stick marks come off a new clear head?????????

[GWNMI]

gotta question for ya. i put new clear batter heads on my toms. tuned em and
played the kit to make sure it agreed with my standards. o.k. no problem right?
well i am very lucky to be able to use another kit to practice on with the
band, and i use mine for gigs only. well we got gigs this weekend and i am not
going to be able to use the other kit to practice on. this means i gotta use
mine. this also means lots of stick marks on the heads.
does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick marks
from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of course they are.
i'm in a position where my kit is viewed and as a SHOW of the kit i personally
dont want anybody thinking i got used crapy heads on it. yes, it sounds good
and i know thats what matters, but it's politics i'm talking about here. i've
always used coated in the past but have decided to switch to clear so this
wasnt really a problem. anybody got any ideas that you use WITHOUT doing any
damage to the head?. thanks!

[Thurston]

> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
> marks from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of
> course they are.

Rubbing alcohol. If that fails, lighter fluid.

[Bob Morgan]

Are you serious?? who gives a shit if anybody thinks you have crappy heads? Play
your ass off and that should shut em up! Dude their heads and are meant to be hit (
stick marks and all ! ) Okay alright I'll calm down now and give you a tip a friend
of mine ( who by the way is the most anal drummer I have ever met when it comes to
cosmetics ) recommended ( which by the way I ignored - I could care less how my
heads look as long as they play well - careful there is an embedded
Clinton/Lewinsky joke there somewhere ) anyway spray your heads with Martin guitar
Polish it should help. I personally wouldn't waste the stuff on heads - but if ya
gotta ya gotta ( Hey maybe thats what Bill shoulda said at his deposition Tee Hee
!!

GWNMI wrote:

> gotta question for ya. i put new clear batter heads on my toms. tuned em and
> played the kit to make sure it agreed with my standards. o.k. no problem right?
> well i am very lucky to be able to use another kit to practice on with the
> band, and i use mine for gigs only. well we got gigs this weekend and i am not
> going to be able to use the other kit to practice on. this means i gotta use
> mine. this also means lots of stick marks on the heads.

> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick marks
> from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of course they are.

[Ed Kaplan]

> GWNMI <gw...@aol.com> wrote in article
> <19980220135...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...

> > does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
> marks
> > from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of course they
> are.
>

My impression is that the stick marks you are talking about are actually
scratches -- unless you are playing with painted sticks. They really won't
come out, don't know of any way to polish the heads. You =might= try
something like lemon Pledge -- it can't do any damage to the mylar, might
help.

And btw, everyone else is going to say (and they are right) that your kit
does NOT need to look like it just came off the assembly line. You play
your kit, it sounds good, it gets marks on the heads. A fact of life, if
you can assume that drummers HAVE a life!

Ed

[meredith sasser]

you're serious about this stick mark thing? don't be. I play a show
kit every night. tip- set the drums in a location that will prevent an
audience from being able to look directly at your drumheads.(make them
sit in front of the musicians) secondly, no one will notice your drumheads.
how many times have you seen an article in MD where a jazz drummer's
cymballs look as though they haven't been cleaned in years, and the
heads look like they've never been changed. play good, sound good.
scott

GWNMI <gw...@aol.com> wrote in article
<19980220135...@ladder02.news.aol.com>...

> gotta question for ya. i put new clear batter heads on my toms. tuned em
and
> played the kit to make sure it agreed with my standards. o.k. no problem
right?
> well i am very lucky to be able to use another kit to practice on with
the
> band, and i use mine for gigs only. well we got gigs this weekend and i
am not
> going to be able to use the other kit to practice on. this means i gotta
use
> mine. this also means lots of stick marks on the heads.

> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
marks
> from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of course they
are.

[Rodger Weir]

And if Lighter fluid doesn't work, then use a match!!!

I sometimes use "Vim" to clean parts and heads. It works good on both clear
and coated heads. Ensure that you use the non-abrasive brand.

Good Luck

Rodger

Thurston wrote in message <34EDC6...@ncsu.edu>...

>> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
>> marks from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of
>> course they are.
>

[Jeff Gretz]

In article <19980220135...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, gw...@aol.com (GWNMI) writes:
>gotta question for ya. i put new clear batter heads on my toms. tuned em and
>played the kit to make sure it agreed with my standards. o.k. no problem right?
>well i am very lucky to be able to use another kit to practice on with the
>band, and i use mine for gigs only. well we got gigs this weekend and i am not
>going to be able to use the other kit to practice on. this means i gotta use
>mine. this also means lots of stick marks on the heads.

>does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick marks
>from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of course they are.

>i'm in a position where my kit is viewed and as a SHOW of the kit i personally
>dont want anybody thinking i got used crapy heads on it. yes, it sounds good
>and i know thats what matters, but it's politics i'm talking about here. i've
>always used coated in the past but have decided to switch to clear so this
>wasnt really a problem. anybody got any ideas that you use WITHOUT doing any
>damage to the head?. thanks!
>

umm... no, i'm not gonna touch this i'll just end up getting flamed.

jeff

[NorthRat]

then take your mouse and click on to the next question. wow i enjoyed reading
your message. i'd expect that from a kid. hey! lets put a stupid reply that has
no meaning on it to make us feel bigger than somebody else! give the drummer a
break. you dont know his problem. you have no idea except what is written in
the question. if the drummer wants to clean off stick marks cause his kit is
viewed then SO WHAT???? some people do value appearance as well as sound. i do
believe he stated that???????
man, give em a break!!!

[Bone Marrow]

> >> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
> >> marks from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of
> >> course they are.
> >

Try sanding them. NOT REALLY! I live with the look ;)

[Cary Nasatir]

Bone Marrow wrote:
>
> > >> does anyone know of a good clean way to remove as much of those stick
> > >> marks from the heads so they will look like they are new---which of
> > >> course they are.

Back when I cared, I used to use a damp (not wet) sponge
with a drop of dish washing soap (liquid). Then with a
clean slightly damp cloth (NOT paper towel) wipe of the soap
and dry.
cary

[Jon Niefeld]

Nail polish remover will take off nearly all stick marks.