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[E-Unit]

Just wondering how i can get a good finish on a bat? i use sand paper sometimes even in the 400s but i just cant get the silky smooth finish that bats come with. How can i achieve this? i know they use some type of wax, what is it?

Cheers

[slogger02]

i think some companies use horses shinbones to polish the bat and give it a finished look, fine grade sandpapers are also used.  they do use wax and chalk of somekind but not sure what.
i just use really fine sandpaper, seems to work for me

[E-Unit]

Yeah, sometimes i find with the sand paper it still leaves the scratches

[slogger02]

i've found sandpaper leaves scratches in the wood if the bat is slightly older and/or is not of the highest quality.  i use a sanding pad, which is even finer than the finest sandpaper you will find, you can get them in general harware stores i think

[Tom]

Fusion use some kind of wax compound on a buffing wheel to get the final finish. Not sure of the exact wax type or make though.

[Howzat]

Sometimes when i have done a refurb to get a good finish i use an old piece of really worn out sandpaper... but nothing beats the buffing wheel!

[hell4leather cricket]

 i use a 220 grit for final sanding, then use a buffing wheel with a chalk compound or you can use bee's  wax to get the final finish  on the bat

[E-Unit]

With the bees wax, how would you be able to use that at home without the wheel?

[Nozza]

Use Steel wool that will give it a great finish!

[E-Unit]

whats that nozza?

[Master-Basterd]

i use beeswax compound polish, it seems to work 4 me.

[Nozza]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_wool

this stuff it is bloody brilliant!

[SAF Bats]

If you are still getting scratching the buffing won't really help.... you've skip the scratched bit at some stage with one of the grade.  Just go back over that bit with the grades of sandpaper you use and the scratch will come out.

Beewax without a wheel involves a hairdryer a cloth and a bit of extra work.... if doing a few the drum on a cheap spongy cushion drum sander if useful to load the wax onto for polishing

[E-Unit]

The scratching is just as i put it on an angle in the light you can see it. With the bees wax, how much would you youse? and how does the bees wax come? in a bottle? etc..

[SAF Bats]

Pure beeswax in a bar like soap.... if doing it via the hairdryer method get the bar rub it over the bat...

hairdryer and cloth in hand
heat and rub
smooth with hand
heat and rub bobbly bits
admire sheen   

[don't heat to much though for obvious reasons]