Can you Turn a Clear Drum Head into a Coated Head?

So can you turn a clear head into a coated head? Lets see!
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[@remopercussion]

That isn't coating. We mix our own coating in house here at Remo! #teamremo

[@RogierRJDonker]

and it's lovely! thanks guys. the coated ambassadors are always great heads all around the set

[@jesusdrumz]

nice 👍

[@Nicpagan]

Dang remo themselves calling out my boi Michael haha people always Trynna doubt remo you guys have great products it's pretty obvious you'd never use spray paint to coat heads.

[@MathewxThexHuman]

I love you Remo

[@MathewxThexHuman]

Remo you are great but I need to try Evans just so I can say I can

[@benf340]

4:50 - metal drummers be like

[@drazumi7391]

hahahahaha totally xD

[@lukee_v]

that blast beat tho

[@tino_518]

Gotta blast

[@MrAVGNdude]

I Hate PT Cruisers lmaooo

[@williamrobbs]

That is black metal

[@DrumBeatsOnline]

I actually hear if you tape napkins to the top of the head it's an exact replica of most factory coated heads...

[@rdavidr]

#revolutionaryconcept

[@jayroxthosedrumz]

Hello I prevail drummer lol Nice seeing you

[@Luisifer_89]

Buuu 👎🏽 thats for cats that can’t tune drums u dont want any shit like that when u can tune drums right ! Just saying …

[@neburnynhs9394]

I actually read a forum on this kind of thing, and the guy who painted the heads said that he carefully sanded the head first to give it some texture so the paint will adhere better, then sprayed only 1-2 thick coats on, and the pictures showed that it actually worked. Wish I could post the link to the forum but I forgot. I would say you should retry it.

[@neburnynhs9394]

just a thought though, nice vid

[@JesseMilhoan]

I was going to say, you would have to lightly sand the head to give it grip and then give the head thicker, but less coats. This way the paint will stick to the head. It probably wouldn't last as long as a real coated head, but it would be much more durable than these heads. That's why the refinished coated head held up where there was coating. The paint had something to grip.

[@LanceCampeau]

YESSS... the heat gun trick finally makes an appearance... That's gold Jerry, GOLD!

[@logan.putnam]

What does the heat gun trick do?

[@createnewhandle_]

@@logan.putnam fixes the dents and such in old stretched out drumheads.

[@ryan0400928285]

@@logan.putnam makes illusions

[@TheChemistryViking]

4:50 a brief summary of technical death metal drumming

[@BA7ARO]

0:57 this isn't rocket surgery

[@HylianCheshire]

Thought I was the only one who said that

[@JWall_InKc]

I think he is referencing the movie Boondock Saints 2

[@tylerbailey9329]

And it doesn't take rocket appliances.

[@zachahr2094]

4:50 Dave can blast?

[@herbburnley506]

the sickest blast beats

[@Nicpagan]

Yo are those 128th notes

[@zulumagoo1]

He must be a metal drummer.

[@damage.0776]

I'm laughing like a hyena XD

[@zedpwner]

oh my god

[@crispychickensandwich3886]

"Rocket surgery"

[@MAXYISSICK]

😂😂😂

[@MathewxThexHuman]

I was about to type that yeah wtf

[@grantkirkpatrick9886]

It's super common for people to use this phrase

[@flower-ld5id]

lol I was just gonna say that

[@arheru]

Yep, it's a joke. :-)

[@Mellonote]

Maybe less coats would make make the paint more flexible?

[@raqzl3075]

I thought that too.

[@vesak988]

mooore sanding :DDDD

[@pierces19941]

sanding the drum heads? How would you even go about doing that?

[@vesak988]

+Sterling Pierce I thought it was a joke beacause thats what rdavidr says certainly. "more sanding" .. look at 25 $ drum set vids :)

[@vesak988]

+Sterling Pierce I wanted to say frequently or often, not certainly.. sorry for my bad english. I have still lot of things to learn :)

[@ChristianIce]

4:50 I know that Dimmu Borgir's song.

[@tajbaber9425]

ChristianIce demon burger!

[@tino_518]

Jimmy Neutron's intro @ 4:50

[@jasonlee3481]

ChristianIce the maelstrom mephisto

[@lucacutillidrums]

Christian che ci fai qua?

[@verttinorrkniivila3183]

söundz laik ä fuckinjg träktör

[@LivingUnlabeled]

Rocket surgery

[@crispychickensandwich3886]

Man, they actually sounded really good before they started chipping.

[@TheFruitMugger]

Glad I'm not the only one who says "rocket surgery."

[@skeeter197140]

Me too.

[@ndSpaz]

Epic blast beat at 4:48

[@Amber57499]

Dirk Verbeuren will play triangle when he sees this.

[@ocho611]

i did this exact thing just to make a 'brush pad for couch time'. worked perfectly. 2 years ago, still going strong and sounds great

[@Gshephrd]

4:52 when you low key high key mid key thought he was actually playing without time lapse

[@UncleTacoBell]

during the sped up parts, i was like "well David went to death metal". Nice blasts bro. ha ha ha ha.

[@TeazyBeats]

My immediate reaction was that you added too many layers. Then when you mentioned that the paint stuck to the coating better, I realized you should have lightly sanded the heads first for the paint to stick. I will say that those drums sounded pretty damn good before the paint started flying.

[@jameslawrence4788]

I've used this textured spray paint successfully the way it was intended (static rather than dynamic) on the inside of a drum. Specifically, I converted my 1983 Tama Imperialstar 18" floor tom into a bass drum. When drilling the holes for the new lugs and bass drum spurs, I experienced more break out than I wanted (even holding a piece of 2x4 sanded to match the contour of the interior of the drum). The 8 ply mahogany (luan) shells are pretty brittle. In any case, I filled in all the break outs with wood epoxy, sanded smooth, and then used the textured spray paint in lieu of the original "Zola" coat that Tama used. I have to say, after a few coats and some light sanding, it looks great. Allot of extra work for the inside of the drum but when you look through the 5" port on the resonant head, it doesn't look like I modified it with a shotgun anymore.

[@milo3846]

4:50 is the powerfulest blast beat you've ever seen

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Wait just one second, I can't trust everyone on the internet? This is a sad day my friends :-(

[@rakridge]

Yep spread the word to the Republicans.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

@@rakridge who?

[@searchanddestroy1417]

you can also spill milk on it and freeze it lol

[@SimoneArcOndAPiras]

Extreme blasting 600 bpm!! :D

[@idontcare_wtf]

Yeaaaah lml

[@CyberChrist]

Nechtan is jealous ^^

[@billmatthews2463]

I believe it was Remo that used to put out a product called "Ruff Coat." Worked quite well.

[@leomartinez9198]

Actually it was Ludwig that had 'Ruff coat'

[@billmatthews2463]

@@leomartinez9198 I stand corrected.

[@minitos1]

Well for the paint to stick the surface must be rough. the plastic on the head is buttery smooth so uhm.. sand it?

[@pierces19941]

Makes sense now

[@IT-kone]

I was gonna suggest that too. But maybe Remos coating has some sort of adhesive mixed in too, so that it'll stick. Maybe next time give the spray gun a go with some home brewed tinctures? :P

[@serchcarriere]

i would suggest maybe using that plastidip kinda paint, it's more flexible? they use is to paint cars and kinda works like a spray on sticker. and that sticks on smooth surfaces

[@minitos1]

Yeah plastidip would be good.

[@Iamstilltoolazytothinkofaname]

wouldnt plastidip muffle the sound because of its softer qualities?

[@josharthurs6566]

I kind of thought it would chip away and fly off everywhere. Trippy video Dave. Nice work.

[@fitzeflinger]

i had a "blast" watching this

[@corbinhills1997]

that will suck to clean up but hey atleast cleaning isn't rocket surgery...

[@thejbo777]

4:51 nice blast beat lol

[@AndreJeanChretien]

I love the time lapse stuff and the slow down parts! since everyone is saying plastidip and sanding the head first, and maybe one or two coats of paint. I would do another video or plastidip vs. paint. vs. paint on the underneath of the skin just to have a laugh. oh and that water in or around the drum with led comment was cool.

[@Matt_Bryant]

Quite possibly one of the most entertaining videos you've done. "Rocket surgery" made me chuckle.... :)

[@Duro83]

Holy crap that beating the paint off the heads timelapse cracked me up :DDD

[@blaiserantanen27]

Daves got some wicked blast beat skillz

[@richardlanchester249]

This is a good thing to use in practise sessions moving fast around the kit, as it instantly shows the accuracy of your hitting.... like getting a tight pattern of shots on a paper target with a pistol

[@TonyVazquez8265]

LMAO 🤣 Visiting this video again, to watch the Sped-up parts where that Blast-beat...Ping...blast-beat part is. Paint chips flying everywhere, more blast-beats... love it! 🤣

[@ctrader6]

You have given "blistering drummer" a new definition! :))

[@Nicpagan]

Rip Michael and your poor carpet. Loved that montage 😂

[@dalesandry]

You had way too much fun doing this video :)

[@Themarpe]

4:19 get to the choppa!!!!. That paint advise trolled you pretty bad 😂

[@davidcarbonnel6396]

I've got a feeling that you're gonna have to do this one again David ;) ... but hey, you're a free man! (and you certainly have posted plenty of really good other vids) Thanks man!

[@thehesedingking338]

3:50 First time ever I've heard you laughing.

[@_cotarder_]

I really like the sound of the head when the paint isnt fly off yet

[@colinhatcher688]

Hey rdavidr you should try to make a homemade microphone for your snare or overheads. That would be very interesting. Love your vids!! Keep up the awesomed drumming.

[@user_IVVVI]

never knew i'd be dying laughing so hard watching a drum video

[@zack150]

Maybe you should roughen up the surface of the head with some fine-medium sandpaper?? idk but i know evans do do that with their coated heads, maybe it will help it stick to the head better? just a thought. Great videos btw, the channel is growing quick

[@oriell003]

the fastest blat beat i ever seen... congrats

[@tommymartinelli6043]

As a painter and stainer, I would have scuffed the skins with hi-grit sand paper or steel wool before painting them, but I seriously doubt the coating was cans of spray paint (auto primer may be closer to actual coating though). Still wouldn’t do it myself but even the krylon plastic coating paint I’d still scuff the surface even though it says it doesn’t need it.

[@tajbaber9425]

Here's another spin on the heat gun trick. I learned it 20-something years ago. On coated single ply drumheads, you can also use a bic lighter. You need to be careful and not leave the flame in one spot for too long for obvious reasons: it's fire! But it will work in a pinch. Also, don't get the flame too close or you'll discover another way to make a sound hole. You just want the heat from it. Great job with ghetto protips.

[@guythatseesalemon6581]

Way to go Micheal. Get your shit right

[@ronnyraygunz8718]

you didn't use paint for plastic, you didn't sand it, you didn't get your oily finger residue off, you sprayed too much paint on. you did not disprove this person. oh yeah, rocket surgery. hah! btw, I enjoy your videos!!

[@seanmccord7508]

Your snare sounds awesome!!!

[@readman010]

if you get a cheap airbrush setup, you can mix your own textured coating, start with textured spray paint, add some flexible additive and scotchbrite the head, also only put 1 decent coat on it, as a spray painter i imagine it would work

[@brettboden3571]

Hey dave, love the channel. will you do a video on removing stickers from bass drum heads. I bought an awesome kit but some douche put a couple stickers on the head.

[@dirkayala5812]

Great Vid!, Michaels still listening to 80's "cruners"...

[@DrewKane]

You should try adding your own dots to heads. I took an old 2-ply head and made myself a few dots that I glued into pinstripes. They have a much warmer, thicker tone now and totally sound better than just pins on that kit. I also used the remaining rings in the same way you would moongels.

[@KXSC02]

I don't know why it was funny when you sped up while making the demo of the heads😂😂😂

[@teewaht]

It’s a lot more bright and open without he paint most likely due to the paint muffling the head and when it is removed the drum creates a more wide open sound.

[@rockarolla306]

David, nice fast video with the snare part goes into some BLAST METALL!! but PAINT ON DA BATTER??

[@drumminggouda]

4:50 thats the fastest blast beat ever😂

[@moritzholstein]

Nice Metal-druming :D

[@benjamin.kelley]

Snare sounds great!

[@nate6692]

2:57 - Perhaps that's why he said it was the exact same coating as Remo uses.

[@chasecroasmun6778]

I had to dot this for marching quads in an emergency ounce so that all of the heads would match for a competition. I only used two coats of non-textured spray paint and it lasted as long as the head underneath did.

[@sticksbass]

have you ever thought of entering the worlds fastest drummer contest?

[@stoffystofstofberg]

Sick blast beat, rdavidr.

[@michaeljarvis6351]

the cleanup of that must be fun

[@dc11032007]

I agree with less coats, a little pre sanding, and maybe applying with it having a slight bit of tension on it. No where near the tension of tuning it, but just enough so when u do tune it, it was already "primed" to be tuned.

[@tdrum21]

That fast motion blast action

[@salimn.1097]

4:54 David just turned into George Kolias.

[@robcrawford9657]

Sounds great! i wish remo sounded this good!

[@aidencunha735]

I know you don't do the bass drum beaters series anymore. But you should bring it back for a video with microphones as beaters.

[@332nd_collectibles]

Have you thought about making a video for drum restoration tips and tricks of cleaning a squeaky bass drum pedal

[@ddsrecording]

What you didn't tell anyone is that those were actual real-time blast beats!

[@sam19195]

Ever tried using old snare wires as a sizzle for a ride? Works out pretty cool

[@WeAreBeggarsAll83]

Maybe you could do a video on all of the types of "lug lock" ideas out there and see which ones hold up. Great videos by the way!!

[@bellavia5]

What you want to use is Lanco elastomeric roof coating. Get it at Home Depot. It has consistency that will hold up to drumming.

[@davidw.potter2849]

Hey David, Do you ever see yourself going to daily vids? get the subs up there like the rest of the youtubers maybe. I enjoy ur vids and they have given be ideas and the courage to modify some of the things I have lying around. Thanks again!!!!

[@vekoo114]

I work in a auto body shop well theres different types of paint like you could get a vinyl and fabric paint it moves with the plastic so it dont crack like how it did on you and you should of sand down the drumhead before painting it will give it a cleaner look and the paint will have something to grab on

[@wallydevine1129]

Sweet blast beat!!!!! Derrick Roddy eat your heart out!!!

[@seakay5705]

That’s some crazy blast beat speed

[@bjohnson4821]

I love the channel. So I was thinking: what about a quick sandblast? No paint, and the head could be clear. The texture is the thing. The issue may be that the blasting would reduce the head thickness though, and not many folk have sandblasting equipment at home.

[@HHGdrums]

nice little experiment..... fun video too

[@jedimasterjesse]

That's what my drum rug looks like after I drum 😂

[@williamplaut8055]

Cool work! I would love to see you have a go at making a gong. Love your vids!

[@danielknorr357]

the sped up parts sounds like extreme metal druming

[@lroscinski5046]

4:50... sickest blast beat ive ever heard !!!!

[@offforawhile9697]

pretty sure you need the plastic additive to paint on flexible surfaces. its actually used in the painting industry to spray vinyl seats and leathers ect. Its really flexible. maybe just a textured paint next time?

[@sergeidavidov1739]

You have to use another spray like clear matte lacquer, apply several thin codes and wait more time between them, finally you can get strong vague-translucent white coat.

[@XR650Max]

When I used to paint plastic with spraypaint, I would put a layer of clear acrylic sealer on top of the paint in order to essentially "seal" it in. It prevented chipping and did a good job protecting against scratches. Could that work on one of the drum heads? I've got no clue but it couldn't hurt to try if you're bored lol. I'd do it myself if I had access to any drums right now.

[@drummaman1]

thanks for this video, it definitely proves a point. If it's not too expensive, maybe use calfskin heads on the drums, like the pre-plastic days. That would be an interesting video.

[@Mr256773]

you should try sanding the heads with fine grit to make the coating stick better

[@raiden1690]

I would suggest lightly sanding the drum head to toughen it up before applying the coat

[@goncalodias6402]

about the suitcase drum set; when are you going to make a video about the remote hi-hat pedal? 0:57 ROCKET SURGERY? hahaha :D

[@tobinwasabi]

Holy shit sick blast beads dave

[@ironeddiemaiden1]

Nasty Blast Beat Bro!!!

[@bigberd3680]

Can you make a marching snare plz

[@groove.professor]

I thought when you posted "That's what happen when you listen to youtube comments" that you read some hate-comments, got angry and destroyed your heads. LOL

[@Czyszy]

Still more durable then the Remos exported to Poland. xD

[@baorozzo]

Same here in Italy for at least 2 years. Now seems they have finished the old heads and the new are quite better.

[@katula7308]

Czyszy ja nie mam z nimi problemu

[@ANDDIE]

We should do a little research on the coating mixture. Maybe sanding or "roughing" the actual head for more adhesion would have helped to.