I've got a few new strikers that are really slick , scotch brite didnt help at all. Any suggestions?
Scuff them lightly with 220 grit sand paper being careful not to mess with the profile of the tip.
Could have a little oil in the wood...a little alcohol or even acetone should clear that up...then the sandpaper.
Thanks it almost looks like these a clear coat over the tip.
Scuff with 220 I hold it and run the sand paper over the top turnin every time I make a pass
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What kind of wood?
Get yourself a medium grit sanding sponge. Push the striker into it and twist a couple times and it should be good. Using the sponge keeps your tip profile. Ed
Exactly like Ed said and then you can put a little box call chalk on the end and it will grip on any surface. I use rain chalk on my strikers for a copper surface. Fills the pores in the end of the striker and keeps them from clogging up and getting slippery.
Quote from: Daryl on February 23, 2016, 03:18:40 PM
Exactly like Ed said and then you can put a little box call chalk on the end and it will grip on any surface. I use rain chalk on my strikers for a copper surface. Fills the pores in the end of the striker and keeps them from clogging up and getting slippery.
exactly right...
Thank y'all, I'll give the sanding sponge a try. The worst one is a dymondwood, but I have about 5 that are almost to slick to use.
Some woods are oily, like cocobolo or bocote. I have a hard time with strikers made from oily wood. Dymondwood is not oily though.