bass and floor tom ready for priming

been busy with work these past few days. yes i actually work in the office. sometimes...

i got the 12" and 13" 'pinked'. the 12" had its first wet sanding last night and the 13" had its second clear coat. the way i figure to have a gloss finish is to put 3 coats of clear then wet sand it using 1500 grit. put another 3 coats and wet sand again with 1500 and do this two more times. im doing this to really level the clear coat as even and smooth as possible. for the final wet sanding, i'll top it off with 2000 grit. so that makes a total of 12 clear coats per drum.

i also plugged the holes on the bass drum last night and i will be able to post pics tomorrow on how i did it. the next step is to apply primer on the floor tom and bass drum, make the surface smooth and even by using a couple coats of putty and sanding. finally, spray the colors and clear coat.