I also suggest letting it get cold then trying. The heat you're applying may be re-activating the glue.

The only reason I suggested it is because a good buddy of mine from DFO (Jim) was having the same problem getting wrap off a drum. Somebody suggested it to him, he tried it and after many attempts to get it off using other methods, the cold treatment worked for him. He stripped the rest of the kit the same way. He'd put the tubs out in freezing temps overnight and the next morning, the wrap would fall off of the shells with little effort on his part.

It happened to me once, by accident. I left a bass drum in the trunk of my car after a gig. I was just too pooped to make that one more trip out to the car to unload. Next morning, after an unpredicted drop in temperature overnight, when I opened the case, the wrap had bubbled and come completely loose. I had to re-glue the entire piece back on the shell. PITA.

Try the cold thing if all else fails. It -does- work!

John

Well, there's no doubt I'm going to try the cold approach first. I don't think it's been getting cold enough yet, but I've still got time on this job (and plenty of other drums to do -- it's a 14 drum order!). And it will get cold around here soon enough!

If the cold don't work, I'll try the acetone, scraper, etc. If all else fails I'll just get another shell!

Thanks guys, for all the input! THIS is one of the many things that make this forum GREAT!

Bill

Hey Bill, I've been giving it some thought. Tell me if this doesn't make sense to you.

I 'think' that what happens in the cold is; the wood contracts faster than the wrap. The wrap just comes away from the shrinking shell. When you bring the shell back inside, after a short time, I'm sure the shell expands again to its original diameter. It wouldn't take much either, I figure 1/32" of shrinkage of the wood would pull the shell away from the wrap which remains the same in terms of size.

Anywho, I think that's why it works.

Good luck either way, hope it works for you.

John

I had to get this one so hot to get the wrap loose, it burst into flames a few times. So I had to go real, real slow with a thin, sharp, putty knife. Heat, scrape, pry, pull, curse, then repeat as needed. Remember! safety first.

Hey Bill! How goes the wrap removal? I am curious as to what worked for you.

i've had to remove the same stuff. that stuff is made to withstand heat and cold, so i ended up getting out a stiff putty knife and basically breaking it off sections at a time. it took a long time and made a big mess.

Sorry guys, as some of you know we ended up on quite a "whirlwind" trip the last few days and I've not gotten back to that particular shell yet. And, I'm going to try the "cold" method first, and wouldn't you know, we've had 70s for highs and only into the 50s for lows this week!

Anyway, for those who don't know about our trip, we had a wedding in Beaver Dam, WI last Saturday (my wife's nephew). While there, we got the news that my long-time friend's wife of 36 years passed away (she had battled cancer for a couple of years, so it wasn't a shock), and we felt we needed to get back a little quicker than originally planned. So, I missed a semi-planned meet-up with jccabinets in the Quad Cities, but also missed possible stops in Mason City (drumfactory) and St. Louis (ShawnM) as we felt we needed to get on home.

So, a 3 day 1700 mile (round trip) for the wedding, then to get home for another 4-hour trip for the funeral. My rear is tired of my van's seats, I can attest for sure! But, life has settled back down to normal now... and as soon as it gets cold outside, I'll report back on the shell!

Bill

OK, that just had to be the worst feeling ever, especially if it was a kit you really liked or was the only one you had at the time.

Yes, this was a marching drum, so if withstanding temperature changes was the idea, they got that right.

What I do have off so far came off exactly as you described. That's why I stopped and started this thread! I'm patient to a point... but this was too much!

Bill