Air bubble in rubber?

[Shiro]

Hello everyone,
I was gluing my rubber onto my blade. The next day, when i look at my rubber on the blade, it had a light air bubble on it. Can i still play with this rubber? How will it affect my play?

 

[dannyreventon]

Depends on the size and the place of the bubble, if it's in the edges then it is fine. But if it is in the center, then you need to reglue the rubber again.

 

[Shiro]

Depends on the size and the place of the bubble, if it's in the edges then it is fine. But if it is in the center, then you need to reglue the rubber again.

I think i have reglued it already. On the normal first try, my rubber was crooked so i took it off. I then reglued the rubber. Afterwards, i saw an air bubble a between the edge of the rubber and center. So basically, if i were to reglue it, this would be my 3rd try. Should i try reglueing it? What happens if it doesn't stick?

 

[dannyreventon]

You could try using a roller or a cylindrical object to help "roll" the rubber on the blade, this helps prevent air bubbles. Do it lightly so you're not stretching the rubber.

 

[rocketscientist]

I got Air bubbles in my Tibhar rubbers. I had to buy new ones and the same thing happened again... Really lousy rubbers Imo.

 

[GeMaCa]

Better to glue it again... I experienced that before and believe me it affects my game. Roll it with cylindrical object, that would help.

 

[Shiro]

Better to glue it again... I experienced that before and believe me it affects my game. Roll it with cylindrical object, that would help.

If i reglue it again, will the rubber restick? I already reglued it once. If i reglue it again, won't it be harder to stick because of the old glue on the rubber? I have tried rubbing some glue off when i tried to reglue it once and none seemed to go off.

 

[dannyreventon]

Are you using WBG? The old layer doesn't prevent the rubber to stick.

 

[Shiro]

Are you using WBG? The old layer doesn't prevent the rubber to stick.

Yes, i use water based glue. I am using the paddle palace brand.

 

[dannyreventon]

Go ahead and reglue.

 

[Der_Echte]

Remove the rubber and re-glue it. The rubber will stick, dont sweat that. Use glue on blade and rubber. Carefully put the bottom of the rubber with both hands/fingers, glide it into place with fingers, place blade only on edge of table up to the handle, then use your fore arm to roll press rubber to blade for final pass.

 

[raazzz]

What are you playing with? I used Raksa 7 for a while and I got bubbles on the rubber after almost every practice. For me it didn't help to re-glue it...