Ive been lurking these forums for the past few months and really like what ive read so far so i figured id join up! I bought a vintage BDP pearl president kit off craigslist Pittsburgh back in 2008.. Sizes are 13,16,20 for $100, and i believe are late 60's early 70's... Yeah i put a few dollars into them but i immediately took off the rail consolette and put the tom on a snare stand.
So my question...Im pretty novice to restoring vintage drums..i have a couple slingerland kits ,a kent set , plus the pearl president kit) ...Ive been watching a few posts here of guys cleaning up there old hardware but just wanted to know what the best thing to use to clean and restore the bass drum rail consolette for the pearl president kit?? It doesnt look very good and i stumbled upon the peice when i was sorting through my vintage drum parts. I just want the kit to look complete and original at this point..Are there any specific products that you experts recommend?
any input would be great.
Thanks-jeff