Material for Wooden Bat Decals

[signguy39]

We just had an interesting inquiry at our shop. A customer is selling wooden baseball bats and is looking for a 1.5"x2.5" label near the middle of bat (under the sweet spot). We have an Edge FX printer and print helmet and car decals. We're very familiar with vinyls that bond well with plastics and metals, but wood is a new one for us. Does anyone have experience with vinyl that adheres to a curved, treated, wooden surface like a bat barrel? They also mentioned they would like the decal to be as permanent as possible. Any help would be fantastic!

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

Screen Print.

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

Or engraving.

 

[TXFB.INS]

Or engraving.

This, just looked at my Louisville Slugger and its done with either a hot brand stamp or its engraved, I would guess it is done with a hot brand stamp since it is dark in color

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

This, just looked at my Louisville Slugger and its done with either a hot brand stamp or its engraved, I would guess it is done with a hot brand stamp since it is dark in color

Possibly Laser Engraved? This would burn the wood giving you the dark look. I was thinking some might be Lazer engraved and painted real quick also.

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

Laser engraved and they rub an ink into it.

[video=youtube;OQHnR-HHVwg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQHnR-HHVwg[/video]

 

[DerbyCitySignGuy]

The honest-to-goodness Louisville sluggers do actually use a hot brand.

 

[Brandon708]

I don't think any vinyl decal will last on a wooden bat. I put a decal on a wooden bat of mine an it was getting messed up by the ball hitting it. Unless he applies it to the unfinished bat then applied some sort of lacquer as a protective coating. My guess to use the thinest high performance vinyl you can get. Recommend him heat the decals on and add lacquer.

 

[player]

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