I just picked up a 1970's clear Visalite kit today-shells are in perfect condition with no cracks, spider splintering etc. What is the best way to clean the shells and then polish them?
The other question I had is the bass drum spurs are those curved things-do they make a more traditional bass drum leg for them?
Cant wait to play them-saved for a long time to get them and they are going to look awesome.
As always thanks for the help everyone!!
Congrats on the new kit! The clear Vistalites are really classy I think. After removing the hardware, I clean the shells with dawn/water and then just water. I use Novus 2 on the shells. You can use Novus 1 after that, but some don't. I soak the chrome parts in dawn/water overnight and then polish them using a good metal polish.
Those legs are the ones for it. They work very well. Good luck!
Mike
Great score!! Mike is spot on for cleaning. Photos if you get a chance.
Thanks.
Creighton
Thanks for the advice-I am heading out of town but will post pics in a week of so-the kit looks awesome. Will just have to troll around and get a clear snare for it. The guy I got if from was great to deal with and through in a pair of vintage new beat hats and a speed king pedal too. All Ludwig stands to go with it including the hi hat stand. Everything is in great shape and I could get away with not havng to clean etc but I want it looking top notch so it will look even more awesome!!
Here are some pics from the original craigslist posting-I will post better pics when I get back.....
Also just to add to this old thread, using Meguiars Car polish, by hand, really does remove surface scuffs. And using WD40 on a rag to remove tape adhesive also works well.
