How to dye a shell?

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I've gotten my hands on a nice 65 Slingerland snare and I'm completely rennovating it. That means the nasty gold sparkle wrap is coming off and I'm going to laquer it and all that. How would I go about doing this? I've searched online and can't find a thing. I'm using the water based dye from www.drummaker.com, most likely blue, since I'm too scared to expirement with doing a fade.
 
i recently renovated a "star" kit (tama)... high gloss with green dye.... i poured the desired amount of dye into the laquor and then painted the mixture on.... the reason i did this was so i would have the same level of green tint on the whole kit

i have tried a fade on an old pearl kit, it looks great however it was near impossible to keep a consistant fade across a five piece kit, although if it was just a single drum, i'd consider giving it a go...
 
Just be cautious when removing the wrap (to avoid damageing the wood).

Also keep in mind that often the wood under a wrap is not as nice as a shell designed to have a laquor finish.
 
Check out the forum at Precision Drum. Alot of info there on this. Also, any woodworking book will help out.

I've heard alot of people comment on the fact that doing a lacquer finish is quite difficult unless your using srayers in a controlled enviornment. That "lacquer in a can" stuff is more suited to touch up work on repairs, and "painting" it on is almost impossible without runs and streaks.

Hope this helps...do the research and then decide for yourself.

:)
 
I'm pondering bulding a kit from some Keller Shells.......

I know a guy who works at a kitchen cabinet building place..they have a spray booth where they spray the stuff...

I'm going to look into this.... You might wanna check this avenue too....


They know what the right finishes are and what will be the strongest etc..... and how many coats etc.....
 
patience is the key. you're best off using a sprayer and air compresser and putting about 8-10 thin coats on rather than overdoing a coat. sand with fine paper between coats and polish that mother when you're done.
 
Good advice from everyone, thanks! I think I'll see if I can have a local woodshop spray it for me, as I don' t have the tools needed. I haven't taken the wrap off yet, so I can only hope the wood is nice under it.
 
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