drum bubbling problem -- fix with MORE BETTER pictures

[rrwoods]

First RB1 set: Red Roll problem.
Second RB1 set: dropped notes
Third RB1 set: fine for a while; started dropping notes later
First RB2 set: Blue pad crosstalk
Second RB2 set: dropped notes
Current RB2 set: THE GODDAMN RUBBER IS SEPARATING FROM THE GODDAMN PADS.

And they won't replace it because I'm outside the 60-day window. I tried epoxy. No good. I'm thinking of just ripping off the rubber and playing without it but it'll kill the bounce. Do other people have this problem, or is it just me? Should I bite the bullet and get an ION?

EDIT: I've got a fix for this. It is destructive, so if you can RMA then do that first. The text of the fix is about midway down this page, with pictures on the last post of this page. EDIT EDIT: More pictures of the whole process on the second page.

[rrwoods]

First RB1 set: Red Roll problem.
Second RB1 set: dropped notes
Third RB1 set: fine for a while; started dropping notes later
First RB2 set: Blue pad crosstalk
Second RB2 set: dropped notes
Current RB2 set: THE GODDAMN RUBBER IS SEPARATING FROM THE GODDAMN PADS.

And they won't replace it because I'm outside the 60-day window. I tried epoxy. No good. I'm thinking of just ripping off the rubber and playing without it but it'll kill the bounce. Do other people have this problem, or is it just me? Should I bite the bullet and get an ION?

EDIT: I've got a fix for this. It is destructive, so if you can RMA then do that first. The text of the fix is about midway down this page, with pictures on the last post of this page. EDIT EDIT: More pictures of the whole process on the second page.

[Kap10]

I have the same problem on my red pad, also happened to one of my RB1 kits.

Either pull off the pad and stretch the rubber more (trimming excess) or just play with it the way it is. It should still register with RB2 kits, as they are more sensitive.
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[Kap10]

I have the same problem on my red pad, also happened to one of my RB1 kits.

Either pull off the pad and stretch the rubber more (trimming excess) or just play with it the way it is. It should still register with RB2 kits, as they are more sensitive.
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[TNTX]

Goodwoods tiem?
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Goodwoods tiem?
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[rrwoods]

I went ahead and pulled off the rubber; no bounce as I thought. I've trimmed off the outer edge, and now the rubber piece fits over the pad without going underneath the ring. Any ideas for flattening it out and getting it to stay on the pad?

I've thought about Goodwoods... but if I'm going to buy another set, it's going to be an ION.

[rrwoods]

I went ahead and pulled off the rubber; no bounce as I thought. I've trimmed off the outer edge, and now the rubber piece fits over the pad without going underneath the ring. Any ideas for flattening it out and getting it to stay on the pad?

I've thought about Goodwoods... but if I'm going to buy another set, it's going to be an ION.

[eXcelon969]

take the pad off and then reglue it, also get those skull stickers (i know i know...) and put them on top.

my pads bubbled too but the stickers help them stay flat, as they cant stretch out the stickers


(green is done now)

dont get the ion. it's a piece of $300 shit
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[eXcelon969]

take the pad off and then reglue it, also get those skull stickers (i know i know...) and put them on top.

my pads bubbled too but the stickers help them stay flat, as they cant stretch out the stickers


(green is done now)

dont get the ion. it's a piece of $300 shit
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[PeterGibbons316]

[PeterGibbons316]

[rrwoods]

I'm not sure what to

[rrwoods]

I'm not sure what to

[kevnin]

you could always just replace it a gum rubber pad or something. didn't people love those back in the days of rb1?

[kevnin]

you could always just replace it a gum rubber pad or something. didn't people love those back in the days of rb1?

[FinalSunrise]

[FinalSunrise]

[rrwoods]

I've definitely got the fix for the "bubbling" problem. As I thought, it isn't actually bubbling; it's just stretching.

First of all: This fix is destructive; RMA your pads if at all possible. After you do this, you probably won't be able to RMA them anymore.

For starters, the pads will still mostly play just fine, so continue to play. Once the rubber stretches to the point where it slips out from under the outer ring, take the rubber all the way off. Get some sharp scissors, and trim off about a quarter inch from the outside of the rubber. If you lay the rubber back on the pad and mash it down with your hand, it should come almost to the outer ring but not quite.

Using the same sharp scissors, make cuts from the outer edge about halfway into the center. Piccie: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~woorich1/rubbercuts.png EDIT: Look at the last post on this page for better pictures (they are of the finished fix; I'll be putting up pictures of the process when I fix my blue pad tonight) This should enable you to lay the rubber flat again. If it still bubbles up a little in the middle, cut a little further and try again; do this until it works. You might just have to cut the rubber into four pieces XD

Lay the cut rubber over the pad, centered. Put some duct tape through each cut, so that one side is on the rubber and the other side is on the pad. I used a rotating pattern. If you cut it all the way to the middle and made four pieces, you should have enough room to get two pieces into each cut to hold the rubber down securely.

Do all this and it should play like new! And all you need is duct tape :-D

[rrwoods]

I've definitely got the fix for the "bubbling" problem. As I thought, it isn't actually bubbling; it's just stretching.

First of all: This fix is destructive; RMA your pads if at all possible. After you do this, you probably won't be able to RMA them anymore.

For starters, the pads will still mostly play just fine, so continue to play. Once the rubber stretches to the point where it slips out from under the outer ring, take the rubber all the way off. Get some sharp scissors, and trim off about a quarter inch from the outside of the rubber. If you lay the rubber back on the pad and mash it down with your hand, it should come almost to the outer ring but not quite.

Using the same sharp scissors, make cuts from the outer edge about halfway into the center. Piccie: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~woorich1/rubbercuts.png EDIT: Look at the last post on this page for better pictures (they are of the finished fix; I'll be putting up pictures of the process when I fix my blue pad tonight) This should enable you to lay the rubber flat again. If it still bubbles up a little in the middle, cut a little further and try again; do this until it works. You might just have to cut the rubber into four pieces XD

Lay the cut rubber over the pad, centered. Put some duct tape through each cut, so that one side is on the rubber and the other side is on the pad. I used a rotating pattern. If you cut it all the way to the middle and made four pieces, you should have enough room to get two pieces into each cut to hold the rubber down securely.

Do all this and it should play like new! And all you need is duct tape :-D

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