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GarrettJ

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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #30 on: November 15, 2013, 02:55:04 PM »

Got it back!

Cracks still on the face but glued down.

Kinda regret taking in

im sure asad can make you feel better .... give him a call and have the credit card ready!
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #31 on: November 15, 2013, 03:57:52 PM »

Okay back home.

Here are the pictures of the refurb









All cracks have been glues shut, the surface is very smooth. Maybe I was expecting to much but i thought it would atleast come back one colour, lol

Let me know your thoughts.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #32 on: November 15, 2013, 04:21:29 PM »

I think they would have had to sand large amounts off to get it back to one colour. You would have ended up with a much smaller bat! It is a sympathetic refurb retaining its character I think.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #33 on: November 15, 2013, 04:37:21 PM »

I think they've done a pretty good job, the main question is are you happy with it?
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #34 on: November 15, 2013, 04:41:12 PM »

I think they've done a pretty good job, the main question is are you happy with it?

I think us bat lovers(me included) sometimes expect too much. We expect a bat that used and old to come back looking like a bat we've had refubed after 1 years use !
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #35 on: November 15, 2013, 04:44:43 PM »

I think they've done a pretty good job, the main question is are you happy with it?

Not sure yet. The bat has plenty of life left in it, ball is still bouncing off well.

I think they would have had to sand large amounts off to get it back to one colour. You would have ended up with a much smaller bat! It is a sympathetic refurb retaining its character I think.

I agree. I did over oil it back in 1995, back then I did not know much better.

I think us bat lovers(me included) sometimes expect too much. We expect a bat that used and old to come back looking like a bat we've had refubed after 1 years use !


This is what I have to keep reminding myself, It is not a year old but 18 years old, lol.

Still will be using it in the nets.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #36 on: November 15, 2013, 04:46:38 PM »

I think it was a project worth doing.  ;)
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #37 on: November 15, 2013, 04:49:09 PM »

I thought it would look better as well. I did a refurb on my old man's GN purely for decoration (handle was busted). It was 40 years old and started like this:-




and ended like this:-

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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #38 on: November 15, 2013, 05:01:20 PM »

I think it was a project worth doing.  ;)

Thanks buddy!

You can give me your opinion on the 25th.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #39 on: November 15, 2013, 07:15:29 PM »

With all due respect, and not wanting to be nasty, I think they could have done a better job.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #40 on: November 15, 2013, 07:28:20 PM »

it has made me want to get my old county out of my mums attic and have a look
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #41 on: November 15, 2013, 07:44:53 PM »

Does anyone remember that Laver PB that was literally falling apart that James Laver asked to refurb? Now that was repaired with love.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #42 on: November 15, 2013, 08:04:24 PM »

With all due respect, and not wanting to be nasty, I think they could have done a better job.

The oil would have been fairly deep so would need a lot of sanding.  I think it would have looked better to re-oil rather than scuff sheet.  The oil would have made the blade more similar colour.
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #43 on: November 15, 2013, 08:05:55 PM »

Does anyone remember that Laver PB that was literally falling apart that James Laver asked to refurb? Now that was repaired with love.

Absolutely, that was a refurb to be hold!
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Re: Can this be saved?
« Reply #44 on: November 15, 2013, 08:06:51 PM »

The oil would have been fairly deep so would need a lot of sanding.  I think it would have looked better to re-oil rather than scuff sheet.  The oil would have made the blade more similar colour.

How certain are you that this would work? I could try it on the back to see it it works. If it does I can do the front!
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