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Replacing rubber on pre made bat

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Tam Tran
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
Member Badge 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

Tam Tran Posted 13 years ago

Thanks for the answer! Do you think that the blade of the Stiga Crystal Advance will do the job?

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 13 years ago

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

Ashish Desai Posted 12 years ago

I have a butterfly addoy 2000 pre made bat i want to use it as a custom blade too

 

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

You should be able to do it with the Addoy.

Jasper Wong

Jasper Wong Posted 12 years ago

Hi Alois,

 If I have a X3002 DHS pre-made bat, can I make it into an custom bat

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

Hi Jasper,

That should be ok to change the rubber on as well.

nischay dhiman

nischay dhiman Posted 12 years ago

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?

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

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

nischay dhiman Posted 12 years ago

thankyou alios,

But can you suggest any solvent to remove rubber safely?

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 12 years ago

Acetone is good or Mineral Turpentine.

nischay dhiman

nischay dhiman Posted 12 years ago

Thankyou Alios .. 

Tim Engine

Tim Engine Posted 9 years ago

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

utsav khandelwal Posted 9 years ago

good one

 

Mehmet Demir

Mehmet Demir Posted 9 years ago

Hi Alois

Is the blade too important or is the rubber?  Which is more important if you give a percentage?

 

 

 

Alois Rosario

Member Badge Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago

It is more about the rubber... maybe 70% or 80% rubber.

Dima Shevchenko

Dima Shevchenko Posted 9 years ago Latest

Really I though it was the blade

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