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[ca_gold]

Hi guys,

I did go through a whole host of topics in this section before posting but still wasnt clear what i should do. I'm in the process of refurbing one of my bats. I started by using the hair dryer method to remove the anti scruff sheet - it worked like a charm. The face of the bat still has a lot of sticky residue left from the scruff sheet. I tried sanding it but it is still there. Question:

1) How do i get rid of this sticky residue - more sanding? leave it for a few days to dry? should i just slap on a new sheet and not worry about the residue?

2) Should i oil the whole bat before sticking on a new sheet, or just stick on a new sheet and oil the back and sides?

thanks for the help

[Buzz]

white spirit will get rid of the glue, then you can oil or not before you apply the new scuff sheet.
personally, I think it depends on how dry the bat is.

[Red Ink Cricket]

you can also use a stanley blade to scrape off the glue before sanding. may be worth a little coat of oil before the antiscuff as you are sanding it down but as buzz said see how dry it is

[ca_gold]

i think its pretty dry - my mate left it in a garage all winter.

thanks for the replies.

[tim2000s]

i think its pretty dry - my mate left it in a garage all winter.

thanks for the replies.

Unless the garage has central heating, most garages are relatively damp.

[ca_gold]

Unless the garage has central heating, most garages are relatively damp.

you may be right - it doesnt look to dry to me, even though the garage probably was -10 all winter (i'm in canada). i did net with it yesterday and it played brilliantly.