So thanks to this sight and a couple others I finally restored my drums, and created a proper space for them.
This is my first and only drum set. I got them in 1986 when I was 12 and they have been used and played out in HS and college bands, and moved with me more times then I can count.
they haven’t been setup in 3 years since I moved to my new house and I finally took time to restore them and create a place to play them.
first the drums, here they are before, dusty and a bit rusty from a couple years in an unheated storage unit.....
all the chrome hardware, hoops, and cymbal stands went into a oxcilic acid bath. I used my large outdoor garbage can and did everything at once, chrome came out good as new for the most part. A few lugs are spotty, overall 100% improvement with no scrubbing or polishing. Just a backing soda rinse and air Compressor dry

This is my first and only drum set. I got them in 1986 when I was 12 and they have been used and played out in HS and college bands, and moved with me more times then I can count.
they haven’t been setup in 3 years since I moved to my new house and I finally took time to restore them and create a place to play them.
first the drums, here they are before, dusty and a bit rusty from a couple years in an unheated storage unit.....






all the chrome hardware, hoops, and cymbal stands went into a oxcilic acid bath. I used my large outdoor garbage can and did everything at once, chrome came out good as new for the most part. A few lugs are spotty, overall 100% improvement with no scrubbing or polishing. Just a backing soda rinse and air Compressor dry


