Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Stuart McConaghy" 
<stuartmcconaghy@y...> wrote:
> Hey people,
> Just stumbled upon this place a few days ago, I thought I was the 
only one still gasping for a 
> Simmons fix!
> Question for you lot, I've been given some SDS9 pads, and the 
previous owner didn't exactly 
> believe in cleaning them over the last 17, 18 years, so there's 
sticker residue on the bottoms 
> and caked on dirt and grime on the playing surfaces. Do you have 
any recommended cleaners 
> to at least get the filth off? I don't care too much that they're a 
little scuffed up, they will be used, 
> after all (driving them through a TMC6 triggering a Korg ER1, works 
like a charm), but in their 
> current state they look kinda like they've been dug out of the 
moors...
> 
> Cheers,

Hi Stu,
My name is Rich, I reside near Pittsburgh, PA, USA.  You sound 
English!  If you can purchase "Goo Gone" or a similar citrus based 
cleaner, the gummy residue will safely lift off plastic surfaces.  
Read the warnings on the label with regards to other surfaces 
(lacquer, varnish, etc.)  This will become an important tool in your 
cleaning arsenal.  Good luck, and keep in touch.

Rich