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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: uknsaunders on October 01, 2011, 05:54:52 PM
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Cleaning up one of my bats and I'm halfway through. However I've got some problems:-
1. Big surface crack in the middle that's taken a little of the surface off
2. Left over fibre tape gunk at the bottom of the bat
3. Some glue/dents at the top
4. Wondering how to finish it off, wax/fine sanding?
Pics below:-
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-CZ-9BR4br24/TodSK2iW0uI/AAAAAAAACi0/c1ABKN1Y5Uw/s512/DSC_0740.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_AtGzi8DOhs/TodSQG4DH9I/AAAAAAAACi4/IQ7bU-eWy3I/s512/DSC_0741.jpg)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-nBTUWiYwYw0/TodSRR4S1-I/AAAAAAAACi8/9yNcCOZ-0WI/s512/DSC_0742.jpg)
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White spirit on the tape gunk
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Cleaning up one of my bats and I'm halfway through. However I've got some problems:-
1. Big surface crack in the middle that's taken a little of the surface off
2. Left over fibre tape gunk at the bottom of the bat
3. Some glue/dents at the top
4. Wondering how to finish it off, wax/fine sanding?
1. Either sand it out or dont. Maybe spread a bit of wood glue over it for stability. Unless the crack is deep, don't be too worried.
2. As said, white spirit/any solvent that works.
3. Solvent on glue. Try sanding dents if you want, but probably not worth the trouble.
4. Continue sanding until you are happy with the finish. A really fine finish although nice, is pretty pointless. Thin coat on oil if you think it necessary. Also check knocking in if you have sanded much from the face.