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[EaglesCC]

I've bought an MSR bat for nets and find the stickers a little uninspiring.

I'd like to remove the stickers but I know the stickers will leave a whole load of residue... I don't particularly want to sand all of it off, the obvious thing would be paint thinner but that can't be good for the bat, right?

What are my options?

[tushar sehgal]

Hair dryer, heat the stickers with it and then peel off, very little is left on the bat...not my idea but read it on here from someone else..

[wilkie113]

Hair dyer is the best thing, and then if theres anything left over, heat the glue up with a hair dryer again, and like run your finger over it if you get me? Then it all piles up in one place and you can get it off easier then. (hope that makes sense mate!)

[EaglesCC]

Yes that does... thanks wilkie113 and tusharsehgal.

Assume this has not bad effects on the wood?

[wilkie113]

Not if your careful! Pull the stickers from side to side instead of down the grains too .

[wilkie113]

Just done it on a friends bat I've knocked in and took the stickers off because some of them were hanging off

[Laver & Wood]

Hi guys.  The boys above are spot on with the hairdryer on the labels - this should help.  If there is any residue left over then a small amount of mineral turpentine on a dry cloth should assist here.  A light sand and oil to finsih and it will look brand new!  Hope that helps....

[tushar sehgal]

Yes that does... thanks wilkie113 and tusharsehgal.

Assume this has not bad effects on the wood?

No worries mate, the idea is just to heat it up enough so the glue is soft again, dont want the hairdryer blowing on your bat for a long time (which i consider more that 10-20 mins at max) but should be fine...and yes as wilkie said go perpendicular to grain and not in the direction of the grain or you will end up pulling some wood out..

[EaglesCC]

Thanks guys - gave it a go today... to be honest it didn't work that well for me. Must be cheap stickers and glue. Had to use my detail sander to remove most and then light sanding by hand to remove the small spots...

Didn't want to do that much work but oh well... anyway... that was the least of my problems...

Bought this bat from someone recently and thought I was on to a winner... 2.8lbs and massive edges... 





But when I removed the sticker I found it had edges extended by gluing on additional bits of wood - like a laminate.







So the moral of the story.... I'll leave you to decide...

What I'd like to know is, will I be ok oiling it as usual? or should I just put an anti scuff sheet on it - which I would do anyway...

[wilkie113]

That's exactly the same as they did with my mates and that looks huge (apart from when you take the stickers off) and you see the 'laminated' part as you say.

His sounded horrible but the middle wasn't actually to bad on his

[Simmy]

THE SLY DOGS! lol

oil it if u want or put a anti scuff on it.

ive never bothered oiling bats so its up to u

[Talisman]

Face it, this bat will need facing, very dry so will crack quickly, one coat of oil for the rest of the bat.

[EaglesCC]

It actually pings pretty nicely... which is why I thought I was on to a winner with it being light and a reasonable pick up...

Almost wish I hadn't taken the stickers off!!

So will a light coat of oil be ok? (ok so noone can say for sure - but is oiling laminated bats generally ok?)

[cricketbadger]

so iv taken an anti scuff off an oldish bat for a friend. problem is the face is still sticky with glue, i used to hairdryer method to remove the sheet quite easily but theres still alot of glue left
any ideas how i can remove this?
tried warming it with a hairdryer but hasnt made much difference

[Blazer]

I have used a wornout sanding paper on a sander. The friction removes the excess glue. I have also used a bit of oil to make them clump together and rub with fingers. Turpentine will also work.