Don't forget to buy some polishing powder/rouge! That's the other part of the media formula/mix.

http://www.harborfreight.com/rock-polishing-abrasives-30956.html

John

yeh buddy, got what i need there. time to strip down some drums and get them ready!

Here are most of the hardware parts for the 20" 16 lug and 26" 20 lug bass drums. Some small lug tom parts as well. Someone was curious about chrome or nickle plate. The far left is chrome rest is nickle.

More buffing wheel is required on a few parts. Need to straighten a few T-Rods any tips?

Thanks!!

Creighton

Batch processing! Man, it doesn't get much better than that in drum restoration land!

I just got my Radio Kings from Apickel (Andrew,) and I'm going to do all the hardware in the vibrator unit. Detailing parts just became fun and something I look forward to. Big 180 from what it used to be!

John

Creighton, I take a wooden block, drill a hole the t rod will fit in, and place the block in the vice with the t rod in the block. i take a box end wrench wrapped in a piece of scrap plastic and bend the t rod with it.

That's a great idea. I've also used a dead blow rubber hammer to tap a rod back into line while in a vise. Protective vise jaws of course.

Some really good tips in this thread! Watch, in a week or so, someone will start a new thread asking; 'What's a good way to detail hardware?'

Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows! LOL

Thanks for all the -great input- guys...

John

i put the tension rod in the vise itself with the head outside the vise. i wrap it with a towel to protect the threads. use the pressure of the vise the straighten it. i usually spin it around a couple of times to get it good and straight. if you camped down too hard, it may have the chance to damage the threads. ive had 100 percent success doing them like this.

mike

Wow. Thanks for doing this John. I asked about if anyone had done this a while back and got no responses. So, I was too afraid to risk it. I guess I'm heading down to HF with my 20% off coupon today! Thanks again.

shawn - Stay away from the drum-tumblers. You can check out what HF has available in terms of vibrating units online and then see if your local store has it in-stock for pick-up. You can do it all from your computer at home...

John