered tweed. Just tried Axwax - looks good actually

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  • 57Deluxe57Deluxe Frets: 7208
    Tolex - Swarfega and a nailbrush
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  • jaymenonjaymenon Frets: 761
    From Redplate:

    To keep your RedPlate looking new for as long as you can, regular cleaning can help. 

    We recommend a soft microfiber cloth, Sprayway (or other ammonia free product) and WD40. 

    The Sprayway can be used to clean all parts of the amp from the panels to the covering, just remember to always put the product on the cloth and then apply to the amp. 

    If you have a tolex covered amp and want it to shine, put one part WD40 and two parts Sprayway on a microfiber cloth and wipe down all of the tolex areas.  Do not apply WD40 to the panels or chassis. 
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  • RiftAmpsRiftAmps Frets: 2989
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    Baby wipes

    Here's a 50/50 on a '67 Princeton Reverb rear panel once it'd dried


    *I no longer offer replacement speaker baffles*
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  • SpoonManSpoonMan Frets: 138
    edited August 2023
    Any thin oil (like wd40^) will make it look shiny and new, but will probably leave some residue. Even furniture polish. 

    If it's really dirty then warm soapy water. 

    Then some oil on the metal parts, if you like. 

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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    Baby wipes?!!
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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    I dread to think what they are doing to my grandsons backside
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  • GoldenEraGuitarsGoldenEraGuitars Frets: 8207
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33263
    RiftAmps said:
    Baby wipes

    Here's a 50/50 on a '67 Princeton Reverb rear panel once it'd dried


    I wonder how many people genuinely think you washed away the mojo?
    James Richmond

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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24339
    RiftAmps said:
    Baby wipes

    Here's a 50/50 on a '67 Princeton Reverb rear panel once it'd dried


    Looking at that, I’d think twice about using them on an actual baby!
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  • mattacjonesmattacjones Frets: 472
    Thanks for all the ideas, just for the record, I used axwax, and it's worked very nicely, not greasy or anything

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    I use Kiwi black shoe polish. If you buff it off completely it doesn’t leave a waxy feel or too shiny look.

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

    "Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson

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