Table tennis class room
How to stick the rubber on a racket
Today, I am going to teach ...
the correct way to stick and cut the rubber
The equipment we need are ...
Cutter
Glue for table tennis rubber
Sponge
Roll stick
It rolls on the rubber to apply pressure after stick the rubber to the racket
Main racket
Rubber of your choices
First of all
We need to open the package of the rubber
Beware that do not cut the surface of the rubber while opening the package
Therefore, we will cut the package from the edge
Then, take the rubber out
Note that,
there is usually a cover sheet comes with the package
Or sometimes it comes with a wrap
I suggest you take it off only you after all the process
Coz it will protect your rubber well during the process
Now we are going to apply the glue on both the rubber and the racket
You have to note that there is a logo on the rubber
Make sure it is on the same side of the racket handle
DO NOT reverse it
Also you may need to note that while applying the glue
Make sure you are applying the glue on the sponge side of the rubber
Here comes a tips for you
Since some of the glue is usually a bit thick
And it dry too quick
Therefore before we applying the glue
We can make the sponge a little bit wet
As a result, it will make it easier for you while applying the glue evenly
Now I am going to put enough glue on the rubber
Use the sponge to separate the glue evenly in ONE direction
You can see that after apply the glue,
the whole rubber is now becomes white color
Then we will also apply the glue on the racket
Same way as the last time, apply the glue in One direction
Cover the racket with glue evenly
Apply glue evenly is very important during this process
Otherwise you will find that the rubber surface is not flat after you stick it on the racket
After a period of time
You can see the glue on both rubber and racket had changed from white to transparent
It represents that the glue is completely dry by now
There are few ways to make the glue dry quicker
You may just leave it here to dry for 15-20 mins
If you wanna a quicker way
You may try to use a fan or a hairdryer to blow them
If you use a hair dryer, make sure turn it to cold wind
Until the glue turns to transparent color, we can move on to the next step
Here comes to most important procedure
Which is stick the rubber on the racket now
Just reminds you again, make sure the logo on the rubber is in the same side of the racket handle
Just take away the cover sheet for a while first
The slowly align the edge of the rubber to the racket handle
Then apply a little pressure on the edge by fingers
Now take out the roll stick
For the first time, roll the stick on the rubber gently and lightly in one direction
This is stabling the rubber on the racket
We will do it again
This time you may need to apply more pressure while rolling the stick
Turns the racket over
We are going to cut the rubber now by the cutter
Before you cut the shape
I would suggest that you may try the sharpness of the cutter
Test it with the extra area of the rubber
As you can see the edge we cut here is very nice and sharp
It means your cutter is sharp enough for cutting action
Cut along the edge of the racket
Done
Use the extra pat of the rubber
To make the edge clear
Mission accomplished
Special tips
Here is the special tool for the cutting process
A automatic peeling machine
This tool can help you mill the edge of the rubber
If you didn’t cut the rubber probably
Touch the rubber light and gently
One more usage of the machine
You may mill the sharp edge of the racket for a much comfort handle
Remember you should mill it slow and light
Then you at have a much comfort grip now