I didn't know there were MIJ acrylic kits.Coffee Break2

Here are some pics of my Star acrylic kit. I told Ralf I'd take some better glam pics for his Star website...soon Ralf, I promise!

Thanks for hyjacking my thread! (I know you weren’t the first one to do it in this thread...lol)... man, that Star kit is sweet!

Wow, what a $75 bargain! You did good! The GP kit is a good enough beginner set and can even sound very good with better heads. Get that Supra cleaned up and post pictures. Just shows that great deals are still out there...even though sometimes harder to find!-Mark

Beauty doesn't seem to have much pitting at all

A million apologies my friend! You know I'll slide into any thread where there is some action.Back to your Supra score...it looks like the shell is pretty free of pitting and flaking which is a HUGE bonus. If it weren't for that chrome plating issue I think the Supra would be hands down the all time greatest snare...but I guess the flaking is what allows people to be able to buy a world class sounding snare for a few hundred bucks.

Thanks! I liked the price but the special extra made it nicer. It’s in very good shape. Thanks! I do have experience with pitted Supraphonic’s. I’ve been kicking myself ever since. Before I knew what I know now, I had 2 Supraphonic snare drums that were part of a kit I received. They were so flaky and rusty, I mean like junk yard, left outside nasty, that I just threw them out. Every tension rod was rusted frozen to their swivel nut.If I had them now, I would have sandblasted them clean and used them. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this then either. Years later.... now I have one. I’m happy.

If I had them now, I would have sandblasted them clean and used them. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this then either. Years later.... now I have one. I’m happy.

What would you do after sandblasting?

The fact that there are still SO many Supras out there, it might not be feasible to go to a lot of work to media-blast the flaking chrome and then go through the process of re-chroming....unless you have the equipment and knowledge to do it yourself...and you don't charge yourself anything for the time....mmmaybe if it was the matching Supra from a Jazzette kit or something...

I guess I just would have spray painted them and used them like an Acrolite.

Yes....and there' that option, too! But, as with everything, there's a right way and a wrong way -even when it comes to painting. There's a lot of prep work if you want it to look smooth....and, then, at the end of the day, you've spent all that effort to make it look good and, in reality, it's going to be less valuable. Re-chroming would be the best option....but, as I said, probably not feasible in most cases. That's my take on it, anyway.