Stencil on Poly strings wear off WAY too fast!

gshaffer23 · 10-31-2005, 10:33 AM

Do any of you use a stencil ink that seems to "stick" on poly strings?? Mine wears off in like 2 hours of hitting....

Thanks in advance!

vkartikv · 10-31-2005, 10:56 AM

Not only that, it leaves marks on the balls. I stopped stenciling my racquets.

gshaffer23 · 10-31-2005, 12:26 PM

Exactly! There must something out there that works... most of the pro's use the poly strings and I don't see the marks on the ball during play

rfederer32291 · 10-31-2005, 04:02 PM

I used to use an all poly setup, and the ink would go everywhere. Now i have a hybrid with a poly/multi or syn gut, so it sticks now, and there is no need to re-stencil before every hitting session.

thetenniskid07 · 10-31-2005, 04:25 PM

My stencil ink stays on for quite a long time on my poly strings! It's not any special stencil ink...

doriancito · 10-31-2005, 04:25 PM

i just tried sharpie green ink on my nylon strings on my PS, i noticed it went pretty fast and the balls got the green marks on them, but i knew i was hiting the sweetspot a lot since that was the place that the ink went off from

dancraig · 10-31-2005, 07:40 PM

Klip has a stencil ink that is supposed to work well on polyester. It is available in Australia, but I've never seen it here in the states. Here is the Tennis Warehouse Australia link.

http://www.************************/eq...encils/ink.htm

Jetson · 11-01-2005, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dancraig

Klip has a stencil ink that is supposed to work well on polyester. It is available in Australia, but I've never seen it here in the states. Here is the Tennis Warehouse Australia link.

http://www.************************/eq...encils/ink.htm

I'm afraid, that is not solution. I've use the same stencil for Pro Hurricane, Luxilon Alu Power and PolyPlasma. Only on PolyPlasma exists problem.

Jetson · 11-01-2005, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gshaffer23

Exactly! There must something out there that works... most of the pro's use the poly strings and I don't see the marks on the ball during play

Which pro's with Poly Plasma do You see?

rfederer32291 · 11-01-2005, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gshaffer23

Exactly! There must something out there that works... most of the pro's use the poly strings and I don't see the marks on the ball during play

Most of the pros switch racquets every 7 games or so, therefore the stencil doesnt really rub off, because it usually doesn't happen that fast.

10-31-2005, 10:33 AM	#1
gshaffer23 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 362	Stencil on Poly strings wear off WAY too fast! Do any of you use a stencil ink that seems to "stick" on poly strings?? Mine wears off in like 2 hours of hitting.... Thanks in advance! __________________ FXP Radical OS - Black Magic (1.29) 55 lbs

10-31-2005, 12:26 PM	#3
gshaffer23 Rookie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 362	Exactly! There must something out there that works... most of the pro's use the poly strings and I don't see the marks on the ball during play __________________ FXP Radical OS - Black Magic (1.29) 55 lbs

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