Hi,
About 2 weeks ago, I bought these very old drums.
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=34833
As a Belgian vintage drum enthusiast, I had to get this one.
Marius Renatus is the only pre-war Belgian drum manufacturer. At a much later stage, the brand merged into Sonorus which still exist.
I started to clean up the snare drum.
Some parts, like the shel, the strainer and the butt end cleaned up nicely.
From other parts the nickel (or chrome?) is completely gone. (pic5)
Is there a way to protect bare metal without re-plating it?
I guess I could have them re-nickeld but it would be too much in my opinion. I want to keep the old look. It's an 80 year old drum anyway,...
I will keep you guys updated on the progress, please jump in with good advice,...