Replacing rubber on pre made bat
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Tam Tran Asked 13 years ago
Hello once again!
I wonder if it is a good idea to remove the rubber from a pre made bat and use the blade as a custom blade? Why/why not?
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Tam,
This will depend on the quality of the blade. It is worth giving it a try because I have found that a lot of them are good enough quality to replace the rubber with a better quality rubber. They make a good control bat that you can advance your game with.
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Tam Tran Posted 2013-08-10 10:03:42
Thanks for the answer! Do you think that the blade of the Stiga Crystal Advance will do the job?
I haven't felt one. I have seen pictures but it is hard to tell. If someone has one they may be able to tell us.
Ashish Desai Posted 2014-08-10 10:03:42
I have a butterfly addoy 2000 pre made bat i want to use it as a custom blade too
You should be able to do it with the Addoy.
Jasper Wong Posted 2015-08-10 10:03:42
Hi Alois,
If I have a X3002 DHS pre-made bat, can I make it into an custom bat
Hi Jasper,
That should be ok to change the rubber on as well.
nischay dhiman Posted 2015-08-10 10:03:42
hi Alios,
i have stag ninja fire ,one side rubber of my bat is getting torn , so i can afford to paste mark V on that side.
But do you think old rubber will not damage the bat while removing?
You can try to peel the old rubber off. If it is difficult, use a solvent and then use some sand paper to remove the rest. If you are careful you will be able to get the sponge off the wood.
nischay dhiman Posted 2015-08-10 10:03:42
thankyou alios,
But can you suggest any solvent to remove rubber safely?
Acetone is good or Mineral Turpentine.
nischay dhiman Posted 2015-08-10 10:03:42
Thankyou Alios ..
Tim Engine Posted 2017-08-10 10:03:42
I know this is late but... you could use the old rubber as sandpaper, it gets heated but it's gentle on the wood :)
utsav khandelwal Posted 2017-08-10 10:03:42
good one
Mehmet Demir Posted 2017-08-10 10:03:42
Hi Alois
Is the blade too important or is the rubber? Which is more important if you give a percentage?
It is more about the rubber... maybe 70% or 80% rubber.
Dima Shevchenko Posted 2017-08-10 10:03:42
Really I though it was the blade