Hello!
I am beginning a repair on a vistalite kit that I've had since my childhood. I didn't always treat it so well, it saw several years of hard playing/touring with various bands, and it's been sitting in a friend's garage for the last few years. I've finally decided to give it the treatment it deserves, and I am going to attempt a full restoration. Most of the drums have scratches, but they all seem to be of the type that are easily fixable with Micro Mesh and/or Novus. However, the floor tom has a crack that started at the damper hardware and continues about 1/3 of the way down the drum.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v510/ropesofsilver/20131007_close.jpg[/IMG]
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I've searched through this forum (and others), and it appears that I might be able to fix this crack with Weld-On glue. Is this correct? I know that most people use it for seam cracks, but would it be possible to use it on a non-seam crack?
Also, for what it's worth, as far as I can remember, this crack has never grown much (if at all), and I have had the kit for over 20 years.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Josh