Recovering the old tubs

One of the best things I've done lately is to recover my old '63 Slingerland set with the vinyl rolls of contact paperstuff you can buy at any paint store. The real trick is to make sure you take off all the old wrap (in my case "sparking PINK pearl" boy, Howdy!!
You need to really scrape that stuff off and then sand it all down smooth or else you'll get bumps when you put on the new covering.
Anyway, I did all that and then very carfully measured the circumference of the individual tubs and laid it all out and used gorilla glue in addition to the self-backed adhesive that the stuff comes with in the roll. Then after your done and before you reattach all the hardware, put on a thick coat or two of "Marine Varnish". This stuff hardens like plastic and gives it a real nice shine and protects too. Don't use verathane or any of that spray crap as it's too messy and doesn't dry evenly on a set of drums because of the curvature. At least I had lousy luck with it, so use the marine varnish with a good brush. It is slower and ya gotta let it dry between coats . . .but it is worth it.
Anyway, this past spring I played a gig outdoors at a blues festival and got noticed by the local paper for my smart-looking "vintage" Slingerlands with the cool pastel mountain scenes. It really doesn't matter what you do the kit in, I mean I've also done black and white checkerboards, a pretty cool horsey, cowboy number for my old country set ('68 Rogers) and so forth. Hey it'll get ya noticed behind the posers and front men quicker than any "new" hot shot set I've seen. I even signed autographs and handed out a bunch of drumsticks with my name on them to the kids at the festival. Heck Fire it was fun and I owe it to my new coverings on an old trusy set. Go for it and have fun!
gilroy Rodgers (aka drumdog)

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