Let the project begin! (pics and such...)

[osiecki]

Today I began the project of refinishing a drum. I only completed the first step so far: Removing the hardware. (btw, this drum is 13xNot sure, I'll check later, and it's part of a Rockwood 5 piece)

This only took me about 10 minutes, then I dusted it. But I'll be doing this over the course of a few weeks, since I'm in the process of moving. This is just the test drum. The one's I'll be doing for the actual kit wil be 12", 16", and 22" (no one likes 13" toms anyways :P) I'm thining sapphire blue, dark green, or orange. I'll let you MXers decide when the time comes. :D

Many pictures lie ahead.. (get it, ahead? like that crappy stixx?)

The entire shell, stripped of its poor excuse for hardware.
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9645/dsc012889bn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Inside of the shell
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7848/dsc012893jh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Badge shot
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4411/dsc012900gl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[osiecki]

Pictures continued



That's a coated Amb. too bad it's 13" or it'd be on my new drums..
http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3421/dsc012912dm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I might remove the wrap tomorrow if I have the time.
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/4355/dsc012924pp.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Meh, it'll do
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2353/dsc012942wt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I covered the flash so it wouldn't screw up the image completely.
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/3752/dsc012874hb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



Well, that's it for now, stay tuned.

[Jezen]

Can't wait to see the results!

[osiecki]

Same. It's got me really excited.

tips are appreciated ;)

[Brokensticks]

It is very inspiring to see everyone refinishing drums, I am in the midst of doing so aswell.

[Double Bass Jim]

Ohh nice :cool:

Good luck to you man, those projects are a blast!

[osiecki]

I'm really itching to remove the wrap. aghsjngwsfsd

[Double Bass Jim]

Take your time on it man!

[osiecki]

Yeah, I'll get out the heat gun tomorrow and do it slowly. My dad has every tool in his workshop, and he'll be at my side. He loves this kind of stuff

[Double Bass Jim]

Excellent, you guys should have a good time with that.

[Brokensticks]

I didnt need a gun or anything, I just pulled the wrap off a bit with a flat screwdriver and ripped it off took about 10 mins to do all 4. It was only glued at the seems, and the glue was weak.

[osiecki]

yea, he pretty much built our kitchen. cabinets and all.

Btw, the refinished kit will be my new gigging kit because I don't want to take my precious out of the house (Pro M...it's ever so dear to me)

[osiecki]

I didnt need a gun or anything, I just pulled the wrap off a bit with a flat screwdriver and ripped it off took about 10 mins to do all 4. It was only glued at the seems, and the glue was weak.
What was the make?

[osiecki]

Guess what, d00dz...UPDATES!!

So the other night, Monday to be exact, I stripped the drum and sanded it.

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5863/dsc015265zs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6722/dsc015236cq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I also went down to Home Depot today and I picked out two stains that I could mix to a get a sweet lookin' green. It's called "Calypso."

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9596/dsc015357fz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Also, for anyone who cares...
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/4711/dsc015293nt.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[TerranCmdr]

That stain should look sweet on the drum. Never heard of that band but looks like you got them to sign the cover... sweet.

[osiecki]

Yeah, and that stain behind clear gloss is going to look even sweeter.

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9109/dsc015340qo.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[rockindrummer]

I can't wait for the results man. Good luck, it looks good so far.

[Tim]

wwuuuhhh finish it already i wanna see it haha

[Plan B.]

Circa Survive is awesome, is that autographed?

:cool:

[Chippy569]

shame the drum is a 5-lugger!

[GooseFilms.net]

shield your eyes!

[pauloz!]

ohh i so badly wanna refinish my drums now...

[aznriceball]

nice man, hopefully u only had to remove some minor glueing. i didnt know u could get stains in that color..oh man! i envy u! also that particular poly ur using will be great. incredibly shiny, though its a hard pick over the satin gloss

[osiecki]

Whenever my dad gets home tonight, we're gonna put some of that gloss on the sample to see how it looks. Then this weekend, maybe Sunday, we're gonna do the drum.

[Ill Mitch]

That finish is gonna look great when it's done.

[White]

Wow that looks great so far, Excellent choice on the finish, Im tihnking about getting that color done now to, but I dont think it would look good with my set, so im not sure lol. But ya keep up the good work :thumb:

[an_original_name]

looking good man :thumb:

take your time when your staining it. i remember i rushed straight into it when i started refinishing my spare 13" tom. got a big splodge of stain on part of it.

[osiecki]

OK, so I added a coat of gloss to the sample board, and tomorrow I'll add another. If I like the way the stain looks under the gloss, I'll continue to the drum.

Pics tomorrow night. :D

[aznriceball]

^ ull like how it looks..after like 3 coats lol

[CombatWombat3]

I'm defientely loving it! The color is great.

Are you using my guide? I always like feedback on it.

[aznriceball]

that guide was great. i just didnt do the handrubbing of the polyurethane part..i was not confident id do it better than a brush..how wrong was i. also, i still havent gotten my hands on anything higher than 600grit paper x_x

[osiecki]

Yeah, Combat, I started out with your guide, for wrap removal and sanding, but my dad has been leading me down the road as far as the staining part goes. He likes this stuff a lot, and he's been itchin' to try some staining methods, hehe..

[aznriceball]

i hope u got all the glueeeeee offff though. i thought i spied the ones near the lug holes

[LostInMusic464]

Looks good. Can't wait to see the finished project.

You are going to sand the shells before you stain them right?

[aznriceball]

yeah, u cant avoid that step

[pearlmark]

gona look great man... just rewrapped a 7 piece export, bought 2 toms recently and wrapped them to add to the 5 piece, it looks great! wish i had some pics

[osiecki]

Yeah, I couldn't get all of the glue off, and in that one picture, the seam of the drum looks terrible. Poorly manufactured drums...

And yes, I'm going to sand the shells....why wouldn't I?

[osiecki]

Update 2k5!

Alright, so today I applied the stain to the shell, and omgomgomglolzzzz it looks awesome. Once it's done some more drying out, I'll apply the first coat of poly. Cool EH?!!1lomg

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2084/dsc015801jh.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7858/dsc015813gk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/681/dsc015857xv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
The one above is the sample being compared to the shell. The sample has three coats of poly on it.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7808/dsc015882ei.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
My dad's bike thing...cool huh?

[Plan B.]

Great choice in colour.


:cool:

[osiecki]

Oh, and I guess I can show off my baby as well.

http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/2559/dsc015892vw.th.jpg (http://img530.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc015892vw.jpg)

[TerranCmdr]

Oh man that mapex is soooo niiiice. I love the finish. BTW the green is gonna look good with that poly on it.

[osiecki]

Yeah, I just put the first coat of poly on the shell.

It gave me a bonerlolomg. Jk.

[deadwith0utmusic]

to bad the shell doesnt have a grain like the sample. i think it would be cool if you put whit stripes on it to.

[seanman99]

Someone aprrently reads the Gazette. Another Montrealer? Nice work by the way.

[osiecki]

Montreal? Yeah, but I'm moving in 18 days.

And yeah, the grain sucks, but the quality of the drums is like...bad.

[punkrocker2o1]

Very nice. Can't wait to see the final product of it!

[Drum Monkey]

nice, looks hot!

-DM

[mabba]

Looks a bit like my kit that I refinished.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/mabba/DSC01315.jpg

(Before poly)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v468/mabba/DSC01039.jpg

Good luck.

[TTTSNB]

Sweet man, I wouldn't go with 12, 16 toms though, those really don't sound good together. Too big a gap. 13, 16 is nicer.

[mabba]

I didn't have much of a choice.

[Double Bass Jim]

Ahh it'll be good

Lookin good so far

[osiecki]

Thanks for all of the comments guys.

I put the first coat of poly on the shell tonight, and it looks great so far. Tomorrow I'll apply the second coat, and polish all of my hardware, then on Tuesday I'll do the third coat, then when that dries I'll be done!

Pics to come in the following daysssss

[Panopticon]

that grain on the drum actually looks really nice i actually like it...and that sample looks like something you would get from Sonor or another company to compare colours...this looks like it'll turn out great:thumb:..i wish i hand rubbed my lacquer...i had an aerosol can:upset:

[Double Bass Jim]

Greens a great choice too, you just don't see many green kits.

[punkrocker2o1]

Greens a great choice too, you just don't see many green kits.
i love green kits especially in fades! yummmm :)

[osiecki]

OK, well my dad and I were busy all week, so we didn't get to do anything with this project until today. We put on the second coat of poly, and if it dries fast enough, we'll get the third and final coat on there tonight, polish up that silver, and I'll h00x you guys up with some sweet pixxxx.

[Jezen]

Come on man i'm dyin to see this!

Don't rush it of course..

[yourstruly]

It's looking pretty good so far, good work, you've inspired me to start a project like this. :)

[Ill Mitch]

Oh man, that's gonna look fantatstic when it's done.

[periculosus]

hey i just got on this thread and i got to tell you that is one piece of work !!!!! it going to be great once is finished. does someone has the link to the guide!?!?!?!?!

[Massik Kretal]

That looks awesome. Green drums own.

[punkrocker2o1]

Oh man i can't wait anymore!!! :)
Hurry up! But take ur time....

[drummingducktape]

so lets get some pics of what youve done