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[ajmw89]

Any raw linseed oil is ok.  I usually give my bats a service soon as the season is over, then oil before storing them.  That stops them gaining too much moisture or losing too much moisture IMO.

[jamielsn15]

Have oiled/not oiled in the past, without noticing any difference.

That said, I'll certainly take the advice from this thread

[freddy]

thanks...how many coats of oil do you think a new CA bat will require

[ajmw89]

Depends how dry it is when it gets to you!  Bats I've bought usually get 2-3 light coats of oil (no more than a capful per coat)

[shoab68]

thanks...how many coats of oil do you think a new CA bat will require

No less than 2 coats for CA bats as i found them little over dried.

[Chad]

Normally 2 coats does fine for me. Although at times, one coat applied with your fingers or palm does the trick and the bat doesn't need anymore.

Out of interest, how does everyone oil their bat? With their palms or with a rag/towel/tissue? I tend to use my palm and fingers when the bat is brand new, as it needs a little more oil, and then I start using a towel or rag for the other coats as they can be thinner. If I am not scuffing up my bat, I tend to clean the face every week or 2 using a towel which has been used to oil a bat. It is really to clean away any dirt, and to keep the face sealed. I find that this works well, as my bat still performed really well, and despite having quite a few cracks, lasted me quite a while (was an Adidas Incurza when they first came out) and I just sold it on Sunday.

[Vic Nicholas]

I put some baby oil on the back of the bat.

Full face extratec on the front.

That is it.

[Fezballoh]

I've started using a latex glove as my missus hates the smell of linseed oil!

[Fezballoh]

Sorry? BABY OIL? That's a bit sexy isn't it?

[Vic Nicholas]

Sorry? BABY OIL? That's a bit sexy isn't it?

It works.

It also doesn't make your willow go brown. It stays white.

The front of the bat must only be covered in extratec - nothing else.