Would there be an easier method than shoving dowels in there?

Have made progress and discoveries over the past little bit...

Acetone worked a little too well on the interiors, so I switched over to some pretty old stripper that I had in my paint locker. Results were "meh", so I got after it with the trusty random orbital sander and was going pretty smashingly, until I started in on the kick.

For whatever reason, I started with a hefty dose of the stripper, and instantly realized I wasn't in Kansas anymore. Or maybe it was the fumes?

So, it appears that the kick is something of a unicorn, and was potentially stained at the factory. Not sure how else to explain the quality of it, compared to all of the modifications I continue to uncover. Like a missed install of one of the original spur mounts.

I do believe that the tom interiors are getting either the white, or the granitone finish (undecided as of yet), the 15" is going to be converted into a snare (100% certain), and the kick is going to be restored to as close to the original (interior) finish that I can muster, and then a satin clear coat to seal it up, failed modifications, and repaired alterations showing in all their glory.

Check it out: https://goo.gl/photos/GAmAsk5iNkokHDzp8