okay, more progress

[aznriceball]

BIG UPDATE - i'm all done scroll down to where i have everything set up!!
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this is straight from my myspace.com/azndui blog "my hands are sticky". i post most of my progress on myspace now :)

[quote]

so i went to go do some quick work on my kit. including some more spraying of the hardware and adding the final coating of polyurethane to my 16" floor tom and trying to do a fade for the second time (this time both shades were still wet..i learned
the thing is the fade is dark walnut and ebony so u cant really tell yet..)

i opened an old can of poly on accident and that shyt was rock solid. after i put a coat of super thick poly on the tom i realize i opened the wrong can..

enjoy the pics everyone, ill post more blogs to show my progress and should be done by saturday. its taking awhile cuz i gotta study for exams..

from the right

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB070087.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB070086.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB070088.jpg

[aznriceball]

continuation of the quote..


black hardware = awesome. spray paint makes u feel dizzy though
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB070089.jpg

weeeeeeeeeeee
*********UPDATE 11-8-2005*******

heres the 16" floor tom, it looks like **** but at least theres another 1 for saturday

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB080091.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB080090.jpg



thoughts/comments? i cant wait to finish my snare..its an actual fade :lol:

[Funky_Drummer]

Thats a pretty niffty looking floor tom. Amazing job there, dude. :thumb:

Edit: Reminds me of something...The way it looks...Hmmm still very cool

[Wizz]

:thumb: well good job , but is this your final product or are you gonna change anything?

[nelldog]

very very nice i think next time i change my skins i'm tempted to something with rims also i have been thinking of taking the shells down to a spray shp and getting something done t them

[drumass04]

That looks absolutely awesome even though it isn't a proper fade. Congratulations on a great looking, personal drum. Keep up the good work!!

[aznriceball]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB070088.jpg

if anybody caught that drum on the right, thats my 3rd attempt at a fade, and this time i think it will actually 'fade' :thumb:

thnx for all the comments keep it on!

[Futuro]

That is bad *** looking man! Nice job.

[rockindrummer]

Nice man. That floor tom looks killer.

[TerranCmdr]

Sweet that's actually a really cool finish! It goes well with the black hardware too. can't wait to see the whole set!

[ThugsRook]

yea i think it looks good too. sometimes mistakes are best ;)

the black spraypaint job aint gonna last very long. that paint will peel off like a banana skin in no time.

if it was that easy wed all have black hardware all the way around :thumb:


:wave:

[poppinfresh]

so you used a paint brush and it came out smoothly? or did you use anything to make a smooth final product?

[aznriceball]

yea i think it looks good too. sometimes mistakes are best ;)

the black spraypaint job aint gonna last very long. that paint will peel off like a banana skin in no time.

if it was that easy wed all have black hardware all the way around :thumb:


:wave:

its rustoleum so it will last a bit longer, but true, its gonna come off in a few months. ill have my catalina birches by then

so you used a paint brush and it came out smoothly? or did you use anything to make a smooth final product?

yeah i did all the polyurethane and staining with brushes. i just dont trust my hands very much

oh and u guys may not be able to tell, but iv made MUCH more progress in my next 2 attempts at fades. the snare i now learned that dark walnut and ebony dont go well together, and to add another coat of walnut in the middle will only quadruple the problem, lol. on the 12" tom i tried the fade again, but this time with natural oak (my dogs spilled my sedona red u guys have been seeing on my last attempts). enjoy!

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB090092.jpg

[aznriceball]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB100096.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB100097.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB100095.jpg

almost done..

[Chris]

My personal opinion is what i dont like it.

I think it would have looked alot better with just a gloss over the wood, as that colour in the middle is really nice.

[aznriceball]

the color in the middle isnt the natural color..

[Chris]

the color in the middle isnt the natural color..

Well i like the colour in the middle. That is a gloss/varnish.

[aznriceball]

yeah, in the floor tom it was sedona red, and the others its natural pecan. much seksier

[aznriceball]

yes im done with this for awhile :)...ill do the 10" tom and a new 14x12 tom (not shown cuz i havent won it yet) sometime in the next few weeks. but it feels really good to be back on the kit again ^_^

12x9
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB110099.jpg

22x14
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB110098.jpg

14x4
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB110100.jpg

[aznriceball]

heres a few more pics

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB120101.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b188/aznriceball/kit/PB120102.jpg

[DruMMeR_BoY14]

Hmm well it deffinantly is different, I'm not sure if I like the strip in the middle though.

[poppinfresh]

ok so oyu can like run your hand down the side and you wont feel any bumps? I jsut dont see how a paintbrush iwll make it like that. Nice job thoguh, i like it. I like the title too.

[rockindrummer]

It looks pretty good man, nice job.

[derryk]

the first picture of the last post: your AAX looks really dusty.

nice kit though, it's pretty sweet.

[Double Bass Jim]

I gotta say thats pretty cool, a unique endeavour thats for sure. I dig it man! :cool:

[tapioca]

I think the bass drum looks the best, in the last pic it looks as if it has a pretty decent fade. I got a couple of questions: wouldn't it be easier to create a fade by using air brushes? also, did you try to attenuate the color with turpentine or some other kind of paint thinner?

[Joonas P]

The finished floor tom alone didn't look very promising but when you put that set together, it actually looks pretty cool. And definately unique. Good job.

edit: if you want a smooth fade, you gotta use airbrush or spray. I doubt no-one can make a smooth fade with brushes.

[IronCobra2x]

Hmmm... I remeber when you first started this a while ago told you I didn't like it and the color was crap. Even though its not a proper fade, damn it looks pretty good when the I see the finished product with the entire kit set up. The black hardware makes it look even nicer, even tho it won't last. Correct me if Im wrong but if you scuff the metal before painting doesn't it make the paint take to it more so it will last? Or is that only when you get stuff powder coated? Either way it looks good, and I would like to take back my previous comments.:thumb:

EDIT: What is the tom to the far left is it an 8"?

[RushHourSoul]

You know, when its setup all together it looks pretty cool. Nice work.

[spirit]

I like it a lot. It looks very well done when set up with the entire kit. I suppose it's all a matter of taste, but I like it.

[aznriceball]

lemme see if i can answer everything :)

the far right is a 10" tom

no, i cant get 100% smooth final product with brushes, lots of sanding, but i think i got kind of close

i only used stain, polyurethane, and to try the fade i used a tiny bit of water and countless little brush strokes

the aax looks dusty cuz i never clean it, its supposed to be a dark crash so i kinda aid it. i might need to clean it anyway later


thnx for the comments everyone! i might get a 14x12 and just refinish that and the 10x8 in the same way to get em matching :)

[Plan B.]

Beauty!

[aznriceball]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7363596202&ssPageName=STRK:MEDW:IT

something like this

[Revenga]

I don't really like it... but good job anyway. :P

[kev191]

i wasnt sure if i liked it at first, i personally wudnt want it, im more of a red a blue or a black guy, but it looks really good, well done and good work:thumb:

[billdrum]

It looks more like a jagged stripe than a fade. To achieve a true fade, I think you probably are better off using sprays (at least that's how I did my concert toms).

That being said, it definitely looks unique and eye-catching. Nice work.

[Half Life]

Looks good to me. Nice work, very original :thumb:

[Canadian_Drummer]

If that what trying to be a fade, it was a miss. Personally it looks like its a fade thats not finished yet, it looks unfinished.

-Maxwell Bergen

[aznriceball]

u guys are not talking about the floor tom i hope

[moogoogaipan]

That's a really interesting Idea...I like that stripe. Good Idea...That's inspired me to pull of a similar idea. Good Job..

p.s. Ayumi Hamasaki ownz Tila Tequila

[Murd_666]

^ I Sexier than both of them ^

[breakster]

If that what trying to be a fade, it was a miss. Personally it looks like its a fade thats not finished yet, it looks unfinished.

-Maxwell Bergen
your first sentance is a miss. makes no sense.

[Canadian_Drummer]

i have Pneumonia :upset: and it was twelve