Hi there , here is my kit - which i am now keeping
http://www.geocities.com/troffmeister2000/if you want to chat , get in touch
regards
Roger :-)
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Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "ken_evans_99" <tycho33@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I'm a new member in Australia. I bought myself a fairly beaten up
> red SDS9 kit recently, just the pads, stands and leads, not the
> brain. I'm hoping to marry the kit up with an SDS-8 brain sometime.
>
> I was hoping for some info on how best to set about restoring this
> lovely kit.....
>
> The pad playing surfaces are in excellent condition, but the edges
of
> the pads have faded a bit to a dark blue-ish colour.
>
> The shells have some scratches and scuffing.
>
> I'll have to re-chrome the kick legs (that's the easy bit).
>
> One of the locking nuts on the kick is missing, I think it's broken
> off inside, and the screws on the edges of the pad are rusty.
>
> The stands are original Simmons stands, black. There is some rust,
> especially on the rivets and the cylinder shaped locking nuts and
> levers. One stand has a broken clamp (ie the clamp that slides up
and
> down the lower part of the stand that holds the legs in position
when
> the legs are spread out).
>
> A couple of the little slip on collar clamps that snug into the
sides
> of the pads to help stop them rotating around the stand arm are
> either broken or missing.
>
> Any suggestions and restoration tips etc would be hugely
appreciated.
> I want to restore this beautiful kit as best I can without damaging
> it further!
>
> Cheers,
> Ken.
>