Well, ever since I decided to enjoy my vintage drums and start taking them on gigs, I've now started to notice some rust on my COB snare and toms (these drums I bought brand new in 69 at the Niles plant and have never left the house till last year), they were perfect. now I see some small rust showing on the hoops and lugs, nothing major, and nothing I cant polish out, but the fact that is happening, is a concern. The drums are always in bags, and stored in basement. I suspect maybe that is part of the reason, maybe in bags condensation can occur, any thoughts on what to do. Maybe they need to go back naked on racks again.
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I would wipe them down good after bringing them in the house and let them dry good and adjust to the temp. Going from different temps could cause condensation.
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Gary, I think with a drum you bought brand new from the Niles plant, go back to "it never leaves the house" scenario. Too many other bad things can happen to a un-replaceable drum like that. But Tim is correct, going from air conditioning to humid outdoor weather and back to air is causing some moister so wipe it off and keep it waxed.
Thank you!
Jeff C
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Jeff is so right about that. Chrome is chrome whether it's on a car or a drum and you must keep it polish and waxed. Most of my kit was stored in hard cases, in the attic, in our house 4 blocks from the beach for 20 years. No rust because I had always used a good quality car polish on the drums. Even my 1963 Supra has virtually no pitting. I believe that's because I kept it polished.
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I don't want to bum you out, but once rust starts to show, there is no 'cure'... it's a matter of fighting it for the rest of the life of the drum, or the rust will continue to spread.
Clean and polish the parts regularly and no problema... neglect the maintenance and the rust eventually wins. Just keep after it and your drums will look great for many years to come. Pray that science finds a cure in the meantime! :p
John
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