How to Spray Over Drum Wrap
Customizing your drum's paint colors can make your drums more attractive and make you a more confident drummer. A drum set that is not a very popular color or not very attractive can bring down the confidence of the drummer, causing him not to reach his full drumming potential. Painting your drums can give you a huge boost of excitement and confidence about playing your drums in front of a live audience. Painting over the drum wraps can ensure the easy removal of the new color if it becomes unwanted over time.
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Things You'll Need
- Spray paint
- Polyurethane spray
- Painter's tape
- Newspaper
- Scissors
- Drum key
- Milk crate
- Safety glasses
- Philips head screwdriver
- Latex gloves
Instructions
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Choose a drum to start with. Loosen and remove all tension rods on one side of the drum. Remove the drum hoop and repeat the removal process on the opposite side of the drum. Remove the screws in the lugs and pull off the lugs.
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Open the newspaper and cut a few pieces to fit inside the drum shell. Tape the newspaper to the inside of the drum shell without any overlapping tape or newspaper.
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Take your drum shell outside and place it on the concrete or on an old milk crate. Put on safety goggles and gloves. Shake the spray paint very well and hold it about two feet from the drum. Begin spraying the drum shell in a vertical motion and walk around the drum shell while spraying. Let the paint dry.
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Spray another coat of paint on the drum shell in vertical motions until the drum is covered. Let the paint dry completely before applying the polyurethane. Apply one coat of polyurethane to the paint by spraying it in the same vertical motion. Let the polyurethane dry.
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Peel off the tape on the inside and remove the newspaper. Replace the drum heads and hoops. Tighten the tension rods with the drum key and tune accordingly. Repeat this process on all drums.
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Tips & Warnings
Wait for a day that is not very windy, if painting outside. Wind can make spray-painting a nightmare.
Paint in temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) for paint to dry properly.
Wear safety glasses to protect your eyes from paint and latex gloves to keep the paint off of your fingers and hands.
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- Photo Credit little yellow drum image by Melking from Fotolia.com
