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[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Hi all.

Hoping the Australian forumites might be able to point me in the right direction.

I'm chasing some compound to use on the faces of my bats.

I far and away prefer the natural finish so only have a scuff sheet/facing on the bat i use for the bowling matching.

I'm also a little bit OCD about having my bat without any cherry marks when i'm starting an innings.
This means my bat gets a very, very light sand back most weeks to get back to a clean face.
In the past i've then given it a very light oiling, but this leads to over oiling.

So, i'm chasing a product here in Australia that will seal the timber after the light sand, isn't any worse to sand than an oiled face and can be used most weeks.

Any suggestions? Or do i need to get past my OCD.

Thanks in advance.

[skip1973]

Get past your OCD

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Get past your OCD

Thanks Skip!

[TangoWhiskey]

Could try some bat wax instead of oil?

[WalkingWicket37]

Oil as normal and remove cherries with WD40? That will help the grains to open up too 

[Seniorplayer]

I would Be careful with wd40 as its designed to dry up and wick away moisture i apply nail vanish to a soft cloth to remove  cherries

[Gurujames]

Over oiling a bat is a bit of a myth. The oil only sits on the surface. I do exactly the same as you and my bats are all going brilliantly. Just keep lightly sanding the cherries off and wipe with a little linseed oil after

[sarg]

Make your own bat wax. Bees wax from a health food store  and  raw linseed oil from bunnings is dirt cheap. I mix 3-4 parts wax to 6-7 parts oil and a tiny bit of turps.  Melt the wax slowly, turn off the heat, add the turps then the oil. Stir properly. I use baby food jars and pour the mixture in through an old pantyhose sections secured with  rubber band the remove any grit.

Also use turps on paper towel or steel wool to remove cherries and marks. Don't press to hard.

Also tapes and facings stick on the bat wax well unlike straight linseed oil. Wax on, wait two hours, polish off excess.

Bees wax also works for painful tooth cavities if you have to wait out a weekend before the dentist.

[skip1973]

I have found the wax doesn't soften the fibres like oil, seals the same I suppose but I don't like it for knocking in on a new bat.

[Number4]

Make your own bat wax. Bees wax from a health food store  and  raw linseed oil from bunnings is dirt cheap. I mix 3-4 parts wax to 6-7 parts oil and a tiny bit of turps.  Melt the wax slowly, turn off the heat, add the turps then the oil. Stir properly. I use baby food jars and pour the mixture in through an old pantyhose sections secured with  rubber band the remove any grit.

Also use turps on paper towel or steel wool to remove cherries and marks. Don't press to hard.

Also tapes and facings stick on the bat wax well unlike straight linseed oil. Wax on, wait two hours, polish off excess.

Bees wax also works for painful tooth cavities if you have to wait out a weekend before the dentist.

Melt the bees wax in a container in water... Otherwise it can catch fire. Never heat beeswax with direct heat

[Seniorplayer]

Over oiling can soften the bat fibres and if it is applied around the splice weaken the handle.

[sarg]

Melt the bees wax in a container in water... Otherwise it can catch fire. Never heat beeswax with direct heat

I'll try that next time. Cheers.

[well past my peak]

Make your own bat wax. Bees wax from a health food store  and  raw linseed oil from bunnings is dirt cheap. I mix 3-4 parts wax to 6-7 parts oil and a tiny bit of turps.  Melt the wax slowly, turn off the heat, add the turps then the oil. Stir properly. I use baby food jars and pour the mixture in through an old pantyhose sections secured with  rubber band the remove any grit.

Also use turps on paper towel or steel wool to remove cherries and marks. Don't press to hard.

Also tapes and facings stick on the bat wax well unlike straight linseed oil. Wax on, wait two hours, polish off excess.

Bees wax also works for painful tooth cavities if you have to wait out a weekend before the dentist.

Sarg was reading this on your facebook site, thanks very informative. however what does the turps add to the wax?
Also on the facebook what was the amount of wax you used?

[Wickets-then-runs]

Having trained with you on a regular basis, a bit tape on the outside edge should see you right... when you take that off, all of the cherries will come with it!

[Bat and Ball Cricket]

Having trained with you on a regular basis, a bit tape on the outside edge should see you right... when you take that off, all of the cherries will come with it!

mmmmm thanks Mark.