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[Alvaro]

I have just received some new labels to update my current match bat, which I have sanded down, wet and dried, and oiled. When adding these new stickers, is it best to sand the surface where they are to be applied with a fine sandpaper to aid adhesion?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers.

[SillyShilly]

i find that it is best to oil after the stickers have been applied, otherwise you have to wait a good few days for the oil to be fully absorbed into the blade.

[Alvaro]

but would you sand or not?

[SillyShilly]

i would fine sand - with grit 220/300 probably - should do the job, but the oily surface is the most important part - you have to wait untill the surface has absorbed all the oil so that the stickers will apply.

[seedy]

Yeah if you have oiled it leave it at least three days before applying the labels or else they may not adhere correctly.

[Alvaro]

cool, i oiled it last monday, so it should be good to go. cheers for the quick answer.

[seedy]

Yeah should be fine if the decent quality 3m or similar labels they will stick fine.

[Alvaro]

they resemble a kraft-owned confectionery in colour, so should be good enough quality

[Buzz]

toblerone (or Kenko?) bat stickers?

 marvellous!!

[seedy]

Newb cadbury labels then, yeah they are about as good as they get quality wise.

[SillyShilly]

they can be a pain in the ass to apply if the spine isnt the right height - too flat or too thin and you're looking at a cadbury coloured mess!

[Alvaro]

they can be a pain in the ass to apply if the spine isnt the right height - too flat or too thin and you're looking at a cadbury coloured mess!

well, they are going on a newbery, so hopefully all will be fine...

hmm, seems that ss was right - have spent a fair bit of time getting frustrated with lining up stickers and getting them to bl%&dy stick. ended up covered in uhu and a ripped back sticker, so have put my black efforts back on my match bat