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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 03:29:12 PM

Title: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 03:29:12 PM

So I decided to sand the white paint off my gm flare 303 to see what was underneath.

Expecting loads of imperfections and 3-5 non straight grains, I was very surprised to see this!

(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/25/c851de9e4bba706d784091ed06d0f889.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/25/cbb139917ad72fa1eb83f131ee47382b.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/25/a363742eefa7fb78a1d825832791917e.jpg)

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: iand123 on August 25, 2014, 03:40:30 PM

Is it English willow?

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 03:46:44 PM

Quote from: iand123 on August 25, 2014, 03:40:30 PM

Is it English willow?

Yes it is

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on August 25, 2014, 03:50:15 PM

This used to be a purist 303
I see a trend emerging ;)

(http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/bb450/CPye061194/0C17BCC2-E4F5-4A7A-916F-C9C50E2B1060_zpscmdio9hc.jpg) (http://s1206.photobucket.com/user/CPye061194/media/0C17BCC2-E4F5-4A7A-916F-C9C50E2B1060_zpscmdio9hc.jpg.html)

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: wayward_hayward on August 25, 2014, 04:24:16 PM

(http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/Mobile%20Uploads/20140504_145515.jpg) (http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140504_145515.jpg.html)

Here was my Epic 505 when I took the artificial grain sheet off.

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on August 25, 2014, 04:26:33 PM

Quote from: wayward_hayward on August 25, 2014, 04:24:16 PM

([url]http://i931.photobucket.com/albums/ad158/ncfcrgr8/Mobile%20Uploads/20140504_145515.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s931.photobucket.com/user/ncfcrgr8/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140504_145515.jpg.html[/url])

Here was my Epic 505 when I took the artificial grain sheet off.

Moral of the story, 303 willow is better than 505.
Spend less for better quality  ;)

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 04:38:46 PM

Just can't think why they would cover it up it look better than most grade 2s maybe even grade 1s

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 04:56:18 PM

Anyone know a good place to get some new stickers for it?  Not sure about the plain bat look.

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: kal_m on August 25, 2014, 06:41:44 PM

Those 303's look way better than my Octane 707!!

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: cricketrob on August 25, 2014, 06:43:43 PM

Worth taking nearly 4 hours to sand white paint off it!

Title: Re: My very special gm flare 303
Post by: AverageCricketer on August 25, 2014, 09:58:47 PM

I have seen an 808 that looks like the 505.