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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: playresumes on July 11, 2022, 04:09:24 PM

Title: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on July 11, 2022, 04:09:24 PM
Puma Ballistic 6000

I was given this to refurb for a player at our club.  I have read about the carbon core but never came across one before.  Is it worth the effort?  It has a very low middle so I presume will be good for our low pitches.
(https://i.postimg.cc/mDsqyGb2/F30-A6296-E1-A2-4-C3-D-BBEA-61822-D1-C931-F.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hJ2pK6zH)

(https://i.postimg.cc/pTJS01TQ/4-D01-CD9-C-9117-406-C-B899-8-C9-AD25-DEB45.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/5Yjpyg8j)

(https://i.postimg.cc/qqm5rh2z/3-DD64-C0-A-0-EEB-4-D84-9-CE3-434-F2-C103-C7-A.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/YLW3fSnH)

(https://i.postimg.cc/dt1fB6Kd/3-F85-B2-F3-7-F3-F-4695-8-CA1-357-FBECECCBA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MXCtZyHK)

(https://i.postimg.cc/zDpMKM48/73-A7-AD59-9529-44-C1-BD01-E0-FA674-FCB77.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DmJBKC2M)
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: ch1p on July 11, 2022, 04:49:48 PM
Not worth it, I'll give him a tenner for it  ;)

Only kidding - great bats, 100% worth salvaging. Great sticker nostalgia also if you can save them during the refurb!
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on July 11, 2022, 09:00:05 PM
Excellent, great news.  Never had much success at saving the stickers but 🤞 I manage.
Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: Tom on July 12, 2022, 12:42:47 AM
Same handle as the old Newbery C6+, both Keeley made. Nice bats. Not many of them about these days, so worth repairing.
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: Bats_Entertainment on July 12, 2022, 12:26:05 PM
A visible example of what used to be known as 'opening up' - before opening up came to mean well knocked-in?

Tom would probably be able to tell us that these bats were also Keeley pressed?
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on July 16, 2022, 07:13:30 PM
Thanks all.  Hopefully it will come up well.
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on August 15, 2022, 04:18:07 PM
Unfortunately it was clear that the stickers were not going to be able to be saved so just did a light clean up, glueing and sanding to keep the bat in its original state as best as possible.

(https://i.postimg.cc/GtQ0Mpqt/4-B503-D50-7-EEF-43-A6-B0-B9-104-BC54-B56-B9.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/8fjncT8g)
(https://i.postimg.cc/Bbs9cF5R/9-A5602-D7-E26-B-4-DF1-9-CC2-97061-F08-D4-A5.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/R6PDvNDT)
(https://i.postimg.cc/c4xGvQLn/AF8-ACCE2-1-F31-44-C9-97-C9-4929-D4-D2-DFBF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4nSSMHtf)
(https://i.postimg.cc/gkgF8nxB/FE86-A50-A-C325-44-B1-A757-3-EFE57-FAB957.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qz65dBX8)
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: potzy248 on August 15, 2022, 06:30:38 PM
Nice work mate. Good decision saving the stickers.
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: Kai on August 15, 2022, 07:09:37 PM
Great work, the bat looks really good after the refurb. Did you give it a wax or oil before putting the scuff on?
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: Chad on August 15, 2022, 07:30:23 PM
Superb, as @potzy248 said - good decision on saving the stickers!
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on August 16, 2022, 02:15:17 PM
Thanks all, just got to decide where to keep it now.
Title: Re: Carbon Core
Post by: playresumes on August 16, 2022, 02:16:37 PM
Quote from: Kai on August 15, 2022, 07:09:37 PM
Great work, the bat looks really good after the refurb. Did you give it a wax or oil before putting the scuff on?

Yes, I used some wax that I made up and left it a couple of weeks.