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Equipment => Bats => Bat Care => Topic started by: Novak on June 29, 2018, 08:55:04 PM
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The toe guard is peeling off my new Keeley
What are the suggestions to fix or shall I take it off .
Any issues with taking it off and problems later at the bottom.or shall I surround it with some bat tape ?
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I would stick it back on. Many on here hate toe guards and would suggest you just remove it. All my bats have them and once stuck well will last for years. It’s personal preference though.
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Stick back on with super glue ?
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Take it off, they only fall off anyway...
I find that outdoor wood varnish on the toe is a better alternative. Cheap as chips and the tin will last for ages. Once it starts to wear off simply apply another couple of coats
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Glue it back on. I don’t use bats without toeguards
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Seems like there's no one answer. Seem like a good idea to glue it on until it rubs off although the wood varnish seems like a neat trick
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Use a contact adhesive something like this
https://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-impact-adhesive-off-white-to-amber-250ml/38770 (https://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-impact-adhesive-off-white-to-amber-250ml/38770)
Or fevibond
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just use super glue, i like others cant play without one on
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They can be a problem to stick back on if they are not clean also rough up with sand paper for better Adhesion before applying glue.
Or you could apply 2 coats of Ronseal water repellant boat vanish onto the toe it seals and is hard wearing.
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Won't pull any punches here - get rid of it, toeguards are a total waste of time!
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Numerous options outlined here . For an expensive bat a toe gaurd is nice .. may try super glue next weekend.
Alternatively if it comes off outdoor wood varnish as suggested ?
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A whole page of this thread without a shoegoo mention ?
I find the varnish is good for water protection but shoegoo will also help with toe damage from toe tapping , feathering etc if it goes up over the toe a bit around the back and face and edges.
Toe guards and shoegoo will weigh a little less than half an oz . It can make a bat feel slightly different/worse balance wise , but if it feels good with a toe guard it will feel the same with shoegoo.
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So use shoegoo as the glue to seal the toe guard back on
Don't need varnish then ?
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So use shoegoo as the glue to seal the toe guard back on
Don't need varnish then ?
He means use shoegoo AS toe guard.
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So use shoegoo as the glue to seal the toe guard back on
Don't need varnish then ?
You can use shoogoo as the toeguard thus not needing varnish (just as the case would be if you were using a toe guard. Or you can do what @sarg does when prepping bats - apply a coat of bat oil then varnish ,then add a shoogoo toeguard . This seems the best of all worlds really.
Perhaps someone can post a link, if not look up "cricketbatinfo" channel on youtube .
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You can use shoogoo as the toeguard thus not needing varnish (just as the case would be if you were using a toe guard. Or you can do what @sarg does when prepping bats - apply a coat of bat oil then varnish ,then add a shoogoo toeguard . This seems the best of all worlds really.
Perhaps someone can post a link, if not look up "cricketbatinfo" channel on youtube .
That new process came about because I was preparing bats for wet conditions.
I have applied shoegoo on a dry toe and batted on a wet deck and the water and dirt has got under the shoe goo and stained the toe.
So the oil goes on the toe as per a regular knocking preparation. after a week I apply a very thin layer of a clear oil based varnish to seal the toe fibres. When set the shoe goo goes on as one application.
@simonmay5 and @Calzehbhoy may be about to confirm if the varnish worked.
You can just oil a toe if you want instead of doing all this.
Some say a thin coat of bat wax prevents water ingress applied just prior to batting on a wet deck. This is just for heavy tappers.
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I think what I will do is glue the toe guard back on for now
And then when it finally comes off apply wood varnish only