Restoring Vistalite Shells with stuff found at the auto parts store...

[vexorgtr]

I couldn't believe how well it works... but it indeed does work great. I've been restoring some vistalites, and the deepest scratches have been a real bear to get out... I've had one shell get burned from heat build up.. and some just never seem to get where I need them to be. So today I stopped at the auto parts store and looked at what they had for restoring transparent plastics.. (Motorcycle windshields, headlights)... I found the Meguires kit earlier, and it works to polish.. sucks at scratches. 3M makes a kit that has sanding discs and stuff in it... Man, that can get to the bottom of a scratch in no time... Just be prepared to follow up with the meguires compound and be patient.. especially on the Smoke or Black drums... just like a car, they show EVERY mark. The longer I work on these things, the better I'm getting. I'm going to have a 35 year old drum set that looks to be 3-4 years old when I'm done.

Stage Band2

[kevins]

Rockin' good news !!!
Looking forward to the pics... did you take any "before" shots......
(Putting before shots next to after shots makes you look like a freakin' genius....)
Who said that around here in spring of '09 ??
Can't remember, anyway I just credited "whoever" with saying it first...

[vexorgtr]

I actually didn't take before shots... I am not a big photo guy.... DOH. I'll get a few "Shell Before" shots.

[vexorgtr]

BEFORE

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10/vexorgtr/DCP_1403.jpg
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10/vexorgtr/DCP_1404.jpg
http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10/vexorgtr/DCP_1405.jpg

and some completed toms...

http://i988.photobucket.com/albums/af10/vexorgtr/DCP_1406.jpg


Still working on it.........

[vexorgtr]

Some of the spatters that you see are polishing compound that has flicked its way over on the shells.... The whole thing is coated with Nicotine.. Hooray.