McFly Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 I've got an old snare drum which has some pretty tatty looking chrome plated hardware on it. I'd like to get it looking good again. Does anyone know if it's realistic to re-do chrome plating?If so, how, where n how much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radarman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 hi McFly I can reccommend an excellent place. They chrome plated our helmets for jarl squad in 2004 - excellent job too. So I got them to brass plate my dw edge snare and again it came up fantastic! Give them a shout about what your after - think they can do any colour!! (If youre after a funky looking drum)! Speak to Simon Dorkings at Satchrome, theyre based in Walsall. Tel no: 01922 622721. If you want the address get back to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radarman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Also - the brass 'edge' hoops were plated for around £50 as well as the round tension rod holders and screw heads. I shipped it all off from Shetland in component parts and it came back all ok. Fine guy to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Excellent! Thanks very much Radarman. I'll give them a call and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radarman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Also heard that this year's jarls squad helmets were turned around by a chroming place in super fast time, somewhere in scotland i think, but don't know anymore. Someone else might, incase satchrome doesnt work out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radarman Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 It would be easier to post all this on one reply!... If you go for it, dont get the tension screw threads done as it increases the diameter of the thread by a fraction which will make tuning harder if you can get them screwed into the lugs at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted March 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 I'll just get new bolts I think. Thanks again for the advice Radarman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMe Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 If you get stuck have a look at car restoration stuff in magazines or online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 McFly, there's a place in Glasgow next to where me n dee n Inness used to practice, right opposite big Eugene's "Lab" at the bottom of Kelvinhaugh Street. I think they might be a bit industrial fur delicate stuff i.e. huge vats of chemicals for doing great big things On second thoughts, I don't reckommend them. They used a forklift to move Eugenes car one day when they made an ass of reversing a truck out of their yard...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 McFly, there's a place in Glasgow next to where me n dee n Inness used to practice, right opposite big Eugene's "Lab" at the bottom of Kelvinhaugh Street. I think they might be a bit industrial fur delicate stuff i.e. huge vats of chemicals for doing great big things On second thoughts, I don't reckommend them. They used a forklift to move Eugenes car one day when they made an ass of reversing a truck out of their yard...... They galvanise massive chunks of metal for building stuff outside pb. Maybe a bit too ship-yard for fiddly little drum bits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 They galvanise massive chunks of metal for building stuff outside pb. Maybe a bit too ship-yard for fiddly little drum bits? I feel silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Du is silly. Look, du's got a chimpanzee's face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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