Hi folks. I'm new to the forum. I recently picked up a Rodeo Deluxe silver sparkle snare for $15 off of ebay. it's in fairly good shape, but I noticed the sparkle finish is pretty bad. There seems to be no clear coat over the sparkles. I'm aware some of the finishes on stencil drums are horrid, but I was wondering what would be the best way to get this thing in good shape since I could probably pick the sparkles off? I don't have a spray kit, so the options i know of are spray cans, by brush or an acrylic bar topper product. Any help would be greatly appreciated. It will be matched with a blue sparkle 70's Pearl blue sparkle 20" bass and 14" floor along with a red sparkle Gambles 12" tom and a niles era slingerland 15" siliver sparkle floor. So pretty much a jelly bean kit. I do have the 12" blue sparkle shell if anyone needs it. The man I bought the blue sparkle kit from thought he could hose me by throwing Rodgers badges on it (he didn't), so it will have a Rodgers badge, no tag and Pearl lugs on it. Sorry if this has already been asked, but my refinishing experience is in wood finishes not wraps or sparkles. Thanks again!
Rodeo Deluxe snare finish help
here's a pic if it helps. not as even close to as gold as the pic leads:
Cool looking snare WEP. I have nothing to offer but perhaps this question would get more traction over at the "restoring" section. Search there too, as I'm sure this has been gone over at some point. All the best.
-Doug
late 60s Star kit (red satin)
Tama Rockstar Custom
a few snares ...
Bar topper finish is an interesting idea but would probably require some rotational device for the drum as it dries as most of those products are made to be poured over a surface and then self-level as they dry. I had thought that might be a really cool way to do a hand laid sparkle finish. I have had some flat materials finished that way and they look amazing.
I have suggested this a couple of times but I do not believe anyone has tried it yet. That would be VertGlas. Check it out at vertglas.com. The clear acrylic product goes on easily with a foam brush, dries quickly and is easy to build up multiple coats. The end result when I have used it on really oxidized boats was pretty spectacular. My guess is the acrylic finishes you can get for restoring floors would probably work well also.
It's a $15 drum so experimentation should be encouraged.
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
Geez, sparkles/glitters are alot of work.
I spray on triple thick glaze till the surface is flat and finish up with a few coats of acrylic lacquer.
Don't sand the glaze between the first few coats coats to avoid scratching the sparkles.
There may be other methods, but this is the best I've found.
Sabian
Vic Firth
Remo/Evans
"unless it's vintage, it's just another wooden tube."
sorry for the late reply. work has been crazy with the holiday (pepsi sales). i ended up just cleaning, lightly buffing, and spraying on several coats of can clear coat, waxing, and buffing again. seems to have done the trick. thanks for the tips!!! i'll post pics eventually. in the middle of soaking and cleaning lugs. thanks again!
I think that the sparkle wraps used in the fifties and sixties by the Asian stencil brand makers and the German drum makers seemed to turn in to sandpaper after a few years. Obviosly, they did not use the same plastic materials used by the American drum makers. Maybe a **** can be polished after all?
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