painting drum shells

Hey everyone! I have a question about staining my kit. I've got a Gretsch Catalina Club Mod, and the wrap is pretty much coming off everywhere. At first, I was going to spray paint it, but after doing a lot of research, I decided to go with staining it. I'd rather not re-wrap it, because I...

Hey everyone, I have an old entry level Pacific Drum set lying around, and I want to paint the shells (most likely airbrushing). I've realized that I will need to remove the old wrap, and I know that in some cases this can be very difficult seeing as how the drums could splinter. Has anyone...

Hey everyone, I am fixing to remove the drum wrap on my first set (mapex mars kit) and custom painting the drums afterwards. I was going for a flat black with airbrushed spiderwebs in a different shade of black. Anyone have any tips or tricks on removing the wrap and actually painting the...