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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: WalkingWicket37 on September 11, 2014, 03:46:29 PM

Title: Over oiling
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on September 11, 2014, 03:46:29 PM
Apologies if it's been posted before but a search didn't come up with anything...

How much oil do you actually need to over oil a bat??
Julian Millichamp recommends 4-6 coats (not applied using a rag) on a bat. This sounds a lot but, I'm on coat 3 of my own bat (which I've decided will be the last one) and it's still drinking it.
If 6 coats is "ideal" how much oil do you actually need to apply in order to over oil a bat?? One thick coat surely wouldn't be the same amount as 6 coats of oil, so I'm struggling to see how you'd manage it.

Anyone in the know what to let me know??
Title: Re: Over oiling
Post by: Silver Bullet on September 11, 2014, 05:23:45 PM
6 coats over what period of time ? I've never done more than 3.
Title: Re: Over oiling
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on September 11, 2014, 06:07:51 PM
6 coats over what period of time ? I've never done more than 3.

4 - 6 coats 24 hours between each coat in his video.
Three is my maximum, but Julian is an expert, so I take his advice as being 100%.

I think the Laver & Wood method also says 3 or 4 coats I think, so I'm curious if 4 coats is the right amount how many coats do you need to rot a bat?
Title: Re: Over oiling
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on September 11, 2014, 06:11:24 PM
http://youtu.be/OLGATPuqIlw (http://youtu.be/OLGATPuqIlw)

Fast forward to about the 1 minute mark and the oiling bit actually starts
Title: Re: Over oiling
Post by: cricketrob on September 11, 2014, 06:20:28 PM
On a totally different topic I never got the chance to own a vindico, they always
Looked like guns, it's a real shame they closed, if anyone happens to have one and wants to get rid of it let me know.