Replacing rubber on pre made bat
Table Tennis Equipment
Last updated 7 years ago
Tam Tran Asked 11 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 11 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 11 years ago
Thanks for the answer! Do you think that the blade of the Stiga Crystal Advance will do the job?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 11 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 Posted 9 years ago
I have a butterfly addoy 2000 pre made bat i want to use it as a custom blade too
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago
You should be able to do it with the Addoy.
Jasper Wong Posted 9 years ago
Hi Alois,
If I have a X3002 DHS pre-made bat, can I make it into an custom bat
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago
Hi Jasper,
That should be ok to change the rubber on as well.
nischay dhiman Posted 9 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 from PingSkills Posted 9 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 Posted 9 years ago
thankyou alios,
But can you suggest any solvent to remove rubber safely?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 9 years ago
Acetone is good or Mineral Turpentine.
nischay dhiman Posted 9 years ago
Thankyou Alios ..
Tim Engine Posted 7 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 Posted 7 years ago
good one
Mehmet Demir Posted 7 years ago
Hi Alois
Is the blade too important or is the rubber? Which is more important if you give a percentage?
Alois Rosario from PingSkills Posted 7 years ago
It is more about the rubber... maybe 70% or 80% rubber.
Dima Shevchenko Posted 7 years ago
Really I though it was the blade