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wturber
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Tear Mender is basically liquid latex. So I'd expect it to bounce pretty well - like a solid rubber ball. That said, I agree with your overall point. It seems to me that if people are putting on thick enough layers of glue that it actually makes a difference with sandwich rubber, then the layer is probably illegally thick. It seems more likely to me that a moderately thick layer of glue would affect an OX rubber more than one with sponge. |
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If sheets of rubber can make a ball bounce higher compared to a bare wood racket, then why wouldn't thin sheets of glue tend to do the same thing - just to a less degree? Again, I agree with your general point that the glues almost surely are not making a perceivable difference at normal thicknesses. But I'd assume that has more to do with their insignificant thickness than it does with the fact that nothing returns 100% of the incoming energy of a ball impact.
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wturber
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2mm? Really? Then he's using a very thin sponge in order to keep below the 4mm max thickness limit. He's also risking running afoul of the general understanding expressed in the T4 pamphlet that glue layers are supposed to be thin. From the Sept. 1, 2014 T4 Leaflet "3. Adhesive The use of a thick layer of adhesive is NOT permitted either within the blade (Law 2.4.2), or between the blade and the racket covering."
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Jay Turberville
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Leftyy
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I have not noticed any big difference between the brands but I have noticed a difference when it comes to how thick the layer is. Two layers works the best for me.
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ahsq
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How about Elmer's rubber cement?
I apply one lay on rubber sponge and one layer on blade, is that 2 layers total for the sponge? I know it has VOC but how does it compared to Tear Mender using the same layer levels??
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Leftyy
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I count that as one layer, I use two layers on the rubber and one on the blade. |
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