dexter74: That sparkle stuff is like dumping sawdust in an old transmission. It's okay for now, but that's about it. One trip out into any heat, anything out of it's fragile ordinary, and it's good looks are only a memory.

If you have to do that though, do what I do. I've made more 'kits' out of modern orphan junk drums than you can imagine. I use ORACAL gloss black. It's thin, so it's best to put it on over a wrap. The only real reason I use it is I can get it locally from a large outlet / wholesaler.

Like I said, it's thin and won't hold up to much abuse, but it works for all those orphan Excel, Gammon, Sound Percussion, etc junk orphan drums.

Remember: Your mileage may vary.

Thanks for all the feedback, fellas!

I got your pics bigger.... that wrap isn't repairable in my opinion. The wrap should be removed with ease. The glue can be removed with a good solvent. Sand them down and put a good finish on them. Natural Maple was a factory color..... a lacquer. Save the badges and grommets and put them back on. Getting the badge off the wrap can be tricky, but it can be done. Any good cabinet shop could probably shoot your lacquer.

Thanks, Ploughman. Yeah, the current wrap is f**ked. I'm still tempted to try the sparklewrap, only because the drums [sadly] aren't worth much to begin with. You think I could fetch $400-500 if I stained them up nice and polished all the hardware? Thanks again!