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Title: What does everyone do with the toe of their bats?
Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 12, 2012, 01:36:17 PM: For those of us not fortunate enough to have a factory fitted toe guard, what do you do?

I used shoe goo and that peels off, I used PVA glue and that chips off!

What can I try now?
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Post by: mdl_1979 on April 12, 2012, 01:37:27 PM: Shoe Goo. Has so far lasted through the season when I have done it.
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Post by: mattw on April 12, 2012, 01:37:32 PM: I've found that Shoe Goo is superb. Much prefer it to toe guards.
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Post by: junter97 on April 12, 2012, 01:38:12 PM: I just stick a toe guard on if they don't have one already
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Post by: FvanN on April 12, 2012, 01:43:20 PM: I wrapped one of my bats toe's in bat tap, 1 to protect it and 2 as it had a small surface crack due to digging out a yorker at nets :(
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Post by: Kulli on April 12, 2012, 01:44:16 PM: Shoe goo is great when you get it to set properly.
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on April 12, 2012, 01:45:22 PM: fit your own toe guard. pretty simple. i put them on all my bats. i have found if the toe guards are pretty stiff they stick well. if they are flimsy and only slightly stiffer than a grip then they come off pretty sharpish!
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Post by: Canners on April 12, 2012, 01:46:58 PM: Quote from: johners77 on April 12, 2012, 01:45:22 PM
fit your own toe guard. pretty simple.

spot on
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Post by: tim2000s on April 12, 2012, 01:50:23 PM: Generally I lose toe guards digging out yorkers, or alternatively break my bat in pursuit of the same...
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Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 12, 2012, 01:50:41 PM: I don't want it to be all rough around the edge though

When I put a toe guard on before it looks rather untidy round the edge
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Post by: wilkie113 on April 12, 2012, 01:53:49 PM: I put one of the slazenger ones from sports direct on my bat last year and it lasted for the time i had it (still hadn't come off) and tidied up the edge with a sander, although it took a fair while it looked a lot better than just cutting around it
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Post by: Jagminder on April 12, 2012, 01:54:36 PM: Quote from: mattw on April 12, 2012, 01:37:32 PM
I've found that Shoe Goo is superb. Much prefer it to toe guards.
Shoe Goo all the wayy. Give it 2/3 layers.
Mine has lasted season and half.
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on April 12, 2012, 01:55:39 PM: its really easy, i glue both bits- thin layer. let it dry for about 15mins. push both bits together and then hit with a bat mallet to make sure its all stuck. you should see the shape of the toe come through after a little bit. once dry - i normally leave overnight. trim close to the wood with a sharp knife and then i gently sanding at an angle to clean up the rough edges, ill take some images of how its done later if it would help?
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Post by: Liam-SCCC on April 12, 2012, 02:02:30 PM: That would be good thanks
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Post by: RoCo Da Pixie on April 12, 2012, 02:03:51 PM: I dont bother with a toe guard, I dont hit the floor when I bat. Only touches the ground when I run my bat in when attempting a run
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Post by: Red Ink Cricket on April 12, 2012, 02:06:29 PM: Quote from: Liam-SCCC on April 12, 2012, 02:02:30 PM
That would be good thanks

ill sort them out tonight.
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Post by: Joe on April 12, 2012, 03:07:02 PM: Use Shoe Goo but fold it over to stop it peeling off. If you bridge the gap between toe and scuff sheet it also stops effectively all water getting in.
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Post by: tim2000s on April 12, 2012, 03:45:14 PM: This whole adding a toeguard to your bat thing is something fairly recent. Bats I bought in the 90s and early noughties didn't have them, and no-one worried about having one. generally, that was why we oiled the toe...

Personally I don't see the point. If you use the bat on a damp pitch, with or without toeguard, it will still absorb water where there is any bare wood (maybe not as much, but it will) and toeguards absolutely do not add any protection from yorkers.

They are also ugly.
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Post by: Simmy on April 12, 2012, 04:40:56 PM: i do absolutly nothing to them
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Post by: WABH-J on April 12, 2012, 05:32:15 PM: I've not tried this but was thinking about it...What about applying a thin layer of epoxy resin on the toe, surely that would seal it?
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Post by: raymond.2 on April 12, 2012, 05:34:25 PM: I dont see the point in toe guards, dont stop water from getting in and cant see how they prevent damage.

The can also conceal cracks which could have been repaired earlier to prevent them spreading.
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Post by: Joe on April 12, 2012, 08:08:12 PM: Quote from: raymond.2 on April 12, 2012, 05:34:25 PM
I dont see the point in toe guards, dont stop water from getting in and cant see how they prevent damage.

The can also conceal cracks which could have been repaired earlier to prevent them spreading.
They really do stop water getting in. They also stop feathering, in my eyes why anyone wouldn't have one is beyond me.
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Post by: PM7 on April 12, 2012, 08:30:32 PM: Wet pitches and rain have never bothered me. Its the bloody tapping that causes feathering and I will always request a toe guard on any bat I buy.
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Post by: tim2000s on April 12, 2012, 08:43:24 PM: Never feathered a toe in my life, but then I don't tap as it is too far to bend!
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Post by: roco on April 12, 2012, 08:45:15 PM: I tap a lot so usually have a toe guard but rob pack said he didn't apply them for the reason above so that you can spot damage quickly before it becomes serious so not hot one this year
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Post by: Bruce on April 12, 2012, 09:15:59 PM: I tap my foot now, not the floor.
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Post by: 100 not out on April 12, 2012, 10:42:56 PM: moisture penetration in the toe is likely to do more damage than tapping. my bats always used to go in the toe, not one has gone since i started using toe guards or shoo goo. i do knock in the toe area thoroughly though before hand.
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Post by: SixOfTheBest on April 12, 2012, 10:56:31 PM: My current bat, GM Flare (2010 edition) suffered from toe swell when I used it in slightly damp conditions one day. I hadn't had it for very long and I thought I would give the "DriGuard" technology a go...absorbed a bit of water and started to swell, and unfortunately a hairline crack appeared near the toe of the bat. Squeezed as much moisture out as possible to try and dry the toe and applied fiberglass tape around the bat just above the toe to stop the crack spreading. I also applied shoe goo, which I had done for all my previous bats also. And will do it from now on to all the bats I get!
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Post by: Colesy on April 12, 2012, 11:03:28 PM: Normally break it
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Post by: 100 not out on April 12, 2012, 11:10:35 PM: When I get a chance I will put pics up of a method I have used to seal around the toe guard with fibre glass tape. It works for me,
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Post by: Blazer on April 13, 2012, 04:19:18 PM: http://www.mindsetsonline.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1009674
Just wondering if this product will work as an alternative. Anyone tried something similar ?
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Post by: rajesh500 on April 13, 2012, 05:02:07 PM: I have seen in India, some players use badminton/Tennis raquet wire on the toe. Its like 1-2 inch wide and circled near the toe area. I found it very effective. I couldn't find a video of it anywhere so don't really know how to do it.
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Post by: LEACHY48 on April 13, 2012, 08:08:27 PM: hi guys, at the risk of sounding dumb here, but how do you apply shoe goo? and what does it do, how does it dry etc?

cheers
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Post by: uknsaunders on April 13, 2012, 08:23:36 PM: my toe guard is called linseed oil and it does a fine job, doesn't add any weight and doesn't come off.
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Post by: Fezballoh on April 14, 2012, 05:38:20 AM: Shoe Goo is a really viscous solvent glue that you squeeze onto the toe of your bat and leave to set. Lots of people seem to get on with it but so far I've only had it scuff off where my bat meets the ground. I also found it a little tricky to apply and spread evenly over the toe. If you get your nose too close to what you're working on you'll see stars too! Should you just gloop it on and leave it to settle?
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Post by: GarrettJ on April 14, 2012, 12:27:34 PM: put some tin foil on the bottom
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Post by: Joe on April 14, 2012, 02:24:47 PM: This is the fold-over thing I was talking about:

(http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7799/toe2.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/812/toe2.jpg/)

(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5560/toe1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/706/toe1.jpg/)

1st one is bat I have sold 2nd one is my bat
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Post by: NathRobbo88 on April 14, 2012, 08:42:51 PM: Quote from: rajesh500 on April 13, 2012, 05:02:07 PM
I have seen in India, some players use badminton/Tennis raquet wire on the toe. Its like 1-2 inch wide and circled near the toe area. I found it very effective. I couldn't find a video of it anywhere so don't really know how to do it.

They use twine. They soak it in pva glue and wrap about half an inch around the toe, so when the glue dries it contracts and keeps the toe together.
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Post by: JamesC on April 15, 2012, 10:56:58 PM: I don't treat mine to anything special