Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

If the black edges have turned that awful blue colour there's this 
stuff in Australia called "Black Wax" which is for the hard black 
plastic trim around car windscreens etc, hopefully you'll have 
something similar where you are. Brought my SDS9 pads back to looking 
good but six months on the blue is *just* starting to show again. I 
figure repeated doses over time will do the trick. Just don't get 
this stuff on the coloured shell - remove it first. For the playing 
surfaces Armorall works a treat.

Cheers,
Ken.

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "edgoldfarb" <madcaplabs@...> 
wrote:
>
> --- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Berk Aarts" <B.E.R.K@> wrote:
> >
> > I guess there are piezo transducers inside
> > just open the case/tom
> > desolder the old ones and replace by new ones
> > plastic casing can come to life with a mild carpolish (try on a
> small space
> > not to visible)
> > the rubber can be rubbed with vaseline, but you better have done 
that 20
> > years ago
> > 
> > good luck
> > 
> > berk
> > 
> > >-- Oorspronkelijk bericht --
> > >To: <Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com>
> > >From: Ed Goldfarb <madcaplabs@>
> > >Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:32:33 -0700
> > >Subject: [Simmons Drums] Fixin' toms
> > >Reply-To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com
> > >
> > >
> > >Hey, guys ­ I¹ve got five small pads and one kick from the x00
> range (single
> > >zone, 1/4 outs) that, ahem, suffer from decreased sensitivity :-)
> In other
> > >words, they¹ve had the heck beaten out of ?em, and barely work. I
> understand
> > >that they¹re fairly simple devices inside, and was wondering if 
any
> of you
> > >veterans can offer suggestions as to how to bring ?em back to 
life.
> On a
> > >related note, is there anything that can be done to clean up the
> playing
> > >surfaces and shells? Thanks in advance for any help!
> > >
> > >Peace and love,
> > >
> > >Ed
> > >--
> > >Ed Goldfarb
> > >Madcap Labs?
> > >(415) 377-5831
> > >madcaplabs@
> > >http://www.madcaplabs.com
> > >AIM: madcaplabs
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> > 
> 
> Cool - thanks for the info, guys. I'll check the archives n' get to 
work.
> 
> - E
>