Oil on rubbers

Table Tennis Equipment

Last updated 10 years ago

Chandrachur Mukherjee

Chandrachur Mukherjee Asked 10 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys13rLMzezM is that true??


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario Answered 10 years ago

Hi Chandrachur,

I don't recommend it at all.  Apart from being illegal, it will effect your rubber in some way but I don't think it will do any good.


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Chandrachur Mukherjee

Chandrachur Mukherjee Posted 10 years ago

but if I am not playing any tournament and play just for fun then can it increase the grip?? 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

I don't think it does and may even damage your rubber.


Chandrachur Mukherjee

Chandrachur Mukherjee Posted 10 years ago

oh you are making me afraid now


Chandrachur Mukherjee

Chandrachur Mukherjee Posted 10 years ago

but I saw in pingskills there are many questions related to oiling and increasing the grip specially in this site

http://www.pingskills.com/table-tennis-forum/tune-rubber/

you told we can do

 


Alois Rosario

Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 10 years ago

Don't bother trying it.  It is not worth the risk of ruining your rubber.


Chandrachur Mukherjee

Chandrachur Mukherjee Posted 10 years ago

ok, I will not do then

thanks a lot for the quick replies

your suggestion is whole-heartedly appreciated by me


Rene van der Kleij

Rene van der Kleij Posted 10 years ago

The oil seems to soak complete into the rubber, perhaps we have a chemical engineer on this forum who can tell us what’s actually happening here.

Is does raise another question, there may be a thin line between cleaning the rubber with oil or using one of those fancy legal foam cleaners labeled as “to remove dirt and bring your rubber back to its grip”, I haven’t been able to find out what they are made of and they are too expensive to be just soap, just wonder.


Dhruv Maniar

Dhruv Maniar Posted 10 years ago

hii....i have a joola mistral with fiesta rubbers that I am using for just recreational non competitive purpoaes.I have applied oil with painting brush a few times and I must say that it has unleashed all spin in the bat.it spins visibly mote than before.but I wouldnt ao this in bat for competitions....plus therwa a lot of tech going into making rubbers now...it may help some rubbers it may degrade some.



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