oil break in

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 09 Dec 2006 16:29

I read in a forum that you can break in a bag in 30 minutes with oil and heat and other stuff. Is that true?

Mitcher · Post by **Mitcher** » 09 Dec 2006 17:43

Hmm, yea kind of like that stuff that you put on a baseball glove when you first get it to break it in. I got this stuff it was like an oil you work in, and then i would put a baseball in the mid, rap it up with a rubber band and throw it on top of the vents in my house to break it in, maybe something like that would work on a footbag? Doesn't answer your question at all but was just adding my thoughts, sounds like a good idea, as long as you could get the oil out of the bag, you wouldnt want to be leaving oil spots all over your shoes and your floors...
Mitch

james_dean · Post by **james_dean** » 09 Dec 2006 20:51

Hm. Haven't heard of it. I'm a big advocate of the finger rub/kicking method

Break in time doesn't bother me that much, I always have a few bags on the go anyway. And I can play fine with a rolly bag.

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 10 Dec 2006 16:18

Whats the fastest way to break in a bag?

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 10 Dec 2006 16:27

im not sure by the fastest way to break in a bag is also the fasted way to break a bag. listen to what everyone else said so far. just be patient, dont abuse the bag.

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 10 Dec 2006 16:34

Right now i just finger roll my bags and wash them once in a while with shampoo and shaving cream and fabric softer to break in my bags.

gMoney · Post by **gMoney** » 11 Dec 2006 20:28

just make sure you're pushing into the panels, not rubbing across. and you might want to use a certain kind of soap to wash it, like an organic one because if theres some kind of weird chemical it might end up being really bad for the material. i use dove cuz its like a million percent pure

lol

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 11 Dec 2006 21:50

I use Johnson & Johnson's Softwash Body Wash. 1/3 of the formula has Baby Lotion in it. I sometimes combine it with shampoo to help soften the bag in case the break-in process (or sweat) makes the bag all crusty.

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 12 Dec 2006 11:25

also when youre thinking about oil break in on bags, keep in mind that almost all filler corrodes(sp?).

before you wash bags you should ask the stitcher what is in it. once i got a footbag from someone as a trade and i kicked it then washed it with normal soap (when i say normal i mean the kind i normally use for footbags). and it got all slimy and wouldnt wash clean. the next day when i picked it up after drying it was crunchy and it seemed like the filler had expanded. it was so bad that the bag was like those net footbags. well i had to investigate... so i checked he inside and sure enough someone actually filled the bag with lead and SEEDS! not seed bead.. but real seeds that make plants. some of them had little sprouts from being wet all night. it was a nice bag until i washed it. stupid me liking things clean.

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 12 Dec 2006 14:11

They are bags that i make.
Filler is shreded facile, polypelets, and copper plated bbs.
What is in abshires?

bluntobj3ct · Post by **bluntobj3ct** » 12 Dec 2006 17:00

lead and polypellets- no seeds

beenjammin · Post by **beenjammin** » 13 Dec 2006 08:14

The fastest way to break in a bag is under a car, try it!

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 13 Dec 2006 14:11

That sounds as smart as toe scraping ur bag.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 13 Dec 2006 14:50

blurryben wrote:The fastest way to break in a bag is under a car, try it!

i did that by accident somewhat recently. i dont really want to talk about it, but i somehow kicked it onto a busy street and it got run over like by 4 cars, both tires

but its actually very broken in now...
and still solid.

johnl583 · Post by **johnl583** » 13 Dec 2006 15:34

I thought it would just tear a hole in the bag instantly.

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 15 Dec 2006 00:04

I was shredding in my parking lot once and when the garbage man came I tried to show off. So I kicked my abshire under a 20 ton trucks tire!! That broke my bag in fast.

Atom · Post by **Atom** » 23 Dec 2006 10:10

This one time at band camp...

vettehunter123 · Post by **vettehunter123** » 24 Dec 2006 18:36

atomic foot orgasm lol