sp1derman
Professional
Hi Guys,
Wanted to share some before and afters from a recent project. I have two Wilson PS ceramic 85's. Actually, one is a friend's and the 4 3/8 is mine. We bought these because we always play at least one set of a classic stick battle. They are very flexible, hefty, headlight racquets. It feels like you're shooting a bow and arrow when playing with these. It feels like the ball stays on your racquet for about 30 seconds with this stick. Anyway, they were both REALLY beat up and the bumpers and grommets were in terrible shape. I mentioned this in a post and @Irvin to the rescue! He sent me quite a few sets of OEM bumper/grommet kits.
Here is a quick rundown of what I did.
1. Took off old bumpers and grommets
2. Took off old leather grips. The 4 1/2 ceramic still had the original blue leather grip
3. Used white touch up paint to fix major scratches.
4. Annealed the OEM plastic bumper kits
5. Installed new bumpers & grommets and TW leather grips
6. I will give my buddy his restored racquet back for Christmas and I'll keep mine for future classic stick battles!
Thanks Again @Irvin. Here are some pictures.
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/HzCbzUD.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/X0v1hRi.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/hX8JE0b.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/z0XIb6e.jpg[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/B2x2okV.jpg[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/pu9WpM5.jpg[/img]']
Wanted to share some before and afters from a recent project. I have two Wilson PS ceramic 85's. Actually, one is a friend's and the 4 3/8 is mine. We bought these because we always play at least one set of a classic stick battle. They are very flexible, hefty, headlight racquets. It feels like you're shooting a bow and arrow when playing with these. It feels like the ball stays on your racquet for about 30 seconds with this stick. Anyway, they were both REALLY beat up and the bumpers and grommets were in terrible shape. I mentioned this in a post and @Irvin to the rescue! He sent me quite a few sets of OEM bumper/grommet kits.
Here is a quick rundown of what I did.
1. Took off old bumpers and grommets
2. Took off old leather grips. The 4 1/2 ceramic still had the original blue leather grip
3. Used white touch up paint to fix major scratches.
4. Annealed the OEM plastic bumper kits
5. Installed new bumpers & grommets and TW leather grips
6. I will give my buddy his restored racquet back for Christmas and I'll keep mine for future classic stick battles!
Thanks Again @Irvin. Here are some pictures.
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/HzCbzUD.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/X0v1hRi.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/hX8JE0b.png[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/z0XIb6e.jpg[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/B2x2okV.jpg[/img]']
https%3A//i.imgur.com/UwmVQ8q.png[/img]']https%3A//i.imgur.com/pu9WpM5.jpg[/img]']