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[Nmcgee]

I'll see if I can find one that I'm happy to chop up lol

I've got old Lekka I was preparing to burn..maybe I can oil and saw it instead.

In all seriousness, I had a new custom bat prepared for me and the bat maker put so much oil on it, by the time it got to me 24hrs later the bat had discoloured and mould had started to grow. Disappointing for a 500aud bat. I immediately sanded it with a fine grain sandpaper and it came up brilliantly....thank goodness.

[Seniorplayer]

For you to get mould on your bat the bat obviously had been package before the oil had dried.

[npillay]

When you say you over oiled a bat what was the effect of this (other than what you've already said)? Unless the willow actually rotted I don't beleive a bat has been over oiled. In fact I beleive I read somewhere WG Grace used to soak his bats in Linseed oil, if his bats survived that I highly doubt anyone would manage to over oil a bat with just a bottle of oil.

It was a high-end bat when I purchased it and it never really performed that well. I read online that over-oiling a bat can lead to negative performance.

There's no rotting to the bat, just looks darker in colour because of the excess oil.

[npillay]

Thanks for the advice everyone.

I've decided to do the following:
- Give the front of the bat a light sand
- Apply 2 light coats of oil
- Attach an anti-scuff sheet
- Knock it in for a few hours

I'll post some pics next week once its complete