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Topic: Should Inspirit Quattro Have Film?

Posted By: cole_ely
Subject: Should Inspirit Quattro Have Film?
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 8:48am

I just noticed that they've made a major change in focus3 that to me marks in milestone in the evolution of Chinese rubbers. They've done away with the plastic film and left the outer ply dry and covered it with only a piece of tracing paper. That's the standard for japanese rubbers like sriver, etc. For some reason it leaves the surface prettier and seemingly less prone to being marred. However, I did notice they left some sort of dust on it like a baker might leave dry flour on dough. But when you wipe that off the effect was very much like a grippy sriver.

So I was talking to the dawei guy last night and I suggested that we consider that for the new inspirit quattro. I was hoping to get some feedback on the idea. Would that be a mistake?

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Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b

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Posted By: ryno
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 9:03am

I like it better without the film ,but you know some people will forget to wipe off the powder and complain or with some glues or expanders if you get them on the top sheet they ruin it and then they will complain.As for me i see no reason to have the film on inspirits top sheet

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Red Label Kim Taek Soo (83g)
Almana Sound Synergy Tech (max)

Posted By: fatcomet
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 1:34pm

i hate peeling that film off the inspirit. my friend got some new focus 3's and the surface was definitely very-sriver like. it may be something to try

Posted By: mdjenders
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 3:31pm

If the quattro is a tensor, though, shouldn't it come with a film? All the tensors I have used have come with a protective foil and have said in the packaging that not using the foil would damage the rubber. Or was that bullsh*t?

Posted By: creeder06
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 4:05pm

i am not sure if it makes a difference but hey try it and see maybe it will

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Posted By: cole_ely
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 4:14pm

Desto doesn't use a film does it? I know highpoint doesnt. Its been a long time but I don't think catapult did. I have a new sheet of red mambo sitting around here and it doesnt. To be honest the actual "tension" of those rubbers is next to nil. For one thing, they aren't curling out of the package.

When 729 first started making fxel it was going to be a tensor rubber. The real kind with the topsheet stretched. They found that any stretch at all and the tops became very fragile. The figured the softer euro/jap topsheets should be even moreso. So they went and bought like 30 different tensor rubbers on the open market.

They removed each topsheet from the sponge. The idea was to see how much the topsheet shrunk. In theory if it's tensioned they should get an idea how much by looking at how much smaller the topsheet is than the sponge. I guess they didn't find any difference in any of the rubbers.

I think the good glue effect rubbers simply have very high quality sponges with a lot of whatever synthetic that is that creates the cork sound and very thin, soft topsheets that allow the ball to sink in a long way.

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Wavestone St with Illumina 1.9r, defender1.7b

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Posted By: GenomicsKnight
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 4:28pm

Tango didn't come with any film. Just a piece of paper tissue like thingie.

Posted By: creeder06
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 4:47pm

go with the paper cole i think it is worth a shot

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if table tennis is to sports, what star wars is to movies, then you must be chewbacca.

Posted By: mdjenders
Date Posted: 04/25/2007 at 9:22pm

All my Tangos came with films, and a couple of the other Formula Donic tensors did also (I never bought Desto). Probably just bullsh*t, I guess.

Posted By: forehandsmash
Date Posted: 04/26/2007 at 2:54am

Must we put the film or Rubber protection sheet for SRIVER ?

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Petr Korbel-FL/Sriver/狂飚 III

Posted By: forehandchop
Date Posted: 04/26/2007 at 3:51am

forehandsmash, I can see you have change your blade to Peter Korbel with sriver and hurricane3... I want to say that you have an excellent combination :) Who help you to come out with this set up ?

You dont need to put any film on the rubbers. Just keep your blade in a case and keep the surface clean.

Posted By: Skippy
Date Posted: 04/26/2007 at 10:11pm

I dont know that it will make any difference in any way. I think their biggest concern should be to stop teasing everyone with this product and get it out on the market for everyone to enjoy. Maybe when they get these made they can decide then how to package.

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Xiom Zetro Quad
FH: Andro Hexer Max
BH: Xiom Euro Vega Max

Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 04/29/2007 at 5:41am

I prefer the plastic sheets on. I might stop it from drying out or any other exposure to thetopsheet. It's also a lot safer when gluing the rubber to the blade, as if you get any glue onto the topsheet, it's easily wiped with with a plastic film on there...

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