Truck Bed Coating on your stick blade?

[Lamski 0]

I have heard several people spray truck bed coating on their stick blades. Is this the best material to use to increase durability and enhance feel? I would venture to guess the best material to use would be one that is fairly hard but also is somewhat pliable and won't crack or become brittle. I'm guessing plasti dip is too soft?

What is best to use to help durability but not suffer performance?

[HockeySavants 5]

I have a repaired (at the shaft) X:60 which I used to experiment on and I bought the rubber in a can.

I spray the blade with it evenly and not only did it stay nice and flat, it is excellent for street hockey as well.

If you decided to use it, it would be great to protect it from chipping and scrapes/cuts.

[osicks 6]

I have a Dustin Penner pro-stock Ai.9 - I guess he gets the blades finished with a grip-like texture that i guess you could say is reminiscent of truck bed liner.

That being said, I would probably never cover my ice-hockey stick in bed liner though. I'd think it would change the balance and weight of the stick significantly.

[Chadd 916]

It works great on wood blades, try friction tape if you want to soften the feel of a composite blade.

[IPv6Freely 2100]

I wonder if plasti-dip might be worth trying for somebody who has trouble taking hard passes.

[Hooah4 12]

tried it on wood blades on Chadd's advice. Makes em last a little longer, never thought about it on composite though

I wonder if plasti-dip might be worth trying for somebody who has trouble taking hard passes.

try a bladeshark or blade tape for that. And if you're embarrassed by the gimmicks, just tape over it Or lots of practice...

[Chadd 916]

I wonder if plasti-dip might be worth trying for somebody who has trouble taking hard passes.

a couple strips of friction tape (one layer thick) running along the face of the blade will really help create a cushion and make it easier to catch hard passes. Spray on plasti-dip isn't really all that thick, you may be better off pouring or painting a blade with it if you want to go that route. The spray doesn't hold up all that well on shafts, I would imagine that it would come up pretty easily when replacing tape.

[IPv6Freely 2100]

a couple strips of friction tape (one layer thick) running along the face of the blade will really help create a cushion and make it easier to catch hard passes. Spray on plasti-dip isn't really all that thick, you may be better off pouring or painting a blade with it if you want to go that route. The spray doesn't hold up all that well on shafts, I would imagine that it would come up pretty easily when replacing tape.

Very good point. I had been using friction tape for a while, but I prefer white tape on my blade so I stopped. But, I still have a couple rolls of it laying around so perhaps I'll give that a shot.

[Chadd 916]

The most important thing with catching hard passes is blade angle and making sure the face is pointed slightly down, especially if you have a blade with some loft on it.

[Hooah4 12]

I forgot to add that the bed liner peels away after removing your tape.

[romdj 26]

The most important thing with catching hard passes is blade angle and making sure the face is pointed slightly down, especially if you have a blade with some loft on it.

I'd add that you need soft hands & arms too in order to accompany the puck while stopping it.

[Neal 41]

Another option, if you are in Canada, that adds a bit of grip and softness to the blade is 3M's liquid tape. I've been using it for a while now and like it. Mostly because it makes a tape job last for 5-10 games, but I think it does add some grip too.

[MC917 2]

This may sound crazy, but has anybody tried Flex Seal on their blade? I am wondering how it would play out...

[SCOMPL 14]

I was just wondering something similar MC917. The rubberized "grip" popular on many shafts could be replicated by using Flex Seal. I haven't tried it, but if it matched, it could be used to put grip where you wanted it instead of along the length of the entire shaft - which increases weight.

[Chadd 916]

I was just wondering something similar MC917. The rubberized "grip" popular on many shafts could be replicated by using Flex Seal. I haven't tried it, but if it matched, it could be used to put grip where you wanted it instead of along the length of the entire shaft - which increases weight.

It peels like hell on the shaft

[start_today 778]

I was just wondering something similar MC917. The rubberized "grip" popular on many shafts could be replicated by using Flex Seal. I haven't tried it, but if it matched, it could be used to put grip where you wanted it instead of along the length of the entire shaft - which increases weight.

Is the weight added by grip coating really a concern to people? It probably weighs less than the tape on your blade.