How can I paint my drum set?

Hello there! Thank you for reading. I just wanted to know if anyone would be able to help me out here. I want to take off the wraps off my drum set and have them painted. I was wondering if that would be possible. If it is can you please let me know how I can do it and/or I can get them painted. Once again thank you!

of course it's possible. Sand it well and put a clear coat when you're finished.

Here's mine.

What king of sanding paper should I use? Could I paint with another colour?

Drum Parts:

http://www.kellerproducts.com/ (Keller Shells)

http://www.amdrumparts.com/ (they also build complete kits)

http://www.precisiondrum.com/index.html (they also build complete kits)

http://www.vintagedrum.com/category/Hardware-New-Hardware-Drum-Parts

http://www.drummaker.com/

http://www.drumfoundry.com/ (This site has great tutorials and building tools as well)

http://www.percussiononline.com/drumbuilderssupplies.html

http://www.jp2creations.com/ (vintage Rogers parts)

http://www.egodrumsupply.com/ (Lugs and Custom lugs)

http://www.allstardrum.com (lugs and shells)

Paint Supplies

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Finishing_supplies/Colors,_tints,_and_stains.html

Drum Wrapping

http://jamminsam.com/

Drum Shells

This is the largest Keller dealer in the US

http://www.aitwood.com/

Drum Building Forums

http://www.drumsmith.com/

http://www.drumshed.org/forum/index.php

http://ghostnote.net/vbforum/index.php

http://www.drumrap.com/

any sand paper would work. the idea is to get rid of the excess glue from the wrap and make the surface ready for the paint to stick easier. Not sure what you mean by another color. Just take all the hardware off and don't paint over the bearing edges.

Thanx Dw_Man_TX. When I say colour I mean the finish/

Read up on wood finishing.

Coloured wood stain can be really nice with an oil finish. Bear in mind that wrap can cover a multitude of sins on cheap kits, though (grain might be hideous/badly matched). Also, thin plies means that sanding too vigorously can be a problem: sanding through to the next ply down isn't going to look too good (especially if it's another colour). One option, then, might be to replace the wrap with a fancy, wood veneer. Either oil finish it, or stain and oil.

"Any" sandpaper will not work, to course and he will leave scratches in the wood that will be very visible. OP read some of the links posted, your prep will depend on the finish you want.

Transparent color or solid? Satin or shine?

I wanted a solid colour with shine

Easy, take off wrap and glue,prime and paint. Glue residue will not let your primer stick, it must be completely removed. If spraying a glitter, metallic, or pearl paint primer must be finish sanded with 600grt sandpaper.400grt is fine for solid red, blue, black...

There's actually a good article about this in a Modern Drummer from sometime in 2008. The dude who wrote the article painted a Pearl Export in a nice competition orange. It had a pretty thorough how-to.

I think that article was discussed a while back. Search for "orange" or something like that.

Just searched and came up with this:

http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=1983234

It was the May 2008 MD, page 138.

I wasn't able to find the article your speaking about.