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Need some help with electric drum kit. **Update with fix**
9/10/2011 2:15:32 AM
I have an electric kit and everything on it is great, however the kick pad is showing severe signs of wear. There are two pretty deep ruts in the rubber pad from where the beaters are hitting. My question is how can I fix this? I have been thinking about trying to put some Shoe Goo in the ruts to fill them in, would this be a decent way to fix it or is there a better product or solution? I am concerned that I will eventually wear all the way through the pad and it will be ruined. Any suggestions?
*Update
Well I went ahead and used Shoe Goo to fill in the ruts and it seems to be working very nicely so far. I filled in both ruts (which were about 1/4" deep) and the goo is a pretty good match for the rubber that the pad is made out of. It took a few applications to get the ruts completely filled in and the surface smoothish, but I figure the beaters will smooth it out eventually anyways. The goo has not had any negative effect on the way the pad triggers either. I have only jammed on it a couple of times but the goo seems to be holding up to the beaters very nicely, I think this is going to be a permanent fix. Paying $6 for a tube of Shoe Goo sure beats having to buy a new kick pad.
*Update
Well I went ahead and used Shoe Goo to fill in the ruts and it seems to be working very nicely so far. I filled in both ruts (which were about 1/4" deep) and the goo is a pretty good match for the rubber that the pad is made out of. It took a few applications to get the ruts completely filled in and the surface smoothish, but I figure the beaters will smooth it out eventually anyways. The goo has not had any negative effect on the way the pad triggers either. I have only jammed on it a couple of times but the goo seems to be holding up to the beaters very nicely, I think this is going to be a permanent fix. Paying $6 for a tube of Shoe Goo sure beats having to buy a new kick pad.
9/10/2011 9:44:30 PM
i use shoe goo to fix a lot of things its not made for. most recently i repaired a few circuit boards with it.
once it hardens up it is still just a bit ply-able, i think it would work good for what your doing.
what kind of set do you have? i have a roland td5 and i love it.
once it hardens up it is still just a bit ply-able, i think it would work good for what your doing.
what kind of set do you have? i have a roland td5 and i love it.
9/11/2011 4:24:24 PM
Originally Posted By hauser:
i use shoe goo to fix a lot of things its not made for. most recently i repaired a few circuit boards with it.
once it hardens up it is still just a bit ply-able, i think it would work good for what your doing.
what kind of set do you have? i have a roland td5 and i love it.
i use shoe goo to fix a lot of things its not made for. most recently i repaired a few circuit boards with it.
once it hardens up it is still just a bit ply-able, i think it would work good for what your doing.
what kind of set do you have? i have a roland td5 and i love it.
I have a Roland TD-9 with mesh heads except for the kick which is a KD-8. I have looked around for a replacement pad for it but have not found anything. Shoe Goo seemed like the best option since it is sort of rubber anyways and it would blend with the pad.
9/12/2011 9:53:49 PM
Roland supposedly sells a replacement pad if you want to go that route. Call or email their technical support for a part-number/price.
