I'd apply some high-quality epoxy (or perhaps a piece of high-bond double-sided tape if you can squeeze it in there). Put a piece of wax paper over the area and use a ratchet strap to go around the shell and crank it up tight. Let it sit for a day or two and see if it holds. Might want to heat up the badge somehow first to encourage malleability, like with a clothes iron and a cloth.

Looks like it got pulled up a little by catching on something. That's why they went to the rounded corner badges. They would catch on band uniforms, Etc. I have them on my 6" and 8" toms and they stick out a little. I don't know if I would do anything to it. I would not want to put glue on the shell. You could possibly remove it and bend it back into shape.

I don't have a problem with gluing the wrap. The finish on this tom, and the rest of the kit, is really beat so it won't matter so much. I think it would be better to use a little adhesive to reattach the badge to the shell rather than remove the original grommet to straighten the badge.

Does anyone have any opinions on what adhesive I should use for this task? I was considering using the 3M contact cement Precision Drum Co. recommends for drum wraps. My problem with that is that stuff seems like it might be a bit too thick after it's cured and the badge might not lay flat.

PJN, the double sided tape might be a good option, thanks for that.

This kit is, in general, is pretty beaten up. The kick is much earlier, I think, rewrapped in the 70's or 80's to match the toms, extra holes, 70's tom mount and curved spurs added (a long time ago, since everything is well pitted and scratched and the spurs are the thinner 5/16 ones). All 3 drums were used with no reso heads so there's nicks and dents on the bearing edges. None of these drums has ever known the inside of a case and there's some hellish rim rash (Novus 3/2/1 is doing the trick on the wrap). The bright side of things is the shells are in round and the hardware, while well worn, is fully functional. I'm going to get them as pretty as they can be without major surgery and then they're going to reside in a studio from here on out. Studio kits are supposed to be a little funky looking, right?

I would just use a tooth pick. stick the tooth pick in near the grommet and press just enough to get the edges to stay down. If you press to hard you will have a crease showing.

Curtis

+1...This method works fine...

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