Dec 10, 2007 04:46 am i would suggest drinking a lot and throwing up on it, then letting it dry.
sorry; someone real will be along to answer this shortly...
change color on drums?
Posted on Dec 10, 2007 03:04 am
End of Fall
Mikey Spencer
Member Since: Apr 26, 2007
i know this is a recording website and this question has nothing to do with recording. but i thought some people in these forums would know a good way to do this..... what would be the best way to change the color on the shells of a drum set? it already has a fabric, canvas like material over the shells. what would u suggest i do to change the color and to do it on a budget?
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Dec 10, 2007 04:46 am i would suggest drinking a lot and throwing up on it, then letting it dry.
sorry; someone real will be along to answer this shortly...
Dec 10, 2007 05:31 am What the hell forty?! lmao
Dec 10, 2007 05:40 am Just make sure you eat stuff with lots of different colors before you do it.
If they already have a canvas shell couldn't you just take off all the hardware and paint them?
Dec 10, 2007 05:42 am Or you could remove the material, sand it down and use a nice wood stain, they've got just about every color you can think of. If ya want em lookin smooth, put some laquor on em, should be game set match.
Dec 10, 2007 07:04 am yeah... I stained and varnished my pearl export set after the finish cracked to pieces.
Dec 10, 2007 09:39 pm Yep, funny as some of these guys are.
But ya, simply remove the canvas if you wish and you can either sand em down and stain em or buy a few cans of nice spray paint and have at em. just remember to remove the hardware unless you want to paint that as well.
Dec 10, 2007 09:42 pm I cant remember where I heard this, but vomit is supposed to be a really trendy color this year.
Dec 10, 2007 09:50 pm I heard that its not the best idea to paint your own drums, and especially sand them as ofcourse the finish and ply are the main ingredients for the drum sound. So yeah, if its a nice kit u like the soun d of must just have to deal with the color, or get a custom shop to do a new finish.
Dec 10, 2007 09:59 pm I kinda side with crux on that point. I'm not a drummer, so I don't know any better, but if a drum relies on the same principle as say, an acoustic guitar, you'd be better off turning them loose to a pro for color.
Dec 11, 2007 01:16 am my dad has ALOT of experience on this...and basically it comes down to: do you want a wrap (pattern) or a stain (paint/finish)
from what i understand if you go with the wrap, it's a cut/glue solution, but staining involves ALOT more work....my dad does this kinda thing for fun...i could totaly get a 'walk-thru' on the topic if you'd like.
Dec 11, 2007 01:26 am Could you do that? Not only for Mikey, but also for me, I'm curious to know the process and whether or not sanding/ staining can change the coustic value of a drum.
Dec 11, 2007 01:45 am ANY change will change the tone, it's just a matter of 'how much'...
i'll have to hit up pops for the details on going about it...but it is a hobbie of his. one time he sanded down a Craviotto snare and refinished it to his own liking, and this isn't your entry-level type snare here, we're talking about a single $800 drum that he took sand paper to (it takes balls!)
www.craviottodrums.com/drums.html
but yeah i can ask him where/how he learned the techniques...i just don't know when, as we don't see each other all that much (had dinner today, before that was thanksgiving).
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