As I mentioned last week, I’ve been restoring a drum kit. Here are the results.
The finish is black diamond pearl.
Of course I added a Sutro Tower print to the bass drum. Who doesn’t want custom stuff?
The cleaned up snare drum and its original stand. Cleaned up like a dream.
The rack tom arm before its bath in dishwashing liquid and Bar Keeper’s Friend.
The rack tom arm after its bath in dishwashing liquid and Bar Keeper’s Friend.
Everything came off and got a bath. Keeping everything labeled clearly was a must.
Here’s the snare mechanism before.
Here it is after.
Here are two lugs, the before on the left and the after on the right. I used Flitz metal polish on all the lugs. They’re still a little pitted and there’s still some chipped paint on this old kit but I think it’s ok to show that it’s not perfect. It’s been played too much to be perfect.