Got these as part of an estate sale, along with the Rogers Dyna Sonic snare drum I posted last week, and just got through giving them a complete rehab. Big sizes, 13, 14, 15, 16, 16 and a 24 bass. First Vistalites I have rehabbed and they turned out very nice. Power buffed and waxed the shells and tumbled all the hardware. They had the typical scuffs and scratches but only one crack and that is on the 16 concert tom
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Mid 70's Ludwig Vistalites
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Your Vistalites look great! Congrats on a beautiful job!
-Mark
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What did you use to buff?
Machine, Compounds?
Came out REAL good.
BLAEMIRE DRUMS
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
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Used 3m Perfect III for the compound followed by Maguiars No 6 cleaner wax. Power buffed with 3" pad at about 2500 RPM. Lambswool on the 3m followed by black foam pad on Maguars, then microfiber cloth by hand to get all the residue off. I did not take the time to wet sand the shells as I plan to just sell these, but I tired it on a portion of one shell, used wet dry at 800, then 1000, then 1200 and on to the 3m compound. It would take a lot of time but one could get a lot of scratches out using the wet dry. These were not that bad, mostly a lot of clouding, light scuffs, and smudges on acrylic and the compound got most of those out
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Nice rehab job and well worth the stiff knuckes as you well know-enjoy...
Wayne
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1967/68 Rogers Dayton Champagne Sparkle
20,16,13,13.
1966 Rogers cob 7 Line Dynasonic Snare.
1967 Rogers "Humberto Morales" Timbales.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge 14x 6.5 Black Beauty Snare.
1980 Ludwig B/O badge Red Cortex
22,22,18,16,15,14,13.
1988 Sonor "Horst Link" HLD 590 14x8 Bronze Snare
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