Don't try this, not even at home!

Posted by Natasha Papousek on December 06, 1999 at 20:23:39:

Had a near henna disaster with a drum yesterday. My client wanted it
with the paste removed, and when I took the paste off, the stain was
so very pale I put a heating pad on. Well, after an hour under the
heating pad, nothing was happening, so I tried using an iron on low.
This has worked beautifully for 4 tamborines, but not on this
particular drum. Within seconds I heard a hissing sound, and a white
outline of the iron developed quickly after.

Fortunately, the outline was more visible on the inside than the
outside, and I quickly massaged saddle soap into the skin to prevent
it from getting super-dry. The client was pleased with the outcome,
and I gave him the saddle soap just in case.

So I will never, never use an iron on a drum again. Catherine
suggested a blow-dryer (don[t know why I didn't think of that) to help
bring out the color. And I think I will just leave the paste on for
most of them, unless specifically asked to remove it...

Follow-ups:

• drum stuff Carrie 02:37:19 12/07/99 (4)
  • Re: drum stuff Kree Arvanitas 06:30:29 12/10/99 (0)
  • Re: drum stuff Catherine Cartwright Jones 01:26:10 12/08/99 (2)
    • Re: drum stuff Carrie 05:16:39 12/08/99 (1)
      • Re: drum stuff Catherine Cartwright Jones 13:52:51 12/08/99 (0)
• drum question Kym 01:27:59 12/07/99 (0)
• Re: Don't try this, not even at home! Kenzi 22:33:25 12/06/99 (0)