Any hope of removing any of the yellowing to be somewhat acceptable??? Any suggestion/help is much appreciated. I've search this forum and didn't find any encouragement in so far as removing any or part of the yellow but I thought I'd ask just the same.
Any Hope Removing the Yellow From This Bad Boy??
Good evening Mr. Phelps. 1st I'd try waxing it. Remove all the lugs and give it a good waxin. If that dont work, try 3m plastic headlight polish. If that dont work take it to a good body shop painter and have him compound it and polish it. If that dont work, I disavow this advice. This tape will self distruct in 10 seconds........."CaBoom!!!!!"Eye Ball
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Heh..thanks for the advice. I see a bright side to all this...I think. Having read all that I've found about wet sanding etc. and the risk of damage etc, I can actually go for your advaice and anything else that's out there without any concern about ruining the finish because I can't see it getting any worst. Besides, it not a part of my kit that i can't afford to mess up. Hell, now I feel better already.
oh yes you can fine wet sand it with 1000 grit sand paper and then compund it and polish it................
Heh..thanks for the advice. I see a bright side to all this...I think. Having read all that I've found about wet sanding etc. and the risk of damage etc, I can actually go for your advaice and anything else that's out there without any concern about ruining the finish because I can't see it getting any worst. Besides, it not a part of my kit that i can't afford to mess up. Hell, now I feel better already.
1968 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14Sky blue P
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14BlueVistalite
1972 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-(14 impostor)BlackPanther "SOLD"
1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 22-12-13-16-14Supra "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG 12-13-16-22-14 Citrus Mod "SOLD"
1969 LUDWIG Sexto-Plus 8-1 0-12-13-14-15-16-20-20-14 Silver Sparkle
60's Majestic Delux 12-13-16-22-14 red pearl
2009 Homemade Kids 8-10-13-16-12 Orange Sparkle
24 kits, 80 Snares, 65 Cymbals
Don't tell my wife!
Try Wrights silver polish(paste) a couple of times followed by good old car wax, once again the paste kind( carabris? or something). It has always worked for me. Try it a few times, and after you try all thats been suggested here take pictures of your drums outside in the sunlight you will see a world of difference. Really, nothing makes drums look worst than taking pictures in poor lighting inside a room, especially the pearl wrap thats on your drums, not being negative just truthful. Trust me i,ve made that mistake before.
Sanding with a really fine sandpaper then polishing will work but its a pretty drastic measure IMHO.
I think the headlight polishing method is your best shot, although i,ve had good success with Wrights silver polish and car paste wax.
Tom
I've had some success using a solution of vinegar and water with many clean rags. After alot of time and elbo grease, apply a quality car wax to em and enjoy your labor of love.
Can't remove it all due to uv light and the aging process, but mine are 40+ years old, so I'm happy with what I got.
Here are a few before and after pics.
I appologize for somewhat abandoning this post beacause the mirror post on DF had more response. Since my findings are quite interesting I thought I'd share it here with a link (am I allow?) as someone may be searching on this forum for a fix.
http://www.drumforum.org/index.php?/topic/44195-any-hope-restoring-this-black-oyster-finish/
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