For what it's worth to you.my advice for removing glue residue is always the same.....forget all the chemicals and use heat from a painters heat gun. Once the glue begins to soften use a giant rubber eraser that you can buy at a tool store to rub it off. They are used to clean belt sanders from gumming up and prolongs the life of sandpaper. Costs about $8.00. Also, regrettably I have to tell you that Rock Miracle mix it yourself hole filler will definitely eventually fail on you. Better to use two part Bondo auto filler from an auto parts store instead. I have ruined a few shells over the years doing all the research for you that you will ever need. But my work has improved by leaps and bounds and it's faster and cleaner too. Also, your kidneys and liver will thank you in the end. Hope this helps.

Glen

For what it's worth to you.my advice for removing glue residue is always the same.....forget all the chemicals and use heat from a painters heat gun. Once the glue begins to soften use a giant rubber eraser that you can buy at a tool store to rub it off. They are used to clean belt sanders from gumming up and prolongs the life of sandpaper

Interesting, dosent the hot glue just kinda stick to and glob up the eraser real quick?

I already have a heat gun, so I may try the eraser method first, can't hurt I suppose.

Now, about the filler - I've ready many posts, and Bondo seems pretty popular, but I've also read Plastic Wood is good as well (what Percision Drum told me they use). Any other comments on types of filler would be appreciated, thanks.

I have had excellent results with Elmers Carpenter's wood filler. In both the little plastic tub and on my last project, the squeeze tube. It also say's it is good to repair holes and gouges. It fixed the gouge in my Bass drum, workd like a charm and I didn't have to drill for a dowel. You would never know if not for the different color. Let it dry, sand, then fill anywhere there may have been shrinkage. I always left a little overfill then sanded.

The same with the Elmers Industrial strength wood glue. I have repaired cracks in congas with that glue. There are many things that work.

There's more than one way to skin a cat.

ALso , I used citristrip on a floor tom shell covered in hardened glue. Covered the entire surface and left it overnight, then scraped it off with a putty knife the next morning. Messy but worked. It is enviornmentally safe and not harmful. Got it at WalMart.

Let us know how that heat gun/eraser thing goes please.