My Slingerland -73 drumkit has been stored in a corner of my garage for over 15 years. Finally, I decided to start playing again. DOH Problem is, the drums are in a terrible shape. 20 yers ago I made a first stupid mistake by lending the drums to the son of one of my best friends.(we are no longer friends). When he returned the the drums, after a couple of years, they where dirty, scratched, pieces where missing, the snare was dented (at least three large dents), one of my old Zildjans was missing and all of the the drumheads where worn out. I was so dissapointed that I just stacked all the drums in corner of my garage. This was my second mistake. It turned out that this particulary corner of the garage was pretty damp. All of the hardware has rusted -a lot! So now I am faced with the problem of not only repairing the drums but I also have to deal with very rusty hardware. Sigh..... Well, this is how I started. I decided to start with my snare.-Dissesembeld all the hardware, put all the parts in Spirit vinegar to get rid of the rust and then I polished all the parts with Turtle Super Cleaner before applying a cote of Car Wax. Next step was to get rid of the dents. I used a rubber hammer, a lot patience and a very much swearing before I was done. Well, here is the result. Maybe not perfect, but at least good enough for now (I may give it another try when I'm finished with the toms and bass drum later this year.
/Johan M
