Royce Meritt
10-06-2005, 9:00 PM
Sorry to bother you all again but this one is kicking my butt! Sorry for the length of this post but I am absolutly stumped.
A few days ago I asked where to find the rubberized coating stuff. Got great advice, as usual. So, from McMaster-Carr I ordered a gallon of PC-5 liquid neoprene. According to their web site it is their most durable, abrasion resistant coating. So far I'm thinking "Great, this stuff will really work for me."
When applying said product to the marching percussion rack I welded up it was a pain in the behind. The product is so thick and gooey it was extremely difficult to brush on a nice even coat so I got very uneven coating. I ended up with all sorts of runs, drips, sags, etc.
Today, while trying to deal with the runs and drips I discovered an even worse problem. The product did not stick to the metal. It EASILY scratches and peels off the surface. Doesn't appear to me to be even slightly durable and abrasion resistant.
Now I have 2 problems to deal with.
#1- I need to remove this stuff from the percussion rack. Any suggestions other than several hours of work with a scraper, wire brush, sand paper and/or angle grinder? By the way, I had not originally intended to finish the ENTIRE rack with this stuff but though since I had a gallon I just as well use it. Plus having everything finished with the neoprene might be nice in case the rack got banged into a wall or doorway or something. So removal is going to be a pain but something I'm just going to have to do.
#2- If and when I get this removed I am back to square one with trying to come up with a way to finish this rack. The finish needs to be durable and provide some degree of "padding" of the steel so as to not damage the drums as they are placed on and removed from the rack.
I've racked my feeble brain as much as possible trying to come up with a solution such as rubber tubing over the steel tubing, (would work but VERY expensive) foam pipe insulation, (cheap but not nearly durable enough), trying again with a different variety of rubber coating, etc., etc., etc.
I have included a couple of picture to help you understand what I'm talking about. The rack is constructed as follows:
A-Frame ends: 2" Angle iron
Snare drum "cradles": 1" steel tubing
Bass Drum "cradle": 1 1/2 " steel tubing
I need to "pad" the contact points to protect the drums. I am open to any and all suggestions concerning both how best to remove the present finish and, once that is accomplished, how best to "re-finish." Thanks a bunch!
A few days ago I asked where to find the rubberized coating stuff. Got great advice, as usual. So, from McMaster-Carr I ordered a gallon of PC-5 liquid neoprene. According to their web site it is their most durable, abrasion resistant coating. So far I'm thinking "Great, this stuff will really work for me."
When applying said product to the marching percussion rack I welded up it was a pain in the behind. The product is so thick and gooey it was extremely difficult to brush on a nice even coat so I got very uneven coating. I ended up with all sorts of runs, drips, sags, etc.
Today, while trying to deal with the runs and drips I discovered an even worse problem. The product did not stick to the metal. It EASILY scratches and peels off the surface. Doesn't appear to me to be even slightly durable and abrasion resistant.
Now I have 2 problems to deal with.
#1- I need to remove this stuff from the percussion rack. Any suggestions other than several hours of work with a scraper, wire brush, sand paper and/or angle grinder? By the way, I had not originally intended to finish the ENTIRE rack with this stuff but though since I had a gallon I just as well use it. Plus having everything finished with the neoprene might be nice in case the rack got banged into a wall or doorway or something. So removal is going to be a pain but something I'm just going to have to do.
#2- If and when I get this removed I am back to square one with trying to come up with a way to finish this rack. The finish needs to be durable and provide some degree of "padding" of the steel so as to not damage the drums as they are placed on and removed from the rack.
I've racked my feeble brain as much as possible trying to come up with a solution such as rubber tubing over the steel tubing, (would work but VERY expensive) foam pipe insulation, (cheap but not nearly durable enough), trying again with a different variety of rubber coating, etc., etc., etc.
I have included a couple of picture to help you understand what I'm talking about. The rack is constructed as follows:
A-Frame ends: 2" Angle iron
Snare drum "cradles": 1" steel tubing
Bass Drum "cradle": 1 1/2 " steel tubing
I need to "pad" the contact points to protect the drums. I am open to any and all suggestions concerning both how best to remove the present finish and, once that is accomplished, how best to "re-finish." Thanks a bunch!