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Equipment => Your Kit => Topic started by: THERUBIN on December 23, 2009, 11:17:59 AM

Title: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: THERUBIN on December 23, 2009, 11:17:59 AM

The subject field, says everything :)
For my new bat without stickers, should I oil and knock it in, before putting stickers on?

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: christianpurchase99 on December 23, 2009, 11:22:55 AM

no i did this and it took ages for the willow to dry out! and the stickers wont stick on properly!

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Post by: Ashvir on December 23, 2009, 11:23:40 AM

I would put the stickers on and then oil

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Post by: THERUBIN on December 23, 2009, 11:24:16 AM

Thanks, I will to

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: Howzat on December 23, 2009, 11:29:57 AM

I would Oil (wait two days), knock in, then apply stickers. Gives max time for oil to dry out and ensures you don't spill oil on stickers.
Remember not to oil the splice!

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: THERUBIN on December 23, 2009, 11:47:15 AM

Then oil on both sides? The splice is the handle right? or what? (I'm Danish :))

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: Ashvir on December 23, 2009, 11:53:06 AM

Quote from: THERUBIN on December 23, 2009, 11:47:15 AM

Then oil on both sides? The splice is the handle right? or what? (I'm Danish :))

its the 'V' that connects the handle to bat

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: Howzat on December 23, 2009, 11:55:53 AM

Yeah splice is that dark V at the top of the bat, if you oil this area the glue can weaken.

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: THERUBIN on December 26, 2009, 06:08:49 PM

Can I use contact glue, to make the stickers stick? I have tried to put the stickers on after putting the oil on, but it wont stick.

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: danspink on December 26, 2009, 06:18:01 PM

Let the oil soak into the wood. you should have put the stickers on before and just let it soak in and if they dont stick use some glue to stick them on

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: THERUBIN on December 26, 2009, 10:45:53 PM

It have dried for 2 days, thought it was good enough

Title: Re: Oil before or after putting stickers on?
Post by: hell4leather cricket on December 26, 2009, 10:55:05 PM

Try using a hair dryer on the stickers,it heats the adesive on the stickers