Icky - It's not that hard to do.

Get your hands on an old turntable, they're available at Thrift Shops for $5 - $10. if you don't already have one. Set the speed at 33 1/3 RPM for painting.

Use a high quality spray paint; Krylon etc.

Prep the shell well for paint. Tape off bearing edges and interiors, lug holes etc. For dark colors use a dark primer, for light colors use a light primer. Sand all surfaces smooth with 00-00 steel wool.

Lay down the lightest color first! Usually it's the center stripe on a DUCO paint job. Use the lug holes as a guide for how wide to make the central stripe. There will be 'some' over spray on each side of the stripe.

Working down (or up,) from the bearing edges start spraying the dark color until it just kisses the center stripe. To get a good blend at the edges of the center stripe, you must apply the dark color while the center stripe is still wet/tacky. Otherwise, no blend.

DO NOT OVERSPRAY! Too much paint in one coat will kill the paint job and leave you with a runny mess to clean up. Better -several light coats- with sanding in between with 00-00 steel wool, than one or two heavy coats. The finish will have depth and the blend at the borders of the stripe will be perfect. Remember to use the lug holes as a guide for when to start and stop color. Actually, when the shell is spinning on the turntable, the lug holes fool the eye into seeing a solid black line that goes around the shell! The guide line for painting will be easy to see.

Here's a shot of a kit I did a little while back.

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Hope this helps you out some.

John

Im going to be doing a black and gold one soon, in about two weeks. I will start a thread on it, like a I always do, lol!

I would be available to do yours in six weeks or so.

First, thanks for the advice...

Around here they are more in the $25 - $50 range. There's quite a vinyl revolution going on and turntables get snatched....but I can probably get one from a friend that owns a record shop.

BUT....the drum I will be doing is 16 x 16. Ever use a turntable for one that size?

I looked at my question and then your picture.....so you did the bass drum on a turn table?

Make a base for the turntable and you can run any size shell. 1/4"pressboard. Cut a 23" circle, drill a small hole dead-center for the pin on the turntable and go.

John