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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Milky Bar Kid on May 02, 2012, 10:43:01 AM

Title: Taping an oiled bat
Post by: Milky Bar Kid on May 02, 2012, 10:43:01 AM

Just sorting out a wet weather bat for this weekend (don't wanna ruin the scoop!). I've sanded it all down. Glued some small cracks and oiled it. How long would you say to wait til fibreglass tape will stick properly to the blade? In the past it's just fallen off. The bat was oiled last Thursday if that helps.

Cheers

Milky

Title: Re: Taping an oiled bat
Post by: Red Ink Cricket on May 02, 2012, 10:44:33 AM

should be fine after 24 hours. you can always give the areas your putting the tape on a very light sand to help make it stick. can always touch those areas in afterwards with oil when the tape has stuck properly

Title: Re: Taping an oiled bat
Post by: wilkie113 on May 02, 2012, 10:45:30 AM

Try a little bit of tape and see if it sticks, and if it does take the little piece off and then put the tape where you want to :)

Title: Re: Taping an oiled bat
Post by: Milky Bar Kid on May 02, 2012, 10:45:51 AM

Thanks, I'll try it now and see how it goes

Title: Re: Taping an oiled bat
Post by: Milky Bar Kid on May 02, 2012, 11:03:21 AM

Had to use a really fine sanding block on the edges but other than that it was fine. Thanks.