I just completed my first restoration of a drum kit. The kit was a late 80's pearl export that I got off craigslist for $150. Not a very desireable kit I know, but it had zildjians and a double bass pedal. We were looking for a kit to use for an open jam, because I didn't want to take a good kit to a bar and let people use/abuse it. When I got the kit, it was in terrible shape cosmetically, but mechanically, everything was in great shape. The guy had bought it and left it in a basement since like 92. I am thrilled with the way that it cleaned up. It has some scratches in the finish, but not bad, and some pitting in the hoops.

What is the best way to get rid of the pitting? I had used a drum cleaner that the guy gave us when we got the kit, and it got rid of the tarnish, but not the pitting. What is best to use on the cymbals? They are A customs and B8 pros.

Also, what would a kit like this be worth? I figured that as it sits in the pictures, it would be worth in the $350-$400 range? Would that be a crazy high price for this kit?

The pictures with the roto-toms are the completed kit, the other picture was when we got it.