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[Abighugeappl]

I recently received my new bat after winning the bidding on ebay.

The bat has only been oiled on the face with a scuff sheet having been applied, which means that the edges covered by the scuff sheet haven't been oiled.
Now I'm not really sure what to do before knocking in.
Do I remove the scuff sheet? Sand down and then apply oil?
Or do I just ignore? Apply oil to the rest of bat? And hope that something bad doesn't happen to the un-oiled edges?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated
(Hope that all makes sense)

[joeljonno]

If in doubt, strip it back and re-oil. Make sure you are happy with it. No point playing when worrying about your bat all the time.

[thecord]

I would suggest that the areas covered by the scuff sheet will be protected anyway so don't require oiling. Just oil the exposed willow.

[Bruce]

Hi, When removing scuff sheet, go against the grain! So from right to left, this will prevent and splintering (?) of the face of the bat!

[Abighugeappl]

I'm very tempted to leave it, as I don't want to risk ruin the bat removing the scuff sheet.
But then I also don't want to have that risk of the edges breaking

[thecord]

I've never oiled before applying a scuff sheet and never had an edge crack

[tim2000s]

If you have a scuff sheet you don't need to oil the face, or the sides where they are covered by the scuff sheet. You should apply one coat of oil to the uncovered wood. You should also oilthe toe if there is no toe guard.

The only concern you have if you do this is cosmetic as any areas with scuff sheet and no oil will look lighter.

[WalkingWicket37]

If you have a scuff sheet you don't need to oil the face, or the sides where they are covered by the scuff sheet. You should apply one coat of oil to the uncovered wood. You should also oilthe toe if there is no toe guard.

The only concern you have if you do this is cosmetic as any areas with scuff sheet and no oil will look lighter.

Quick sand down when you take the scuff sheet resolves this if you have OCD about willow being the same colour (or use foam carpet cleaner to bleach it then sand off when dry) 

[tim2000s]

My point was that there is nothing really that needs to be done.

[WalkingWicket37]

I'm a mine of useless information, it might have been helpful to somebody who has oiled with a scuff sheet on 

[tushar sehgal]

Don't take the sheet off, just oil the exposed areas and let her dry...you only need one coat on edges and back (unless it soaks it up in minutes then do another in 24 hrs)...give her time to soak it all in and then just knock it properly before use.

[Abighugeappl]

I'll most likely leave the scuff sheet on

Thanks for the advice everyone