They're coming up quite well.
I've still got loads of 'hog base coat... so I've done the snare shell as well:
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!
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.
'As long as there's, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll.'
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.
I'm using a Dunnett rail mount system to mount the rack tom off the bass drum...
...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!
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