You could try a rubbing compound.

I recently worked over a COB Powertone that was dull, and scratchy. This was a Dayton era with a mishmash of parts on it. A drum I couldnt "hurt," if you know what I mean. You cannot undo some damage, but you can make it less obvious. I used a 3" polishing wool on a air polisher. I kept the wool on the wet side, kept the speed down and was careful not to make it worse. Experiment on something that doesnt mean anything to you first.

Sorry, I didnt do pics.

This drum is going to a kid who has just gotten his first real drums.

A quality metal polish will hide a lot of the finer stuff. No way to hide it all though. Good news is, nobody will ever notice during gigs unless they're right on top of the drums. With a good polish, from 12 inches away, nobody will notice anything. It'll just look nice and shiny.

John

Good advice is already posted here. As for metal polish idea, I would go to an auto parts store and ask the gear head who works there what he would use to take fine scratches off of chrome wheels. Voila!

Toodles

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Thanks guys, you are the BEST!

I'm going to have to try that one out. I have a few chrome rims that are scratched up

Never Use Steel Wool On Chrome!!! How Many Times Do We Have To Say It?

Elbow Grease,soft Cloths And Rubbing Compound Are The Way To Go!

Good on ya! "I love you man..."

To remove scratches it very easy if not deep these are thing you need.

1) A drill

2) Polishing compound ( Brands like Ryobi or Master Mechanic ) DO NOT APPLY METAL POLISH

3) Buffing pad

Polishing come in different grades for different metals from Brass, steel and even for Plastic's so make sure you buy right one. SOLD AT HOME DEPOT OR LOWES AND OTHER HARDWARES

Apply to pad and as you apply to drum apply even all surface scratches will be removed and a new shine will a merge.

On metals like Brass or Steel you may want to apply Lacquer to maintain luster for a few years.

Plastic will last as is for quite some time as is.

Came that way...........