thegarehanman Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 This stuff is pretty cool. I think I'll wrap the case I build for my next guitar build with some of that stuff. Does drum wrap stand up to abuse well? Anyone have experience with that? I traditionally use carpeting, but this could be a neat alternative. peace, russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted September 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Drums get hit and beat around pretty hard... so I'd think it'd hold up. Get the samples free and see. They have these satin ones (if you like how they look) that I get a feeling would hold up best... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AlexVDL Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Not sure they'd send to the UK though! ← They sent some for free to the Netherlands.. they rock! They also cut custom sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister honey Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Hi folks! Long time lurker, first time poster! I have been intrigued by this thread and even ordered the sample pack from Precision Drum. I have a vacuum bag setup for veneering the drum covering to a contoured guitar top, but I think a hard setting glue, like epoxy or urea would be best. I have some concerns about using a contact cement as I suspect the plastic would retain some memory and eventually lift or pull away from the deeper contours of the guitar top. Secondly, what about pick scratches? I guess they don't damage a pickguard over time, but the drum covering is much thinner. Lastly, I assume a clear finish should be sprayed over the plastic skin; nitro or water based? Do you think the skin could be lightly sanded for adhesion without ruining it? Comments please! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodBlessTexas Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Hey guys, you might want to look into thermoforming. It's the plastics form of wood veneering, and lots of college engineering schools have thermoforming tables. You can build one yourself for cheap if you have a Shop-Vac. Remember the Alamo, and God Bless Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted October 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Yeah, thermo-forming, vacuum forming, same diff. You heat it up, and then vacuum it down while it's soft. But yeah, as for what mister_honey was asking: yes it'll probably scratch... hense why i WOULD recomend spraying clear coat OVER it. That way the finish wouldn't react to scratching like a piece of plastic, it'd react like well... a normal finish, cuase it'd have one. As for contact cement, screw that, I'd go all out epoxy wild to hold this puppy down onto the guitar. Lastly,. I too have a sample pack from them, and I was playing with some of them today, sanding would be a BAD idea. Cause if you look at the stuff, it's got the design on one side, but on the other side it's either black or white. Which means the design does not go ALL the way through so sanding may kill the design and leave you with just black or white in the spot you sanded. Since you've already got the gear to do it, when do you plan on doing it? I'd love to get a step by step pictoral of it, and see how it turns out. Cause I don't plan to do it for QUITE some time, I've got a guitar to finish already, and other ideas to try before I venture here. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted October 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 sorry, I didn't read the "for adhesion" part. I just saw SANDING. Umm... that's what the samples are for! Try sanding those and seeing how far you get down into them before they get ruined, then you'll know how much sand you CAN do. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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