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    Cricket Bat Repairs

    For your conditions, an extra 2 coats of oil should be adequate. The sanding should be done before the 1st coat of oil is applied, this is to expose the willow for oiling. Then apply the 1st coat of oil and leave to settle over night lying face up. You can knock in the bat the next day...
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    Cricket Bat Repairs

    If you can't find normal wood sand paper then the emery paper should fine to finish off the smoothing off of the cricket bat. You may need to do a bit more sanding to get it smooth as the grit will be very different from normal wood sand paper. Remember you are dealing with Willow, so you...
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    My new bat!!! +I really need help!!!

    what bat did you end up buying? the first thing you need to do when buying a cricket bat is, decide on how much you want to spend on the bat. then you can pick up as many of the bats as you can, to decide as to what weight and pick up you are looking for. every bat has a different weight...
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    Cricket Bat Repairs

    Hi DCC, You need to use a blade or old smooth knife to scrape the glue off the face and edges of the bat. If you use sand paper to take off the glue, the glue will clogg up, and it will take you too long to clean your bat. Once you can feel the bat is smooth and non-sticky, you can then...

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