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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Simmy on February 17, 2013, 09:23:55 AM

Title: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 17, 2013, 09:23:55 AM

Got given to bats to sell for a mate but ended up keeping the bdm as it was very nice so thought id give it a little clean up :)

here is now it started out

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/WP_000017.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/WP_000019.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/WP_000021.jpg)

and here is how it looks now :D

cutting out isnt to cracking didn't use my proper kit. just used white house wall and cut them out lol


(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/3shot_zps2a146f78.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/face_zpsae07f6eb.jpg)

(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/djsimmy_photos/side_zpsf933d1fc.jpg)

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: The_Bird on February 17, 2013, 09:26:37 AM

looks so much better without those bdm stickers, looks lovely now!

where have the scoops gone?

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: FattusCattus on February 17, 2013, 09:32:11 AM

Nice work. I've got one to give you to do next week, now that you are Ryan's work-experience boy!

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: procricket on February 17, 2013, 09:33:59 AM

Bloody hell that looks great mate very nice indeed

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: gdb19 on February 17, 2013, 10:01:11 AM

Very nice, the rk stickers are really well designed and look great.

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: 19reading87 on February 17, 2013, 10:04:24 AM

Sim dog what happened the bits in the back??? I'm very tempted by this, could you bring it next Sunday???

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 17, 2013, 10:12:56 AM

The scoops out of the back were just concaved out mate the bat was pretty big so plenty of wood to play with. Ryan showed me what to do then I got on with it. Was bit hard on the back where the Knott is so had to get Ryan to smooth out the chunks I made then I sanded it and buffed it. Its still decent weight at 2.12 fully dressed. Its a lot harder then he makes it look :( gonna use it nets today as not sure I wanna sell it unless I get a decent offer as its a lovely bat

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Ryan on February 17, 2013, 10:21:36 AM

Nice pictures simmy.  That bat looks completely different now and the pickups been improved dramatically. I'll have to get you something more challenging to do!

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 17, 2013, 10:26:47 AM

Its OK mate that was hard enough haha

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: 19reading87 on February 17, 2013, 10:33:56 AM

Bring it next week anyway lol

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 17, 2013, 01:31:02 PM

Will do mate, just netted with it to see what balance and ping is like with the weight of still goes very nice n picks up lovelyyyy

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Colesy on February 17, 2013, 02:20:23 PM

Top work Simmy, looks so much better now.

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: kouservice on February 18, 2013, 02:21:30 PM

Good work. What was the initial weight of the bat, to level out the scoops a lot of weight should have been reduced.

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 19, 2013, 01:39:53 PM

it was 2.12 naked before ( no grip or stickers)

now its 2.12 with stickers grip and scuff

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: kouservice on February 19, 2013, 02:31:43 PM

Quote from: Simmy on February 19, 2013, 01:39:53 PM

it was 2.12 naked before ( no grip or stickers)

now its 2.12 with stickers grip and scuff

 Excelent work.. hardly 1-2 ounces difference in weight, if you consider the weight of stickers, grip and scuff.

Title: Re: BDM clean up :)
Post by: Simmy on February 19, 2013, 02:36:29 PM

it would of been 2.10 naked

so its lost 2 ounce