The thread I posted has just been hijacked. The glue that I bought from Sam Barnard in 2000 was made by Elmer's. It was blue in color, smelled like rubber and felt like rubber when it dried. Apparently, Elmer's no longer makes this stuff, which I guess is why Sam started using the adhesive he sells with the wrap instead. Since I am wrapping concert toms, it isn't as easy to wrap them as with double headed toms. The lugs on the bottom of the tom help hold the wrap to the drum with double headed toms. I treat my drums with kid gloves. I never transport them without the road cases. I even have the insides of the cases lined with plastic wrap so the drums do not bang against the sides of the cases. I have had much of the mirror chrome that Sam sold me with the Elmer's product, on some of the drums, since 2000. I am trying to find something equal to the Elmer's product, that isn't going to cost an arm and a leg. $30.00 for a quart of glue is outrageous.
Yes, the 3M stuff is expensive, but it works, and for quite a long time! Now is not the time to "cheap out" on the job by buying inferior glues. If you use the 3M, you won't be disappointed.
BTW, what brand of concert toms are you refinishing? I know that both Ludwig and Slingerland used to attach an aluminum protective band to the bottom of the shell after the wrap was applied to help protect the edge and prevent any issues with breaking, etc. If yours don't have these, maybe you could fab up something similar? I know it makes for a more finished end result....
