I tried this many years ago before watching this video on a 60s Rogers bass drum. I not only caught it on fire, I then dropped it on my deck where it rolled down the stairs and across the yard like a flaming tire after a horrible car wreck.

4:51 perfectly matches the tempo of the background music

This is honestly the best drum channel on youtube. I've been watching your vids for like a year, and i have been playing drums myself for around 12 years, and still you just keep surprising me in every video you release. Your channel is like a school for every drummer out there. Thank's and keep up your awesome videos!

I saw the title and thought you were taking off the tie-dye wrap... glad you're keeping it!

looking to renovate my old set. this is super helpful! These vids are great.

Tanks for the tips My names Matt and you inspired me to refinish my kit I've gotten a lot of knowledge from you that has help a lot I just wanted to say thank you!

Want to know what'll protect you from that heat? GLOVES!!!! lol

I wish you would've put this out like a week ago haha. I spent like three hours sanding the adhesive off

Thanks for the inspiration - you`re doing a perfect job! Do you know, if it`s possible to restor an old wrinkled wrap with the heatgun?

A sound comparison of resonance differences between a wrapped and unwrapped (and stained) drum would be nice. Does the wrap alter the sound? Does stain?

my favorite part is when you removed the wrap.

Thanks, really helpful video.

removing the old vents can such a headache..nice vid!

I have a '75 Ludwig jazz set with ugly, cracked wrap. I was able to get the wrap off all the drums without damaging the shells. On the rack tom, the glue came off (tediously), but I can't seem to find anything to work on the floor and bass. Tried the heat gun on low to soften the glue. Didn't work. Tried spraying it with Goof Off. Didn't work. Covered it in adhesive/paint stripper from Lowe's. That only helped remove the outer coat of glue. Might add that the entire shell is covered in glue, not just the wrap seams. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Hey David. Great job on the video. I bought a cheap drum shell pack an almost all the screws are stripped. Do you have a way to take them of with out damaging the drum

once i bought a cheap 12" tom (even though i already have one) just so i could paint it and the wrap was held on by the lugs. i took the hardware off then it literally fell off. i thought the wrap removal was the hardest part!. also on a side note, i painted it with a test pot of wall paint and then sprayed small dots of purple all around it. looks great and still using it.

Hello! Nice job. Question. A hair dryer can work? Or not enough heat? Thx!

What would you recommend I do for making a gong drum out of an old 16 inch floor tom? I don't know who to go about it, but from what I understand about gong drums they use an oversized head (much like a timpani drum) so I would assume that I could get away with just making spacers for the lugs.

Can you "burn" the wood on purpose?? Would it have different sonic properties? I'd love to see that!

i type the title into the search and though of course he has a video for this!!!

Video sensacional.

The best!!!!

+rdavidr your snare drum builds have inspired me to turn my 13 inch Tom into a snare. Would a six lug layout work for a snare drum? Thanks in advance

Your good man thanks

Another great video. I just picked up a Ludwig Custom Accent Jazz drum set (Chinese made). Is there a trick or shortcut to use the wrap is slightly loose on one side and a small area of the floor tom. I now know how to remove the wrap - but was hoping I don’t have to-because most likely I won’t be able to find the wrap to replace it. Help? What adhesive is a good one to use on drum shells? thank you!!!

Hey man, I dig your videos. I'm looking to stain a kit, have any tips/ videos that could help me out?

Hey man, how bout repairing/refinishing or filling drums (rack toms with tube arm mounts going inside the drum or non virgin bass drums) with holes in them from tube arms mounts or rack Tom mounts on bass drums? Do you have any videos on those kind of drum restorations or can make one? Thanks bro!

So burning the wood on the drums doesn't add to the sound or flavor of the drums unlike with whiskey or bourbon. Good to know. BTW, I would have lost it and gotten out a sledgehammer when the air vent didn't come out with a few hammer blows.

I don't know if you mention this in the vid and I missed it but... do not do this with a vintage Ludwig 3 ply. It isn't nearly as easy as this and you may not like what you find underneath the wrap. Also you will almost definitely end up using wood filler on the places where part of the ply comes off with the wrap. And whatever that adhesive was that Ludwig used is veryveryvery hard to remove. You will end up taking off some of the outer ply in the process of removing the adhesive. That's in addition to the wood that came off when you removed the wrap. TL;DR Don't do this with a vintage 3 ply even if the wrap is really crappy

hey rdavidr . could a hair dryer work instead of a heat gun?

Ola David . Feliz Ano Novo. Tenho uma Pearl Kapur / fiberglass, você sabe me informar como limpar a parte interna e externa dela ( produtos ) obrigado.

I have that same, sweet, Duracell screwdriver! I'm set

Doesn’t go quite as well with old tama mahogany shells as they have a very porous surface and Tama seem to have used some spray glue to hold the wrap on. Nothing a little wood filler couldn’t fix (pre rewrap). Just more work but all good.

more of those!!!

Great video man. Do you have a video specific to putting on new air vents with original badges?

I have a '75 Ludwig set with a sparkle wrap that is badly cracked and chipped. The 9x13 wrap was easy to remove with the heat gun. However, the glue on the floor tom and bass are being difficult. No amount scraping, rubbing, heat gun, or peeling is working. Any suggestions?

I found that a heavy, rugged, single keyboard sissor stand is great to use working on drums. Seemingly... almost NONE of the factory latching positions ever fit the shell I'm working on.... but that's easily "fixed" with a cheap nylon ratchet strap looped through the bottom legs. Also, I wrap the top bars in folded paper shop towels and tape them on to protect the drum. Just sayin'..... PS.... if you work on guitars, a garage sale ironing board with a pad is great. You can work from either side without turning the instrument around (with the pickups or controls hanging out). Shouldn't scratch if you wash the padded cover every now and then. Actually TWO covers are better. Older, heavier ironing boards with good legs and the longest/widest footprint you can get are the best. Just sayin' again....

Do you ever had any problems with bassdrum batterheads after you removed wrap and stained it? My bassdrumheads started to turn around while i play...

i didnt get lucky like you and have an easy removable air grommet. now im stuck haha

could you do a video on using polyurethane on inside/outside of cheap drums to make them sound better?

You probably need a helping hand so the shell doesn't move... :)

my tama imperialstar's wrap is glued 100 do i just continue what you did all the way around the shell?

can we see how do you make that thing you are spinning drums in ?

I'm in the middle of restoring a drum set for my school and the wraps are glued all the way around. I've been using isopropyl alcohol to dissolve the glue and then just peeling it off. Is this damaging the shell? I already did half the kit, so it's a little late if it is. If anybody has any other tips, I'd love to hear them. The wraps being glued all the way around makes the removal process awfully tedious.

DUde Please do a coating powder for Lugs, rings up bottom, bass legs, floor legs, tension rood, throwoff. thanks dude

So will most manufacturers use wraps? Or is there any other way that is also used?

Could you do a video where you use a poster for a drum wrap?

Ty

you would probably also need acetone and contractor solvents....also sand paper, but it depends on how the drum was wrapped.

how do you take a air vent out?

I recently peeled the wrap off of an old snare, but I still can't get the air vent off. I I believe it's one of the vents that's put in by hammering it. How do I remove it?

Nice video, but what if a wrap has the glue/adhesive covering all of the shell (ie. Not glued on at the end of the wrap)?

Where did you get the spinning table?... but I suspect you made it from something.

Would a hairdryer work instead of the heat gun?

How do you remove the vent hole from a vintage 1969 Ludwig bass drum? Please help

Is the drum you used in this video a Tama Swingstar?

bearing edges! i need the cheepest and easyest way to get decent round out and 35(or something) in on cheep poplar shells. please help

How long did it take you to make the intro to this video? That is a lot of moving drums.

Does this work with snares aswell

Having A LOT of trouble with the glue. Any advice?

Hey man,have you ever seen a thin foil stuck on the shell I'm stuck on a sonor performer phonic HELP!!!

rdavidr // Can you tell me please what is the correct glue brand and model to re-wrap a drum shell? 3M? Thanks!

1000 DEGREE PUTTY KNIFE REMOVES ADHESIVE!!

My drum wrap was glued onto the shell so I used a puddy knife to scrape off the extra glue then I sanded the stained part

do a veneer series.

Hey what happens if u just put a wrap over a wrap?

Why not just lay the new wrap on top of the existing one? That would ensure a smooth surface to work on. Or wouldn't the adhesive work?

so the the wrap im trying to remove doesn't have a seam. any advice?

is that a Duracell battery screwdriver

Do you think a car vinyl wrap would work on a wood shell? 🤔

Can u make a mega kit

Help I fkd my shell slightly when I tried to take the wrap off can you help ???

great vid but mate, heat guns are made to stand on their base when you are using them so you don’t risk burning your desk or other stuff!

Any tips on how to remove glue from wood other than scraping it off? I just got back into my room after removing some wrap from a cheap Millenium rack tom I got for experimentation. That shit was glued tight ALL THE WAY AROUND. Took me almost two hours to remove that thing with my hairdryer, and now the wood is covered in glue residue everywhere...

Would a blow dryer work, or does it not get hot enough?

How do you stain drum shells?

Can you make a marching snare I ask this in every video

What about removing paint or stain from a drum?

I wish I had seen this sooner. Refinished my cheapo snare and peeled a little wood

do i need drum wraps on my set?

Thumb-rubbing in time... Nice!

Can you use a blow dryer instead of a heat gun

Can you do the same thing but with a hair dryer?

What if you leave it like that? Without the wrap or paint

1:54 Not only you ruined the shell, but you did that to the most important part of it - the bearing edge.

How to put on a drum wrap??

Can you use a hair dryer instead of a heat gun?

That's the 20syl instrumental in the background.

When I saw this in my subbox, I thought you were going to remove your 16 inch snare wrap because people thought it was ugly.

a hot hair dryer also works

What about TAMA? They glue the wrap on 100%

My air vent is the other kind. The hard way to remove kind😩😩😩

I don't know if anyone watches this in 2020, but I have a slightly different problem. I have a Tama Hyperdrive with a wrap and it just doesn't have a cut. Wrap is completely closed. I don't know if cutting it is smart.

DIY snare wire.

Snare Bed Please!!!!!!

You made a job twice as hard ? Pull the rap , sand , stain ???

Awesome I've done that as well best mothod. Ps check out the video I uploaded yesterday on my channel, the cymbal episode. Please comment it'd mean a lot . Thank you

Lol you have to many drums Dave

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