There is some 'scuffing' on my 58's Gretsch die-cast hoops. The scuffing was there when I bought the drums a year ago.
I was thinking of looking into having them re-chromed - if that's possible OR just keep an eye out on ebay/cl for some mint condition hoops. If I bought new ones I'd save these original ones just because it's nice to have the original pieces.
The kit came to me as an original one-owner set. I don't feel good about fooling with the original parts unless I have to. So - my question is:
Is re-chroming here a good idea OR should I leave the hoops alone?
I think the drums would look a little nicer with hoops in mint condition. From what I can tell so far it would be cheaper to have the hoops re-chromed as opposed to buying mint condition vintage Gretsch die-cast hoops or Gibraltar die-cast hoops.