HowdeeDoodee
New member
Hi.
I just re-painted a vintage set of Slingerland drums, made in 1956. I turned the drums on a lathe I built and painted as the drums turned. (I am leaving out months of prep work.) What turned out seemed to be a disaster. I used Rustoleum black lacquer. I waited months for the lacquer to dry. Then I started the finish wet sanding. Through wet sanding and using 3M type 2, what I have is amazing! The finish is like a black mirror! Theoretically, my next step should be to clear coat with clear lacquer, but with the terrible results I had from the black lacquer, I think I want to just keep what I have. I tried using Turtle Wax (no, I do not know what I am doing at this point) on test pieces and the Turtle Wax took away the mirror shine and mirror finish.
What kind of product can I use to protect and seal the finish I have now without taking away the mirror shine?
Thank you in advance for your replies.
I just re-painted a vintage set of Slingerland drums, made in 1956. I turned the drums on a lathe I built and painted as the drums turned. (I am leaving out months of prep work.) What turned out seemed to be a disaster. I used Rustoleum black lacquer. I waited months for the lacquer to dry. Then I started the finish wet sanding. Through wet sanding and using 3M type 2, what I have is amazing! The finish is like a black mirror! Theoretically, my next step should be to clear coat with clear lacquer, but with the terrible results I had from the black lacquer, I think I want to just keep what I have. I tried using Turtle Wax (no, I do not know what I am doing at this point) on test pieces and the Turtle Wax took away the mirror shine and mirror finish.
What kind of product can I use to protect and seal the finish I have now without taking away the mirror shine?
Thank you in advance for your replies.
