cellophanenick
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I always enjoy seeing people's restoration posts, so I figured I'd share one of my own! I didn't take too many pictures of the process, but here's a few.
So, I bought these 67 Ludwigs on eBay recently and started the restoration process. It was a bit of gamble, but I've always wanted to tackle a project like this. Apparently they've been sitting in a storage shed for the past 20 years. Not sure when they were painted (or why), but it preserved the wrap amazingly!
The toms were relatively easy. For the 13" tom I was able to basically scratch the black spray paint and the gray layer off like a lottery ticket. I then used Goo Gone graffiti remover to get the remaing bit off. I wasn't able to really do the same on the 16" tom, so I resorted to Citistrip and some lacquer thinner. Added a fresh coat of paint on the insides of them both and lightly sanded away the overspray on the edges. The bass drum is proving to be a bit of a bear though as the paint seems thicker and there's an additional layer of white paint. Citistrip seems to be working well though. I've got about a third of the black paint off so far. The re-ring will need to be glued and clamped as it is separating some. The lugs and hoops were previously cleaned up, so that's one less thing to tackle.
I am hoping to finish the bass drum up by the weekend. I'll share more pictures when it's complete!
So, I bought these 67 Ludwigs on eBay recently and started the restoration process. It was a bit of gamble, but I've always wanted to tackle a project like this. Apparently they've been sitting in a storage shed for the past 20 years. Not sure when they were painted (or why), but it preserved the wrap amazingly!
The toms were relatively easy. For the 13" tom I was able to basically scratch the black spray paint and the gray layer off like a lottery ticket. I then used Goo Gone graffiti remover to get the remaing bit off. I wasn't able to really do the same on the 16" tom, so I resorted to Citistrip and some lacquer thinner. Added a fresh coat of paint on the insides of them both and lightly sanded away the overspray on the edges. The bass drum is proving to be a bit of a bear though as the paint seems thicker and there's an additional layer of white paint. Citistrip seems to be working well though. I've got about a third of the black paint off so far. The re-ring will need to be glued and clamped as it is separating some. The lugs and hoops were previously cleaned up, so that's one less thing to tackle.
I am hoping to finish the bass drum up by the weekend. I'll share more pictures when it's complete!