stripping and refinishing.

[j10p31c]

if you were to strip a drum of its aoriginal finish to refinish it, what would you use?

paint stripper?

[an_original_name]

What kind of finish is it? Presumably its a lacquer or some kind for the clear coat, but is it stained or anything underneath?

[billdrum]

If it's a lacquer and stain, it's going to be very difficult to get rid of it. The stain penetrates into the shell to a certain degree. Its going to take alot of sanding and a good paint stripper, and by then, who knows what damage you'd do to the shell. What have you got?

[bobby__johnny]

refinishing a wrapped finish is easy enough as taking a hairdryer to the seam of the wrap, peel up carefulyl and remove. (of course, all hadware is to be removed)

[an_original_name]

if it is a stain underneath the lacquer but your planning on painting it a solid colour then I would take some 40 grit sandpaper to the shells until you've removed the lacquer, then go ahead and paint. if its a solid paint job underneath the lacquer then sand with 40 grit untill everything is removed, then finish however you like.

What kind of finish are you hoping to do?

[j10p31c]

it has a stain underneath.

i was hopeing to get a stained wood finish when i was done.

would that not work for something that has already been stained.

[Timekeep69]

I wouldn't try it. Stain soaks into the grain, you'll end up sanding off the outter ply before you get all of the stain gone.

[billdrum]

Exactly what I was trying to say.

[j10p31c]

alrighty... thanks.

i have another question then

if i were to paint rather than restain, what type of paint should be used?

[mustang-monk]

some automotive paint. tbh itll be a lot of work and itll be hard to get close to a factory finish. plus to do a good job youll prolly want some painting tools too. unless you want to just use a spray can.

[billdrum]

Why do you want to change the finish you've got? If it's a laqcuer stain, it must be decent. If you're bored with it, sell it and buy something new. All you're going to do by trying to refinish it is de-value it and ruin the kit. Its one thing to remove a wrap from a cheap kit and re-stain the wood underneath, but you're looking at ruining what's already probably a decent looking kit.