Double sided carpet tape from the hardware store. Use minimal amounts every 12". It will hold nicely and you can remove the wrap easily if you need without damaging the hoop.

I've always used the same contact cement I've used for the wrap on the shells. I forget the name, but it was supplied along with the wrap from Precision and was a water based cement. It worked well. I reinstalled the tacks on hoops that still them so as to give the ends the same security they had from the factory.

From Precision:

"Drum wraps should be adhered to drum shells using 3M 30-NF contact cement. You may be able to find it in your local hardware store, or purchase it from us. One quart will cover a five piece kit or more. Note: using any other adhesive products will void our results guarantee."

Obviously there are other methods, including the double-sided tape mentioned above.

3M 30-NF Neutral water based contact cement is what Precision Drum recommends.

Thank you very much. I will have to see whether the 3M 30-NF is available here in South Africa. If not, I think that the double sided tape is the way to go - especially since it is such a narrow strip, I think that some tape every 10 - 12" as suggested by drumfx should do the job. Your input is much appreciated.

Put the tape fully covered or listen to it vibrate.

Depending on the depth of the channel in your BD hoops and the thickness of the tape, the tape may cause the inlay to sit "proud", above the plane of the outer surface of the hoop. Original hoops may have deeper channels than the ones from precision, which are what I have on my Club Dates. I used contact cement at the ends of the strips only. Although I subsequently applied varathane to the hoop and inlay, which got underneath and stuck it all the way around, the inlay did not rattle previous to the varathane application.

My recommendation is contact cement all the way round. You can apply to only one surface, since it's a bit tricky to get it right in/on such a narrow channel/surface. The cement will dry and perform despite not being applied to both surfaces.

Mitch

You can use anything from the 3M product already mentioned to good old fashioned Elmer's Glue All. Tape dries and loses adhesion over time, use a good contact cement or some other quality adhesive. The finished product will last longer.

John

Let me piggyback onto this thread if may ...

I'm working on restoring my Star set. Last night I took lugs off of the tom to clean and most of the wrap comes off. Doesn't appear to have been glued at all except at the end of the wrap (which has long since lost its stick).

1) What glue should I use here?

2) Should I just glue that part back down again and leave the wrap mostly unglued?

3) Is there a way to remove the old glue, which has left a white stripe behind where the wrap has shrunk a bit?

Thanks,

-Doug