Nazi okungenani izinhlobo eziyi-18 ezihlukene zokuvala ucingo: ama-polyurethanes, inayiloni, ama-poly-nylon, i-polyester, kanye nokubala okumbalwa.Abenzi bokuthatha bafunde ukuthi zisetshenziswa kanjani izinhlobo ezahlukene zokuvala ukuze kucwengwe impendulo yethoni yeveni.Isibonelo, intambo ene-insulation esindayo ingasetshenziswa ukugcina imininingwane ephezulu.
Intambo enembile ngesikhathi isetshenziswa kukho konke ukuthwebula kwesitayela sakudala.Okukodwa okudumile kwesitayela se-vintage yi-Formvar, eyayisetshenziswa kuma-Strat amadala nakwamanye ama-pickup we-Jazz Bass.Kodwa lokho ama-insulation buffs amadala akwazi kangcono i-koqweqwe lwawo olungenalutho, olunoqweqwe lwawo olumnyama-nsomi.Intambo yoqweqwe olungenalutho yayivamile ngeminyaka yama-'50s nakuma-'60s ngaphambi kokuthi kusungulwe izinto ezintsha zokuvala.