Dear members of the Lumberyard, i have a painted dama which is extremely slippery (even moreso than a fresh TK, i daresay). Are there any finishes which are readily, and commonly available in hardware stores where i could apply to the top of my paint to give it some grip? Based on my explanation, beeswax may not be the best solution, since the wood pores are blocked by paint.
I've often wondered this exact same thing. Wondering if roughing up the paint, with some sand paper would help, then applying a spray painted glaze of sorts to it would work.
There is a thing. Check for plastidip. It is used to cover cars woth it. Its rubbery. You have it in colors or transparent. I tried it last summer. And it was good it was great actually... But the paint is easily peeled off. It was ruined in one hoir of play. So I gave up... then after half of year i came up with an idea. I bought bison glue in spray form. I sprayed the glue on tama waited for at least 20 mins. Then on that sticky tama ive sprayed plastidip. And not one coat. But 5-6 coats. Be carefull not to make the mistake by covering tama too much at once. Be patient. Plastidip it eavenly wait 30 min. Then another coat. And do that for 5 times. I think its beter to do it on a natural wood. Ive just done that to one of my kendama (sol flow) and ill see how long will it last
I tried plastidip as well, it's almost too tacky tho. Like when you go to adjust a lighthouse or something the Kendama just flys off because there's no slip. It was nice that it just peels right off if you don't like it. The key to getting an even peel is lots of light coats for sure.
True that. But some how... my sol kendama with plastidip on it lighthouses with no problem. Tjere is no tipping over. Maybe that is because sol's flow is a bit bigger. So its more stable... I would reccomend plastidip on bigger kendamas and before applying plastidip put a coat of glue in spray
This is a rubberized paint used to prevent rust on the undercarriage of cars. I painted a tk tama with it a while back and it played great!! Comes in clear too
I've got PlastiDip on a few tamas and use them to help teach Lunar. All of the ones we use have multiple coats and are really too sticky for much of anything else, definitely not daily jammers. That said they're great for training and since the coating can be easily removed it's easy to redo a pealing tama or return it to its original state. Maybe there's a way to mix something with it to get a slightly less tacky solution or maybe just hit it with some talcum powder. @RiverSideDama did you get that at Tokyu Hands?