Recarpeting pedalboard

[dric]

Hey guys, any idea how do i recarpet the misse pedal board? Thanks

 

[jbarks]

You'll need a lot of velcro and some elbow grease.

 

[markedymark]

you need a solid carpet and heavy duty adhesive, a VERY well ventilated area. and a damn solid cutter to cut the carpet.

 

[jbarks]

Actually I just used some (relatively) thin carpet a contractor was throwing out... asked him for it and I got it for free. Elephant gum is also cheep cheep. The most expensive thing I used was my OLFA cutter (damn expensive penknife for art use) but the blades were cheap enough.

 

[markedymark]

yeah, the contractors usually throw out the extras, i got mine from there too. haha! as for adhesive, i used some i dont know, dunlop super heavy duty adhesive, took a month to get the smell outta the case man, powerful stuff.

 

[dric]

alright thanks guys, how do i remove the old carpet without damaging the board?

 

[markedymark]

that one ah, with my old board (it was a flight case) i just ripped the carpet out of it, like literally pull it off. then slowly try to get most of the bits out. :?

 

[dric]

LOL!i was hoping there was a cleaner method. but oh wells! time to start ripping!

 

[RazrAsh]

you can try burning the carpet off. or u could shave it off if u;re so inclined :lol:

 

[dric]

LOL........eh.....where do i get carpet?

 

[markedymark]

any office under renovation, but you might wana bring ther velcro along just to make sure it sticks properly

 

[PinkSpId3r]

revive this abit..

any other alternatives other than buying rolls of velcro, or getting unwanted carpet from contractors?

 

[Phil]

Buy a carpet and cut it to size. :wink:

 

[PinkSpId3r]

lol prob is i have been to spotlight, brought my velcro along..but couldnt find any 1 that can stick on :x

 

[jdawg]

Just go to those car audio shops -- the ones that fabricate subwoofer enclosures and backboards for cars. They can sell you the automotive carpetting material that they use. Velcro will stick to that carpet.

 

[edder]

at the same time why not get them to fabricate a speaker cab. :wink:

 

[PinkSpId3r]

ok thanks man, will try to check that out

 

[kerplunk182]

Need to recarpet too!

 

[SoulJah]

You want it done right, send it to me; I've done about 7 boards already, including for notable softies like Nanoshred and Benster.

The last one I did was about 2 weeks ago, the owner was extremely happy.

Same problem you guys faced, fixed it within a day.

 

[kerplunk182]

how much do you charge? My dad asked me to go to the cobbler. Lol.