Custom Bats Cricket Forum

Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: Kulli on June 18, 2011, 03:50:50 PM

Title: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 18, 2011, 03:50:50 PM: Hey guys, made a real (No Swearing Please) of remicing a cheap antiscuff from a bat and it's taken a pretty deep slither of wood out of the face of the bat. Am i best just to leave it, to sand it lightly so it's not such a sharp edge of to sand it alot so that it flattens out the face of the bat again. The gouge is probably 3-4mm deep and the same across.
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Red Ink Cricket on June 18, 2011, 04:29:46 PM: Sand it down, always best to remove it across the grain from edge to edge. Can always heat it up using hairdryer as it loosens the glue
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 18, 2011, 04:41:53 PM: I removed it across the grain but was in too much of a hurry, stupid thing to do, but too late for worrying about that now.
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Whispering Death on June 18, 2011, 04:49:56 PM: i've done that myself so many times before! always felt like a tool afterwards when it was too late!!
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: shaqharris on June 18, 2011, 05:32:09 PM: My god I feel like such a tit ave just knocked my 300 pound gm icon by doing this and all because I didn't know the hairdryer trick tut tut
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 20, 2011, 08:16:40 AM: Quote from: Whispering Death on June 18, 2011, 04:49:56 PM
i've done that myself so many times before! always felt like a tool afterwards when it was too late!!
Pretty much, though the hairdrier thing never even crosses my mind as it's not something I've done before.
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Simmy on June 20, 2011, 08:22:11 AM: across the grain lads and use a hair dryet and do it very slowely
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 20, 2011, 08:24:08 AM: Quote from: Simmy on June 20, 2011, 08:22:11 AM
across the grain lads and use a hair dryet and do it very slowely
Now you tell me :(
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Simmy on June 20, 2011, 08:25:59 AM: i lernt the hardway as most of us done looks bad but just get orbital out and sand it down will look good as new :D
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 20, 2011, 08:38:43 AM: Don't have one here so it'll need to be done by sand. while I'm on the subject what grades of sandpaper do people usually use for sanding bats as I'll need to go buy some today.
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Simmy on June 20, 2011, 08:57:38 AM: you will never get 3-4mm deep by doing it by hand unless ur planing of having no fingers left and a few hours of your life wasted lol

depends what i am doing..

a full bat referbe with surface cracks and some deep marks ill use 120 400 600 then scotch bright.

if i am removing a full fiber sheet that melts and goes everywhere and is a pain in ass ill use 80grit stuff and go to town on it. i am sure people will tell me im using stuff to rough etc
Title: Re: Deep strips of wood taken out when removing an antiscuff.
Post by: Kulli on June 20, 2011, 08:59:28 AM: I wasn't planning on taking it right down, just smoothing it out a little so it wasn't quite so ugly and noticable.