Wet gluing table tennis rubbers

Instructions

Tutorial: Wet gluing table tennis rubbers

In this guide, we show you how to wet glue your table tennis rubbers. In our opinion, this is the best method for applying rubbers perfectly smoothly and evenly. And the best thing is: it’s so easy that anyone can do it!

Contents

1. Why you should wet glue your rubbers
2. What you need for wet gluing
3. Video Tutorial: How it works
4. Wet gluing table tennis rubbers – step-by-step instructions in writing
5. Advantages and disadvantages – wet gluing table tennis rubbers
6. What is the difference between aluminum and wooden panels?
7. Special application tips for aluminum panels – bonding at the next level
8. Conclusion
9. FAQ – Wet gluing table tennis rubbers

Why you should wet glue your rubbers

If you are not under time pressure, we recommend wet gluing your table tennis rubbers. No other gluing method gives you such a perfect result.
We use our rubber press for this gluing method. Because the blade and rubbers are glued together wet and then pressed under pressure, the glue spreads perfectly. The result is a perfect surface and very precise and direct ball feedback.
When you glue “the classic way” and let dry the adhesive before applying the rubber, te glue can not be spread perfectly evenly. Sometimes you can even see the stripes of adhesive through the rubber. And of course you can also feel the “mountains and valleys” that the adhesive forms under the rubber. If the glue is not applied cleanly and without streaks, you will feel this spongy unsteadiness in the game.
And this is exactly the problem you don’t have with wet gluing.

How the wet gluing of table tennis rubbers works

What you need for this:

Video instructions: Wet gluing table tennis rubbers

In this video, we show you step by step how to wet glue your rubbers. You’ll see, it’s super easy:

Wet gluing table tennis rubbers – step by step instructions

Step 1 – the first rubber

1. place your table tennis bat on the pressure plate. Place a simple sheet of paper or protective foil between the wood and the board (you can use the pressure plate as a template and roughly cut the paper to size).

2. apply the rubber adhesive to your rubber and spread it as evenly as possible. Then spread the glue over the wood in exactly the same way.

3. Now the rubber and blade are glued together immediately. The adhesive is not allowed to dry!

4. place another sheet of paper or a protective film on your rubber.

5. Now place the second pressure plate on the paper. Please take care to work cleanly. Dirt must not be allowed to get between the panel and the rubber, otherwise it will leave marks on the rubber surface when pressed.

6. now push everything together into the rubber press. Position the wooden disk approximately in the middle so that the screw hits the recess in the middle of the disk.

Important: Only tighten the screw lightly at first! Now you still have the option of correcting the position of your rubber. If everything fits, you can tighten the screw. It should fit tightly, but not be tightened with force.

7. this side must now dry for 1 hour at room temperature. After an hour, you can loosen the screw and carefully remove your racket from the press.

8. Trim the rubber with sharp scissors before continuing with the second side.

Step 2 – the second rubber

9. now place your table tennis blade on the pressure plate with the already glued-on rubber facing downwards. Then repeat steps 2 to 6 with the second rubber.

Make sure that you always place a piece of paper or a protective film on the already glued side to prevent dirt from getting onto your table tennis rubber.

10. this time your racket must dry for 12 hours at room temperature. It is best to simply leave it in the press overnight. After 12 hours, you can remove your racket from the press and cut the second rubber to size.

Your perfectly glued bat is ready!

Advantages and disadvantages – wet gluing table tennis rubbers

The most important advantage of wet gluing is that the result is absolutely even. You can not only see it, you can feel it.
In the classic bonding of rubbers, a covering pressure roller is often used. If you are not practiced, it can happen that you pull the rubber into the length when pressing it on. This means that one part of the pimples is stretched, the other part is not. This can lead to an irregular bounce of the ball, depending on where it hits.

What is the difference between aluminum and wooden panels?

You also have the opportunity to experiment even more with gluing your table tennis rubbers:

Special application tips for the aluminum plates: Gluing rubbers to the next level

• You can heat the aluminum plates in warm water beforehand (then dry them, of course). This allows you to play with different temperatures when gluing. This not only changes the drying times, but also the effect on your rubbers.
• The press with aluminum plates can be placed on the heater to speed up the drying process. The wooden panels could warp.

Conclusion – Gluing table tennis rubbers