did i buy a good Hurricane long 5?

[Conehead]

is the structure carbon is same now, since 2022.

Well, probably not.

Quoting from the site: "The W968 version for Ma Long also uses the ALC of similar weaving method. But, TTGearLab hasn’t checked yet whether it is identical to that for new version of ordinary ‘Hurricane Long 5’ or not."

 

[victormanriquey]

i still finding a water base wood varnish on my local store.

u can diving into this 2 thread to learn about sealing blade

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/blade-sealing-w968-help.35866/

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/forum/topics/all-about-blade-sealing.35899/

I use this since recently and works great! Seal (remove excedent with dhs glue sponge), sand, and seal again (second layer optional): https://dhs-tt.uk/product/ap01-blade-protector/

 

[Conehead]

I use this since recently and works great! Seal (remove excedent with dhs glue sponge), sand, and seal again (second layer optional): https://dhs-tt.uk/product/ap01-blade-protector/

Why do you sand?

 

[victormanriquey]

Why do you sand?

To remove the raised wood grains after the wood absorbed the liquid, otherwise you will tear them off next time when you peel the rubber, and the surface is not smooth, plus sometimes glue doesnt attach so good

So a couple things really! I only recently started sealing after breaking a bunch of blades, and have been experimenting on about 10 blades now, seeing what works best and what feeling I like the most

For DHS blades, I now like the DHS seal, then wait 24h, sand, so its super nice and smooth, and then seal again to protect the blade on a maximum level, i glue rubbers weekly, sometimes even 2 times, so i need that extra protection, but for most people sealing once is enough!