Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi Dean,
It might be really hard to find, but pinch roller cleaner (Westlake Puck Juice in particular) works great.  It was created for pinch rollers on multi-track tape recorders and was designed to clean the rubber without hardening it like alcohol based cleaners do.

Good luck,
Roger

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "hamsterdrum85" <hamsterdrum85@...> wrote:
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> Hi,
> 
> I was wanting to bring this up a long time ago but I never had the chance then. I have 5 Simmons SDS9 tom pads and the concern I noticed with the SDS9 tom and snare pads was that the rims are not colorfast - they fade to white over the years.
> 
> What I am needing help with is what the best and quickest way to restore the original color of the rims. I know how to take the pads apart because I have done it before. I don't want to use any paint, including spray paints containing any solvents as for they will eat the rims away because they are plastic. I don't like to try painting with paintbrushes because the paint job would look really awful. Are there any spray paints that are acrylic based and solvent free I can use to avoid any damages to the rims or must I get a can of acrylic paint and a Wagner power painter to do the job. Can anybody help me?
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> Regards,
> 
> Dean S. Rumsey
>