Anyone tried tuning Inspirit Quattro?

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   I just put a couple of layers of lemon oil on my sheets of IQ. I'll try them tomorrow. Yeah, I know it's illegal, blablabla, but everybody is doing it in my area, some people even gluing with glues that were illegal in the speed glue era, and I'm not going to be the only idiot on the tournament who doesn't. So moral issues apart, anyone tried tuning IQ? I was having trouble with my forehand, i could do spinny loops against  backspin, and loop drives  close to the table, but not powerful loops with good arc from mid distance like when I was gluing. Maybe I should wait a little more and adjust my stroke (I  was using chinese rubber with lots of glue before). My backhand was fine, in fact better than ever with IQ, maybe I shouldn't have tuned it too. Well, anyway, anyone glues/tunes IQ? Is it ok to do it since it is supposed to be sort of "built in speed glue"? 

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Valentine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Super Member Joined: 05/05/2008 Status: Offline Points: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valentine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Anyone tried tuning Inspirit Quattro? Posted: 10/30/2008 at 12:26pm
	I just put a couple of layers of lemon oil on my sheets of IQ. I'll try them tomorrow. Yeah, I know it's illegal, blablabla, but everybody is doing it in my area, some people even gluing with glues that were illegal in the speed glue era, and I'm not going to be the only idiot on the tournament who doesn't. So moral issues apart, anyone tried tuning IQ? I was having trouble with my forehand, i could do spinny loops against backspin, and loop drives close to the table, but not powerful loops with good arc from mid distance like when I was gluing. Maybe I should wait a little more and adjust my stroke (I was using chinese rubber with lots of glue before). My backhand was fine, in fact better than ever with IQ, maybe I shouldn't have tuned it too. Well, anyway, anyone glues/tunes IQ? Is it ok to do it since it is supposed to be sort of "built in speed glue"?

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JimT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Premier Member Joined: 10/26/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 14602	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/30/2008 at 3:09pm
	Tuned it once - it made it just a bit faster but loops became somewhat less consistent. So I realized I really do not need to tune IQ that much, especially IQUL which I am currently using.
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pablogilberto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Member Joined: 04/21/2008 Location: somewhere Status: Offline Points: 550	Post Options Post Reply Quote pablogilberto Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/30/2008 at 3:56pm
	I tried experimenting with the IQ tuned AND glued. 5 layers of PO which domed it to hell, 3 layers of glue when it settled. loved the click, speed and lesser effort to execute attacks.

Valentine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Super Member Joined: 05/05/2008 Status: Offline Points: 305	Post Options Post Reply Quote Valentine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:30pm
	So it domed, uh? Mine was heavily reverse domed out of package, is that normal? Now (after 3 layers of lemon oil) it's almost flat, but still slightly reverse domed. Maybe it needs another layer or two. I'll try it like this first, I don't want to overdo it. Just want some extra click, and less effort to produce penetrating loops. Do you think it can damage the rubber?

pablogilberto Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Member Joined: 04/21/2008 Location: somewhere Status: Offline Points: 550	Post Options Post Reply Quote pablogilberto Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10/30/2008 at 4:46pm
	one thing to note is that the IQ that i've been using has been tuned for quite a number of times, so it has become more flexible and softer. 2 layers would dome it each time.