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They're coming up quite well.
I've still got loads of 'hog base coat... so I've done the snare shell as well:
http://i.imgur.com/nCQOZYt.jpg
It has three coats of 'hog. I also wiped a tiny bit of leftover honey over the top of the 'hog, which gave it a light coat of gold highlights before I added the top coat this morning.
It's transformed from something pretty ordinary into a shell that will come up quite well under lights.
I'll wait a week and put a second top coat on.
That's fantastic Tim. You're right, these should fair glow under lights.
So... I've got a bit of cleaning on my hands.
All the lugs have a bit of surface rust, and my normal plan of attack would be 000 steel wool and WD-40.
But I read something today that might change the face of drum resto for years to come: aluminium foil and water.
http://www.robertscycle.com/chrome-clean.html
I'm going to give it a crack and see how it turns out. See you on the other side!
That's new to me. Definitely interested to see your results, Tim.
I gave the alfoil and water technique a go, and it seems to work!
http://i.imgur.com/Y1IgyAE.jpg
The pair of lugs on the left are the original condition, and the pair on the right have had a rub-down with alfoil. Two down, 51 to go... then onto the hoops.
Cool! Never heard of that technique before. Did it take long? Good luck with the rest.
I spent about 30 seconds to a minute on each one. It polishes the chrome up nicely - the process relies on a chemical reaction rather than abrasion, so there's not a lot of physical effort involved, and the end result is nice and shiny.
Best to use gloves, too. I ended up with black residue all over my fingertips.
Wow. You can certainly see the difference between the before and after lugs. I'll have to keep that in the arsenal, I reckon.
Man this has inspired me. I am tempted to try it out myself
Ha- just realized I haven't posted on this thread for a while.
So far:
- I had to buy new lugs for the bass drum. Some were missing and others were broken. So I spent $40 on 16 new lugs. Cheap and cheerful, but they'll do the job.
- I've got a Pearl Jungle conversion kit to convert the floor tom into a bass drum using the existing leg brackets.
http://im1.woodbrass.com/images/woodbrass/JG16.JPG
I'm using a Dunnett rail mount system to mount the rack tom off the bass drum...
http://www.gibraltarhardware.com/pic...dels/sc-rm.jpg
...but I have to replace the top floor tom leg bracket. The rail mount is a 12.7mm rod, but the existing brackets can only handle a 10mm. So I'm waiting on a new bracket.
Things are coming along. Pics soon. Got a big weekend with a Neil Diamond tribute gig in Hervey Bay, and assessment due on Monday. Bear with me!