Yes. Most of the drums had extra holes that required dowel plugs, so I had to sand those spots anyway. The clear coat Tama used is extremely thick and took many hours of sanding, but it was a labor of love. I used the 3M NF-30 glueThe black kick head has a white Tama logo now, but I'm looking for an original, unmolested Superstar logo head.

I put this kit together over several years out of trashed Supes of various finishes. Had to plug many holes and do mega sanding to get the Kryptonite-like clear coat off. No badges ( they were all trashed) and it's now my main gigging kit. Coated Ambassadors really make it sing, and the local sound guys always comment on how great it sounds. I also have a 16X18 and an 8X12 not pictured.

nice job! you can order decals online for like five bucks and put them on a new coated head or whatever you like. just checkebay. i made up this head for my royalstar kit and it really helps the kit look new again!

Great looking kit, but the rack tom looks like the rims are dull looking or it's a trick of the light. I've been using Turtle Wax Chrome Cleaner on my hardware and rims and they look brand new. Please don't be offended, I dig your kit!Cheers,Charlie GlasgowOmaha, NE

I feel your pain-I'm living with the scritchy-scratchy Cherry Wine stain rather than sanding my 83's.Beautiful job!

A red sharpie and a bottle of clear finger nail polish will touch up your kit nicely... A friend of mine has a cherry wine superstar that he used these with and you can barely tell up close and you have to know where to look....