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Drumsword
10-07-2008, 04:07 PM
OK, for those following the ddrum saga, with 805 drummer and myself last month as well as the refinishing thread of the ddrums, Here is the refinished set. It went from a silver wrap with blue hardware, to a new Gold sparkle finish (Hand done by myself) with black hardware. I hope you like.

The snare in the pics, is my 4X14 Pearl copper, and pay no attention to the hi hat stand, I didn't have one with legs on it at home, so I had to make do.

Specs: 22X20 bass drum
8X10 and 8X12 toms
14X15 and 14X16 floor toms
4X14 copper snare

Cymbals:
14" rock hats
20" medium thin crash
21" rock ride
17" med crash
20" oriental china
all zildjian
frank0072
10-07-2008, 04:24 PM
Nooo, this CANNOT be the same drumset. It looks absolutely stunning now. Really great. What are you going to do with it now?
Drumsword
10-07-2008, 04:28 PM
Nooo, this CANNOT be the same drumset. It looks absolutely stunning now. Really great. What are you going to do with it now?

Thank you, It came out better then I thought, and re-tuned sounds much better. It will be one of 2 gigging sets along with my 7 piece Gretsch Cat maple.

Thanks again
eamckine
10-07-2008, 04:35 PM
what type of finish is your kit. looks tight though. what heads are you using..?
Drumsword
10-07-2008, 04:38 PM
The finish is a gold sparkle, Home made. I put down 2 coats of an industrial black paint, then applied TONS of gold glitter from walmart and then 5 coats of laquer (Clear gloss). The hardware is spray painted with 4 coats on industrial strength flat black.

Heads are Evans G1 coated on top, clear on bottom.
Drumsword
10-08-2008, 03:56 AM
Bump...................
BattleArmor
10-08-2008, 04:04 AM
When I saw the old I thought, "Ew"
When I saw the new I thought, "Niiiice"

Good job.
Drumsword
10-08-2008, 01:22 PM
When I saw the old I thought, "Ew"
When I saw the new I thought, "Niiiice"

Good job.


Thanks, Funny when I first bought the kit I was in love with that finish, then as a couple years went by it got old quick, too busy.
GRUNTERSDAD
10-09-2008, 02:51 AM
Very nice indeed. I thought it was a wrap. You are to be commended for your skills and taste. DDrum is crying now after seeing what a great finish you put on one of their plain
looking drum sets. Bravo.
metal overlord
10-09-2008, 05:57 AM
Nice! Although it looks green in the pics...


Ddrum really doesn't deserve their terrible rep. Their new, what can you expect?
Sure most of their bass drums are virgin (even on their lower lines) because their hardware sucks, but hopefully by next year they will have backstock Tama hardware to make their kits 10x (Tama = Best hardware on the planet). And their maple isn't the best quality, sure, but you can make any kit sound good.
Chazz
10-09-2008, 06:47 AM
Looks "AWESOME" I like the Black hardware with the Gold!
Drumsword
10-09-2008, 07:20 AM
Very nice indeed. I thought it was a wrap. You are to be commended for your skills and taste. DDrum is crying now after seeing what a great finish you put on one of their plain
looking drum sets. Bravo.

Thank you very much, I appreciate that. :)
xopethx
10-09-2008, 08:14 AM
awesome!!! i like how it turned out!

but now, i want to see pictures from when you applied all that glitter!!!! where'd you do it at? i bet there's glitter all over your house for years to come
Drumsword
10-09-2008, 01:46 PM
awesome!!! i like how it turned out!

but now, i want to see pictures from when you applied all that glitter!!!! where'd you do it at? i bet there's glitter all over your house for years to come

I actually did it at work in an often unvisited store room. And yes, there is glitter all over the place and in places I wasn't even near..LOL. I'm refinishing my 4 piece black and white set in a "Green" glitter (The white has tuned yellow and doesn't look so good now) so I'll take a few "In process" shots. I also just picked up a 22" Zildjian A custom Ping ride yesterday so I'll snag a few shots of that too.
KarlCrafton
10-09-2008, 04:53 PM
Great Job!
The kit looks much more professional, and the fact that you did it yourself is even better.

Maybe post some close ups on the finish so we can see the actual glitter better.
Did you have to keep spraying the shell as you put the glitter on to keep it sticking, and not falling off?

Have fun on your next project, this one looks cool!
Drumsword
10-09-2008, 05:29 PM
Great Job!
The kit looks much more professional, and the fact that you did it yourself is even better.

Maybe post some close ups on the finish so we can see the actual glitter better.
Did you have to keep spraying the shell as you put the glitter on to keep it sticking, and not falling off?

Have fun on your next project, this one looks cool!

Thanks man, I had to re-apply twice as a couple spots didn't take as well. But about 90% stuck and dried first take.
mrchattr
10-09-2008, 06:13 PM
Niiiiiice work, man. That's a great looking finish.
Drumsword
10-10-2008, 10:14 PM
Thanks man, I appreciate that.
805Drummer
10-10-2008, 10:34 PM
Woah.

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yjb63
10-10-2008, 10:57 PM
That set is beautiful. Great job!
Ironcobra
10-10-2008, 11:00 PM
That is how it's done. Great job my man.
Drumsword
10-11-2008, 07:36 PM
That is how it's done. Great job my man.

Again, many thanks............Started my 4 piece keller set today...gonna be royal blue sparkle.
harryconway
10-12-2008, 01:34 AM
Very cool. Very, very cool.
Jalli
10-12-2008, 03:22 AM
Whoa, I saw that exact same finish on a dw kit the other day. Awesome finish man. One of the greatest finish changes I have ever seen on an instrument! *thumbs up*
Drumsword
10-12-2008, 03:59 AM
Whoa, I saw that exact same finish on a dw kit the other day. Awesome finish man. One of the greatest finish changes I have ever seen on an instrument! *thumbs up*


Thanks, I am currently re-finishing the black/white set pictured above in a royal Blue sparkle, and it looks great. Have several coats of laquer to put on now and new spurs. Pics soon.
Jalli
10-12-2008, 04:19 AM
Thanks, I am currently re-finishing the black/white set pictured above in a royal Blue sparkle, and it looks great. Have several coats of laquer to put on now and new spurs. Pics soon.

Can't wait! :) Keep us posted.
dkerwood
10-14-2008, 09:12 PM
Did you apply the black paint and the glitter directly to the wrap while it was on the drum? Did it just stick to the paint, or did you apply the lacquer while dropping the glitter to make it stick?

It just flat out looks gorgeous. If my Ludwig kit doesn't sell on CL soon, I might have to refinish it and try again.
Drumsword
10-14-2008, 11:01 PM
I peeled the wrap off, sanded the shells as best i could. Then i painted the shell and as the paint dried enough to be really sticky I applied the glitter. I let that set 36 hours then applied coats of laquer.
drumhead61
10-14-2008, 11:59 PM
Pete, I must say that is a really sexy looking kit now...it was a DOG before now it is fab! Nice job
Drumsword
10-15-2008, 02:00 AM
Pete, I must say that is a really sexy looking kit now...it was a DOG before now it is fab! Nice job


Thanks man, blue sparkle one should be done this weekend............pics to follow.
spides666
10-17-2008, 03:45 AM
man that looks killer now mate...........awesome
BattleArmor
10-17-2008, 03:48 AM
Woah.

..............................

Ha!.....

Sorry.

But again fricken sweet kit. Cant wait to see what you do with the next one.
Drumsword
10-17-2008, 02:58 PM
Ha!.....

Sorry.

But again fricken sweet kit. Cant wait to see what you do with the next one.

ROFLOL....2 funny

Thanks man
mikei
10-18-2008, 08:38 AM
Wow,

That look incredible.

Makes me want to buy some keller shells and do what you did.

Looks absolutely INSANE.

GREAT. Cannot wait to see the blue sparkle!
MetallicaItalian
08-28-2009, 05:36 AM
Sorry for the necropost but how did you blacken your hardware? I've read paint is usually unsuccessful. Did you dip everything?
Mark Ahle
08-28-2009, 08:58 PM
Wow! that looks real snazzy. I wonder how you re-finish drums like that...perhaps someone has posted a sticky on itsomewhere. link please??

-MarkyMark
dkerwood
09-11-2009, 09:11 PM
Sorry for the necropost but how did you blacken your hardware? I've read paint is usually unsuccessful. Did you dip everything?

Wow! that looks real snazzy. I wonder how you re-finish drums like that...perhaps someone has posted a sticky on itsomewhere. link please??

-MarkyMark

Post #5 answers both of these questions.
Deathmetalconga
09-11-2009, 09:43 PM
Wow! Great job!
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bradmapex
09-12-2009, 03:33 AM
I cant believe you did that with paint and sparkles. Its amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it ahaha, looks SICK!!
Rodaquino
09-16-2009, 05:49 AM
saliva falls from my mouth seeing those beautiful candys:P, lucky man you are!
Big_Philly
09-16-2009, 10:36 AM
Nice! How did you get your hardware black, what sort of paint did you use?

I want to do a project like that some day, buy a used wrapped drum kit and refinish it. And if I had a dollar for everytime I told myself this I'd be a lot closer to actually doing that now.