Re: Vintage Case Restoration
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:06 pm
I have completed restoring a vintage Yamaha Superaxe case. If you are interested and want to see lots of photos, check this link out:
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On car seats I use distilled white vinegar, you can also use salt water but salt stains can be a pita to get rid of, this works on canvas as well (where the salt warning goes double), I've used it on hoods/roofs and carpets. I recently had a Land Rover that had vinyl seats that were covered in so much mildew you couldn't see the vinyl (cold weather mould), I was just going to replace them but I realised the seats were original, had 'that' look and were in really good order so I cleaned them, steamed them (best cleaning investment ever is a decent steamer), stripped them and renewed the foam and then cleaned them some more, finishing with a conditioner and they look essentially new.marqueemoon wrote:Any tips for dealing with mildew on tolex and other case covering materials?
Hi Hornz, how did your case turn out? Any change you might be able to post a photo?hornz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:29 amSorry, only just seen this. I think the seller was "suzie-may-crafts-ltd". The material seems pretty good, but I'm hoping there's no dye seep now you've mentioned it.FEXII wrote:I would be interested to find the seller of the orange interior lining material, but one thing to be slightly cautious about:hornz wrote:I've just picked up a '68 Tele case that's going to need a bit of work. I've found a seller on eBay that can pretty much match the crushed orange velvet interior nicely, which I've purchased a couple of metres of, off the roll.
My bass case that I use for my XII has some custom padding that I made - I'll recover this with the new material. Will post photos if anyones interested.
Some materials have dyes that can seep into the finish of your guitar, so there is always a risk using some material that is not 'tried and tested'
Helpful suggestion, thanks, and might be handy for the G&G case I've traded for free ... and which only smells 'slightly' of cat pee. But what do you mean by a dose? A spray, a drop here and there? TIA.Industries wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2016 3:11 amI found that a deep vacuuming followed by a day of sunlight and then a dose of clove oil works wonders.
Start with two or three drops. Some clove oils are very pure and strong, so be cautious if you don't enjoy the scent like I do.Paul-T wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:45 amHelpful suggestion, thanks, and might be handy for the G&G case I've traded for free ... and which only smells 'slightly' of cat pee. But what do you mean by a dose? A spray, a drop here and there? TIA.Industries wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2016 3:11 amI found that a deep vacuuming followed by a day of sunlight and then a dose of clove oil works wonders.
Hey Paul, sorry I've only just seen your reply. That particular case is long gone now but I can confirm that the material is stretchy - it can be tricky to work with for this reason. The colour match was very good though. I still have a metre or two of it in case another project comes along.Paul-T wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 2:45 amHi Hornz, how did your case turn out? Any change you might be able to post a photo?hornz wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2016 3:29 amSorry, only just seen this. I think the seller was "suzie-may-crafts-ltd". The material seems pretty good, but I'm hoping there's no dye seep now you've mentioned it.FEXII wrote:
I would be interested to find the seller of the orange interior lining material, but one thing to be slightly cautious about:
Some materials have dyes that can seep into the finish of your guitar, so there is always a risk using some material that is not 'tried and tested'
(I always wonder if dye seep is as common as the interwebz suggests, but as I'm having my JM refinned I'm subscribing to the paranoia for now).
I found suzie may's fabric before coming across this thread, but I noticed the burnt orange, which otherwise looks promising, is billed as stretchy. Is that the one you bought?
Helpful suggestion, thanks, and might be handy for the G&G case I've traded for free ... and which only smells 'slightly' of cat pee. But what do you mean by a dose? A spray, a drop here and there? TIA.Industries wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2016 3:11 amI found that a deep vacuuming followed by a day of sunlight and then a dose of clove oil works wonders.
thanks, Hornz. They have a similar fabric in a local store that I think is similar, fantastic texture exactly like my Strat case. But I'm worried about the stretch aspect! Tell me about how you worked with that if you have a moment.hornz wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 1:51 pm
Hey Paul, sorry I've only just seen your reply. That particular case is long gone now but I can confirm that the material is stretchy - it can be tricky to work with for this reason. The colour match was very good though. I still have a metre or two of it in case another project comes along.
I swapped out a case that had been stained by cat pee and various cleaning products, across maybe 1/3 of the main, bottom section. It actually arrived Monday, and in the flesh the marks aren't that bad so I'm considering my options. I can leave, replace one section, or redo the whole thing in orange to match the guitar date. I guess finding good fabric or not might help sway the decision. I think stretchy fabric across the whole thing might be pushing it too far.
Oh yeah, I agree in that case, its too stretchy for a large area. To be honest, if you can get away with it, I'd keep the original material and just try and clean it up, air it out etc.Paul-T wrote: ↑Tue Nov 20, 2018 2:26 pmI swapped out a case that had been stained by cat pee and various cleaning products, across maybe 1/3 of the main, bottom section. It actually arrived Monday, and in the flesh the marks aren't that bad so I'm considering my options. I can leave, replace one section, or redo the whole thing in orange to match the guitar date. I guess finding good fabric or not might help sway the decision. I think stretchy fabric across the whole thing might be pushing it too far.