Yellow carpenters glue and some clamps will take care of most of what ails that kit. Question: Are the yellow parts of the wrap tacky/sticky? I'm asking because it looks more like smoke damage, than it does light damage.

If it's from cigarette smoke, you might be able to clean much of it off. If it's light damage, it is what it is. I'd save those. Aside from the wrap it's pretty much all there. I'd work with it/give it a try, at least.

John

I agree with Purdie. That seems to be way too much for simple UV degradation. Clean the shells first and see what you get.

Unlike many on the forum, I would say if a wrap is that far shot (assuming it doesn't clean up worth a flip) re-wrap them in something you like. A great looking set of refurbished Club Dates beats a really horrible looking original kit in my book.

No the wrap is hard and has one crack on the bass so I will try a little elbow grease and see. I'm actually already working on pluging and wrapping my '64 silver sparkle clubdate, so ripping the wrap off of another set is NOT appealing right this moment. So I think the order of the day may be just to stabilize this set.

Now those drums have some serious character. It's nice to hear that you don't want to part them. Cigarette smoke was my initial thought, too. It looks like it spent it's life in a dive bar. I would clean it up the best I could, get everything functional to the best it can be and call it a "player's set" and have some fun with it. I'd rewrap it if there were chunks missing but I'd probably keep this the way it is because that is way too much character. They just want to be loved.

Those drums are like a Chinese Crested dog. They are so far past aged, or "mellowed" that you just have to love them as is!

Why the expression: "a face only a mother could love" pops into my mind,...?

Nonetheless, a great kit with lots of character!

I can feel the mojo eminating from them....

Cheers

Mellow yellow!! Those are pretty interesting as is. Cool1

Cig smoke would have colored it more uniformly I think. Could be a como of bothe light and smoke but it appears to me that it is mostly light. Spray som krud kutter on it and see waht happens.

Jeff C