Paint or Stain shells?

[ronyd]

I got a cheapy $50 kit to transfer all my electronics over to from my nice kit. The cheapy kit has wrap. I cut the tom shells down so I can adjust to proper height for me.

I'm a big fan of wood grain. So, I thought piano white would look cool, and maybe paint or powder code the hardware black. But, not sure how piano white would look in stain. The end result is I want the shells to have a gloss.

I'm sure you forum members have either painted or stained shells before. I don;t want to use a brush, and don;t want to use a spray can if paint is used.

any thoughts on this?

[Tommy_D]

If the kit only cost $50, my guess is that the wood grain under the wrap is really ugly. I wouldn't stain it unless the wood grain is something attractive.

[TheYardbird]

What kind of kit is it? Many lower-end kits uses plywood-like materials so it would probably not be any good looking grain as Tommy said. So I would go with painting the shells properly.

[ronyd]

Makes sense guys. It's a TKO kit....eeeek. Kids and instructional kis. New they are like 250. Paint it is. I'll make iit look like a million bucks lol.

[KennyinDundee]

Cheaper woods or plys don't have a nice grain that birch, maple or mahogany have and you wouldn't see a nice effect if staining. Painting cheaper shells is definitely the better choice or wrapping them in a wood grain wrap. I wrapped mine in an American walnut finish that looks great from Bumwrap company.

[hairmetal-81]

Well...
I don't think these are too shaby! - Quite like these examples, actually!

http://www.vdrums.com/forum/forum/ad...to-e-kit/page4