Can you clean tolex?

mattacjones

Any tips on cleaning - in this case lacquered tweed - tolex? Just wondered if there was some amp cab equivalent of TCut? Ta

Gassage

Tolex or tweed?

Tolex, warm soapy water and a toothbrush

mattacjones

Lacquered tweed. Just tried Axwax - looks good actually

57Deluxe

Tolex - Swarfega and a nailbrush

jaymenon

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. 

RiftAmps

Baby wipes

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

SpoonMan

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. 

mattacjones

Baby wipes?!!

mattacjones

I dread to think what they are doing to my grandsons backside

GoldenEraGuitars

octatonic

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?

richardhomer

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!

mattacjones

Thanks for all the ideas, just for the record, I used axwax, and it's worked very nicely, not greasy or anything

ICBM

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