Ugh. I give up. Doodler has won. I can't do any of that. I can barely write my name in the state I'm in. Guess I'm stuck with a cruddy drum. Thanks, Benjamin Moore. And thanks, pen-happy freak.

You can get alklyd in the formula just say use for metal and they will sell it also some rules state a quart can be sold but no gal. Good luck I am sending off a finger nail size to the labs to match up to the misell, color system that all color is matched to in historic restoration I'll let all of us know asap

I dunno, you said earlier you tried all the non-invasive stuff, maybe now it's time to try some acetone on the doodles. Work it fast in a small area with lots of acetone on the white rag - don't use too much pressure, and stop as soon as the ink is coming off, let the area dry and go at it again. This is to avoid taking all the paint off. I did this on a Ludwig floor tom interior to remove spray paint and was able to save the original white paint.

If it works, also get a colour sample by rubbing off some paint onto a small white rag, let dry, take to paint store to match. It's not rocket science; you just need some off-white acrylic paint, and the drum will never be original anyway with the doodles.

Just a thought...

Mitch

Have you tried, Motzenbocker's Grafitti Remover #4? If not, give it a try before you start pulling your hair out. It 'might' work for you and it'll avoid the strip/repaint job completely. Give it a shot, at this point it can't hurt.

John

Interesting to see if those last two ideas work. Let us know please.

You can try a Mr Clean "magic eraser" on the ink. I have used them various times to remove pen, marker and scuffs. ;)

Thanks for the ideas - I haven't tried those specific products yet, so we'll see what happens. Otherwise, it's hauling the whole thing into my local paint store & starting from scratch. But perhaps all is not lost yet....

Hello!, and...

... sorry I'm late to this party! Are you in fact looking for BM N333-02, or BM N333-1B?, as BOTH those are near identical. The 1B is Base 1 which is generally very white and matches N333-02. The two can be interchanged when in a pinch. Anyway, I can most probably hook you up pacealot. I believe we have BOTH those products. Send me a PM. Let's see what we can do here!

Tommyp

Thanks Tommyp - another PM headed your way. I'm going to probably have to try one of those tricks, or resort to sanding, in any event, just to get the junk off so it doesn't bleed through.

I'll keep folks posted too (maybe even pics if I'm together enough!)....

Just for fun I checked the stats on the Motzenbocker's and sure enough, it contains acetone. Pretty much all these products do. I use and recommend acetone because it's cheaper in pure form and gets the job done every time. It will immediately start lifting the paint along with the doodles, but I found with that floor tom that the paint is thick enough to survive. Just work fast and wet and lightly, like I said, and don't overwork any one area - let it dry and come back to finish.

I notice you're in CA so working outside, which you should definitely do, will not be a problem...

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Mitch