Figure Out How Many Spray Cans You'll Need With The "Aerosol Can" Math Equaton

By John Dutra | June 18, 2008



Break out your pocket protectors and calculators people, and lets do some math! To get a rough estimate of how many spray cans are needed to lacquer, paint, or sunburst your drum set…follow these steps.

First things first….find the drums circumference by multiplying (x) the diameter by Pi (3.14)

Example:
*A 7” x 8” Drum Shell has a diameter of 8”
*8 x Pi (3.14) = 25.13
*Round up.

So…here’s where it gets hairy….

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Topics: Fade and Sunbursting Drum Shells

Sunbursting Drum Shells By Using Multiple Water Based Dyes: The Video Tutorial.

By John Dutra | June 10, 2008

Sunbursting Technique on a Mandalin by James Condino

A topic on Ghostnote.com (if you don’t have an account…sign up) was tackling how a sunburst or color fade could be produced with water based dyes. Thanks to James Condino, his video tutorial shows easy to follow directions to create that sunbursting look you’ve always wanted…..

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Topics: Fade and Sunbursting Drum Shells