dontfeartheringo wrote:Wow. That kick drum has been soundly abused. I should think that you might want to just get another shell from the Gold-n-Times and transfer the hardware.

If you want to get goo and tarnish off of lugs and hoops and tension rods, I suggest soaking everything for 24 hours in Simple Green, then just wipe off the residue and then polish with chrome polish. You'll be amazed.

alex maiolo wrote:How do you repair a cracked seam anyway?

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Plastics distributor and manufacturer, GE Polymershapes, Inc., offers a line of special glues for repairing cracks and breaks in acrylic plastic. Formerly known as “Cadillac Plastics” during the 70’s-80’s, this company produced the acrylic material for the Ludwig Drum Company’s “Vistalite” drums.

The glue, made by “Weldon”, comes in 3 different viscosities:
1) “Weldon 3” – has a watery consistency and penetrates into hairline
cracks. It molecularly bonds (melts) plastic together and permanently
seals the crack.
2) “Weldon 5” – has a consistency of syrup and is used for joining together
breaks.
3) “Weldon 10” – is thicker than #5, has a consistency of honey and is used
also for joining together breaks.

Both Weldon 3 and 5 are clear and colorless; Weldon 10 has an opaque cast and therefore best when used where it would be least conspicuous – i.e. – on darker colored Vistalites, or for re-joining unglued seams.

dontfeartheringo wrote:

alex maiolo wrote:How do you repair a cracked seam anyway?

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From here:

The glue, made by “Weldon”, comes in 3 different VistaCosities: