Hello! I have a 1965 Ludwig Pioneer snare WMP. It has been stored since the seventies in a case with a soft red liner. Between 2 of the lugs, the wrap has some pink discolored areas. I think this redness may have bled from the case. I have tried to remove this with Novus #2, but it hasn't seemed to help. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can restore this wrap?
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Discolored Wrap
Posted on 5 days ago
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Yes. If you follow this guy's process you will likely get the pink out of there. No guarantees, as the color may have penetrated into a lower layer of the wrap and you would have to sand right through the wrap down to the shell, which of course is not good.
I have used this process to restore sky blue pearl to close to its original color. I have had very limited success in making yellowed WMP less yellow. It seems once it yellows, it is permanent.
https://youtu.be/QPSXB6ihUu0?si=gU6WFSYwI2MBwDOB
Posted on 3 days ago
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Thank you! After the sanding, he polishes the wrap with a very fine rubbing compound. Is there a certain brand or type which is recommendeed?
Posted on 3 days ago
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71drums, if your drum is in pristine shape other than the discoloration in one panel you should just leave it alone. There is too high a risk of making it worse by sanding the wrap.
Posted on 2 days ago
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The drum is in pristine condition other than that one panel. Will that discoloration lower the value of the drum?
Posted on 2 days ago
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The discoloration may effect the value, but not as much as a botched attempt to fix it. Without previous experience doing this type of repair you should not try anything more aggresive than Novus #3.
Posted on 1 day ago
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