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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: rp27 on March 17, 2011, 11:33:19 PM

Title: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 17, 2011, 11:33:19 PM

I'm tempted to remove the stickers from the back of my new SS as i think theyre ugly tbh, and would prefer it without them. Whats the best way to do it with minimal damage? I guess there wont be much of a mark left afterwards due to the stickers not being on the bat long, cheers

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: tim2000s on March 17, 2011, 11:40:07 PM

If you'd searched you'd see using a hairdryer to heat up is the easiest way and pull across the grain. Slowly.

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 17, 2011, 11:43:20 PM

Oh, my apologies, thanks though

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: procricket on March 17, 2011, 11:44:32 PM

if there any residue left use beeswax

that is my standard answer nothing beat the stuff to clean and buff a bat if your doing it without much epuipment

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 17, 2011, 11:48:10 PM

Oh cheers, i dont think i have any tbh. I'm guessing it's not too expensive?

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: Simmy on March 18, 2011, 08:41:25 AM

3 quid

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 18, 2011, 08:43:06 AM

do i want a block of the stuff?

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: Ryan on March 18, 2011, 08:47:29 AM

i used the Lord Sheraton Pure Beeswax Balsam cost about £2.70 from wilkinsons. seem to do the trick. just rub it in and buff up!

just give it a light sand beforehand with some 200/250 grit paper 1st to remove any glue.

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 18, 2011, 08:54:40 AM

ahh okay cheers, i had a pick at one of the back stickers so i'm gonna have to rtake them off now, but i'm gonna nip to wilko's later to get some sandpaper and that beeswax, cheers

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 18, 2011, 10:00:20 PM

In case anyone cares, i took the stickers off today, didnt need the beeswax, just peeled and sanded, very pleased with the end result :)
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn199/trampip/18032011182.jpg)

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: johan95 on March 18, 2011, 10:05:15 PM

Have you got any pics of before the stickers being taken off mate? Looks like you've done well!

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 18, 2011, 10:06:44 PM

I'm not sure if i have, i'll have a look

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: johan95 on March 18, 2011, 10:09:00 PM

Don't worry, I can vaguely see what you took off the back of the bat on Asad's site. I agree that there are too many stickers... :(

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: rp27 on March 18, 2011, 10:10:35 PM

Yeah, i wasnt really a fan, much prefer the bat without them, looks a lot cleaner, and i'm afraid i don't have any before pictures :/

Title: Re: Removing stickers
Post by: Ryan on March 19, 2011, 05:50:59 PM

Looks like you've done a good job there, like those SS bats atm