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Equipment => Bats => Custom Made => Topic started by: bighitting on September 04, 2009, 02:18:20 AM

Title: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: bighitting on September 04, 2009, 02:18:20 AM

Hi all,

I just come back from Pakistan and brought myself a nice thick custom made english willow bat.

I brought some linseed oil from here and facing sheet to protect the bat.

Just wanted to know, it doesnt seem like its been waxed or polished, meaning the final phase looks like it was handsanded.

Do you think i just oil it and knock it in, with out putting any wax on?

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed..
Post by: Master-Basterd on September 04, 2009, 03:00:44 PM

Salix Bat wax is your best bet, has the oil and wax combined

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Post by: SillyShilly on September 04, 2009, 04:19:59 PM

the wax finish is normally only done for show - it makes the bat look good in the shops. I wouldnt worry about it if i was you, get the bat oiled and knocked in - far more important to have a bat that performs well than a bat that looks good as it gets smashed into a hundred tiny fibrous pieces!!

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Post by: hit4six on September 04, 2009, 11:07:23 PM

If your really keen on making it look nice, send the bat to me and I will give the bat a proper finish!

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Post by: bighitting on September 04, 2009, 11:21:13 PM

i dont really want it 2 look nice, just want it to perform lol. Im going just add some stickers on it tbh.

I was just curious thats all, i think oiling it will be fine..

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: hit4six on September 05, 2009, 08:47:27 AM

Ok, thats fine, I was just offering a service. You can try using the salix bat wax, give it a light coat of that and then buff the bat around 5 hours after applying. Thats what a few friends do. I have never tried this but apparently it works.

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Post by: Talisman on September 05, 2009, 11:49:35 AM

Craig, do you have a buffing wheel and mop heads?

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: hit4six on September 05, 2009, 01:47:49 PM

They should be with me by the end of the week mike. Why do you ask?

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: Talisman on September 05, 2009, 02:02:13 PM

Because you cannot wax without one. What wax compound will you use?

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: Middler on September 26, 2009, 01:12:38 PM

Regarding the Salix bat wax, what is the process for applying this, as I see you have mentioned a buffing wheel, but on the official Salix website it doesn't mention this. Also, can you just apply it to the playing face or should you remove all stickers before hand and do the whole bat? Cheers

Title: Re: Custom made bat advice needed.. **PICS ADDED**
Post by: WALSHY on September 26, 2009, 01:13:51 PM

Just apply to the parts that you would normally oil.

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Post by: SillyShilly on September 26, 2009, 01:16:13 PM

Get a small amount and work it into the face and edges of the bat - leave it for a couple of hours - rub it off, but you get a better finish if you have a buffing facility. You do not need to take off stickers.

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Post by: WALSHY on September 26, 2009, 01:18:07 PM

Does it work for the toe of the bat?