Refinished Drum WITH PICS

[wipe_my_button]

so i painted and laquered the drum that i didnt use to see if i wanted to do my whole set. i tried a black to dark blue to light blue fade....and i think im gonna do all my drums. tell me what you think....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/wipe_my_button/drums/finished3.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/wipe_my_button/drums/finished1.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/wipe_my_button/drums/finished2.jpg

not the BEST pics ever....but it looks better in real life.

any improvements?

[iplaybass9340]

Looks really nice.

[Corkofski]

that is GOOD!
how did you do the fade?

[wipe_my_button]

spraypainted the whold thing black...then halfway dark blue...then the bottom light blue...layering them...and then laquered it all up

[motleydrummer]

wow man amazing job they look sweet

[drumass04]

That is killer, great work.

Definately do the whole kit. I mean come on it's a CB (so's mine, looks so much nicer now it is refinished)!!!!

Make sure you sand it to hell, as it really does show up in the final finish. Take your time!

Tim

[mysticalyeti]

Damn, unlike some refinishing jobs with fades where they're too abrupt or just not so good, that looks really nice.

[Zildjian]

wow it looks nice...it will be sweet the hole set like that 2

[SkaRabbit]

When you are done it will look much nice. Gonna put the heads back on that thing?

[aznriceball]

that fade is real nice. i tried that fade and it just is near impossible by hand :D

[Plan B.]

Yeah, GREAT fade.

[Bub]

Even in the pics, it looks really nice and "friendly" a colour. Certainly unique, I like it! I always like a custom finished job I see, cos I know I could do nothing LIKE it myself, it always impresses me.

And my dad's a painter...

[wipe_my_button]

lol the fade was a little tricky using just spraypaint.

yeah i put to resos back on as soon as the bottom dried.

thanks everyone for the input, i really appreciate it. ill have more pics when the whole thing is done ;) :thumb:

[-TheGlassPrison-]

That fade RULES!

is it clearcoated?

[MeaninglessPhoto]

Nice man. Im really likin that fade. I might do that to my old Ludwigs.

[Meridian91]

definately do the rest looks 5 times better.

no reaso ? :(

[dumbassdrummer]

That's a good looking drum. Great job!

[Brokensticks]

Awesome job man, the fade looks awesome. Do you know how much it would probably cost you to do a whole kit?

[White]

That looks really good, but yah ,Im not sure if the entire set would look good like that, and ewwww CB700S lol

[billdrum]

Good work! I think the whole kit would look nice like that. Just be patient as you're doing each drum! Good luck!

[Panopticon]

thats really awesome...you and MxBoy (who seems to have disappeared) are the official refinish whores...and CW too for making the guide:thumb:

[TerranCmdr]

Awesome job man definitely do the whole kit!

[a1DrummerT]

from the pics it looks like it needs more black

[CombatWombat3]

That looks really good! Very nice job! Too bad it's spraypaint, though.

[Chester]

HELL yea, go for it, it looks awesome
i wish i really knew how to refinish them, it would b cool to do on my set, cuz its just boring black... but i dotn have enough time anyways these days lol

[aznriceball]

if i had that worship smily id be throwing it in here!

[Chippy569]

your top coat looks spotty, and you should see if you can get the fade to "fade" down a little more towards the center, but that's a great attempt! i couldn't do that lol.

[rockindrummer]

Nice job man it looks good. I would certainly do the whole kit.

[DuckinFutch]

That looks sick man!

could you tell me exactly what kind of paint you used?

I've been thinking of doing my own refinishing on my kit, and was thinking of maybe a orange/reddish fade, but I didn't know what kind of paint to use.

[Futuro]

Looks better. Never been a big fan of blue drums, But whatever floats your boat.

[DuckinFutch]

O also, where in Indiana do you live?

Indy?

[Wizz]

Nice finish :D

[wipe_my_button]

1) I didn't have the reso on cause I really wanted some quick pics and the bottom wasnt completely dry.
2) I know it's a CB, but its pretty old and it sounds a helluva lot better than some other drummers I've seen who don't know how to tune.
3) Not sure what kind of spraypaint it is, but I got it at my local Lowe's store lol.
4) Each can on paint costs about $3, paint thinner $5, sandpaper $10 in all, so im gonna guess its a good $40 to do all the drums, which isnt bad.
5) IM REPRESENTIN KOKOMO INDIANA lol...

ive got the rest of my drums sanded and ill update when i finish them. thanks guys.

[DuckinFutch]

Thanks, I'll be sure to head over to Lowes sometime...

I'm from Bloomington, so we're not too close to each other...

[Senseless Apprentice]

That looks fantastic! Just like my finish!

[drummguy731]

Thanks a lot you dumbass spammer, clogging these forums with your useless bullsh!t

[something erotic]

Don't bump the damn threads.