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Equipment => Bats => Topic started by: rhoVsquared on January 15, 2023, 04:04:53 PM
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Bought a bat from an online retailer and it came with a face sheet fitted but not knocked in. After knocking in the edges the face sheet has bubbles and I’m struggling to remove them. Any tips?
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You might need a new face sheet.
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Think I'm with Buzz here, it's a nightmare to get bubbles out of a sheet that's been on for any length of time. For the sake of a few quid for a new sheet I'm not sure it's worth the hassle.
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P Rick them with a pin and push the air out?
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Try using a card to push them out. Unfortunately it won't be as perfect as if you just put a new sheet on but you can give it a try
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Wouldn’t a new face sheet mean a refurb on the face after removing the original sheet?
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Wouldn’t a new face sheet mean a refurb on the face after removing the original sheet?
Heat it well with a hairdryer before removing it to loosen the glue, peel it off horizontally and not vertically, do it very slowly.
Shouldn't leave much residue and then all it'll need is a quick sand with some reasonably high grit paper. If there is any residue it's dead easy to take off with nail varnish remover and an old rag, especially if the sheet is pretty new.
Very very light coat of linseed oil when you're done, leave it to dry for a day or two then whack your new scuff sheet on.
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Bought a bat from an online retailer and it came with a face sheet fitted but not knocked in. After knocking in the edges the face sheet has bubbles and I’m struggling to remove them. Any tips?
You could leave it on for now to get it your bat played in
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Doesn't usually happen that much if the edges are boned and not a flat face in my experience, but is annoying. To get it looking crisp and neat you'd probably need a new scuff sheet.
As Jimbo said, heat up and peel across the grain slowly. The success and ease will depend on the type/quality of scuff too tho. If you're local to someone, they should be able to sort it quickly and cheaply
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Doesn't usually happen that much if the edges are bonded and not a flat face in my experience, but is annoying. To get it looking crisp and neat you'd probably need a new scuff sheet.
As Jimbo said, heat up and peel across the grain slowly. The success and ease will depend on the type/quality of scuff too tho. If you're local to someone, they should be able to sort it quickly and cheaply
Is it possible I’ve “over rounded” the edges during knocking in?
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No, wouldn't have thought so. They just probably weren't boned/rounded enough prior to adding the scuff sheet.
Just whack some edge tape on and use it 😁