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Getting the pattern of the cloth straight and even across the whole of the baffle can be tricky and rather frustrating. The larger the baffle the harder it is
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I think it's something you need to practice to get right. When I made my first cab, I used fender silverface type material and although the final result wasn't too bad, you can definitely see it was my first attempt in it!
There's a guy near to me who builds cabs, might give him a shout and see if he can do something with just the baffle.
From a couple of feet away, it didn't look too bad but up close it was a bit wonky. If you want it 100% first go, Id consider giving to someone with some experience of doing it.
Just my own 2p of course...
First you have to fold the grill cloth along two lines, one horizontal and one vertical that go on the edges of the baffle, that then means you have two straight lines to work off and should be a good start,
Staple the corner where the two folds meet and then pull the folded lines taught and staple up the two straight edges
then you need to pull it accross the baffle evenly and use loads of staples to keep it pulled evenly always checking the lines
It takes practice to get it perfect, some grill cloth is easier to work with than others.
Good luck
If you're pretty handy, and take your time it's certainly a DIY job, but if you're not and you rush it it'll look awful