How to Stencil a Tennis Racquet

[wesleychan9]

how many rackets could you do with that little bottle? and how long does it last?

[AkMachx]

I bought a babolat white pen....

I played once.

Ink was gone.

[natnalexfan11]

Will spray paint work or is it just a specific type of paint?

[MOGULMANv]

What if I have two different colored strings? (Black and White/Silver...just wondering?)

[BrianCuber]

To stencil a racquet you need a racquet.... sounds interesting lol

[GraysonKeever]

What kind of raquet do you have?

[Pundit2k]

My strings are black. Is there a white ink you can get?

[YULitle]

@Pundit2k I've seen silver, which is nearly the same in the sun. There may be white...

[crazyphilly555]

@Pundit2k there IS a white ink

[ilmelangolo]

@Pundit2k

Babolat has a white ink pencil in its catalogue

[ervan141]

Is there a way to remove stencil ink from strings ?!

Please help ! :/

[codyellow]

@ervan141 break them/cut them and get new ones

[ervan141]

@codyellow But I putted new strings yesterday ! :S

Is there any way I could remove the ink without changing strings ?!

Help dudee !

[DuhEnlightenedOne]

I like to stencil the entire strings with an invisible ink, then my opponent gets freaked out when he can't see my strings.

[dudekashif]

@DuhEnlightenedOne I saw one Invisible Ink in TOM and JERRY cartoon :-P. . Do tell me when u find one.

[Shauno19882010baby]

haha, why would you do that for lol their just strings, besides if you were going to take the time to stensil something on... Make em tits or something, oops sorry boobies

[cdfresh96]

lolzz i hear chris berman and monday night countdown

[thN0O0B]

is that the fastest 3 minutes in the background?

[iownyou224]

stencil a penis as a prank

[butolina]

man one day i decided to paint my strings with montana cans LOOOOL tit got so stiff that i couldnt play XDD i had to change strings fuck.,..

[gianismotocros4ever]

you have the same racquet as my teacher has (im 12)

[breakinout91]

how long does the ink remain on the strings? i mean after playing

[gregor319]

@breakinout91 depending on how good you are, i mean if you are pro or if you are an amateur

[hazzatoyboy]

hey great video :) do you know where i can buy the stencils and paint? cheers :)

[brockob]

I use sharpie!

[CloudandZack1st]

i like that racket design of HEAD. what is it called?

[Kiasko]

@CloudandZack1st That design is the Microgel series. They are awesome, i own the microgel radical, which is orange. This guy's is bright yellow so i think its a Microgel Extreme. You gonna have to wait till this guy to reply to find out which version of extreme it is though.

[halfhighhindu]

@CloudandZack1st microgel

[tennisac86]

thx

[kawaihui]

I heard some people said stencil don't work on Poly string, is that true?

[DIANAROSS4EVER]

Head is quite simple, but there are tougher ones

[910babysnakes]

Can you give me an idea how much a bottle of ink costs? Is there harm in using a permanent marker on my racket strings? I want to stencil an "A" on it. :)

[LeafVillItachi]

@910babysnakes 2-3.95ish a bottle.

People say there is, as it'll damage strings.

[felixthemaster1]

What racket is it?

[ductrung3993]

how long does one last?

[pieguyfry22]

sounds like a good game back there

[mlwfnp]

Very Helpful. I hear Babolat does not make a stencil though

[Gfunkoo7]

do the stencils come in prince???

[rccarfreak1]

what kind of racquet is that?

[haywoodlbc]

@rccarfreak1 microgel extreme i think

[EnspelledEntranced]

Wow, so, if you had a stencil for it, you could put pretty much anything on your racket... even the symbol for your favourite band? O:

[EagleOneoOne]

You've got my subscription. Very, very helpfu!

[rccarfreak1]

can i use latex paint to stencil tennis racquets? pls reply fast

[djlpenguin]

lol, boomer in the background.

[SuperEnigmatic11]

for Babolat, you do not need a stencil.

[OMGitsBRYANLEE]

hwo* to stencil a tennis racquet

[mareleblond98]

Why would you wanna stencil a racquet unless you are sponsored by that brand?

[edh12993]

Some people like the look of a head racket with the head logo.

[C00LGUY998]

and also people like to represent the brands they like

[wilx218x]

Permanent marker will work, but it takes longer to stencil it in, and it does not last that long!

[yopeople70]

Nice football highlites in the backround

[BigDangerous311]

Yeah I was going to say you can hear Chris Berman on ESPN in the background lolz.

[enasport]

you can get them at tennis warehouse.

[juanchonsboca]

where can i get that huges logos?

[juanluishm]

get the photo of the brand, make it huge on paint and print it... cut it and there you are... i used to put some spray but it didn't last... but you don't need the original stencil... just print it... if you want i have wilson and yonex... just let me know

[csindony]

Hi man can you send me the pic of Wilson? And for Babolat too?

[jooel0026]

great video!

[stevob7]

hey can someone please tell me if u can use permanent marker and if it will affect the strings or not?

[larosh12]

no it will not affect the strings

i used a black mercury permanent marker on my racquiet it worked well

[suzierugrat]

im pretty sure it will not damage the strings, but it might just take a while to fill in the stencil!

[RFServeRF]

What ink do u use?, my computer audio is kinda low at the moment

[neiloconnor123]

just buy stencil ink from tennis warehouse on the net, usually come in red black and blue colours and its olny cheap. i heard that a permanant marker works too.

[larosh12]

he used stencil ink you can also use permanent marker

[SlyGuyKy]

HE...COULD...GO...ALL...THE..W­AY!!!!!!!!

Thanks to Chris Berman for giving us some background noise!

[RockWithHouse1911]

i guess its the head extreme tour

[rrpisti22]

whats the name of your racket?

[heartofsvvord]

i think its a head microgel extreme team...

[rrpisti22]

dang i like the design..ill buy it

[heartofsvvord]

yeah =] its a nice racket

[WWWQDD]

HEAD

[mig1nc]

That's cool. I used to stencil my own racquets back in the early '90s. We used to make all kinds of crazy stencils. Nike swoosh, skull and crossbones, you name it!

[MapleDynasty]

i stencil my own racquet too..Wilson is much easier hehe

[mikeblair333]

how long does the ink take to dry?

[durlidurlidam]

hi nice video ...can anybody tell me what raqcuet is that?i know it is a HEAD Microgel racquet but i want to know what model and maybye a link to it..cus i want to buy a new r4acquet and i like this one

thank you

[meyoungjin15]

I have this the higher version of this raqcuet

but

the one in the video is the Head Microgel Extream

[Wawrinka5]

it's the head extreme team

[chaunceykhang12]

head microgel extreme team

[knop42]

it is a extreme team

[liampimp12341234]

its a head microgel exterme team

[dodgersrule27]

Great video thanks!!!

BTW, I hear ESPN's NFL Live in the background lol

[urungutang]

wow,you really have to have instructional video on stenciling the strings?isnt it kinda self-explanatory?

[goldteeth702]

OMG i love playing tennis to where i want to paint my racquet i like it to look pretty mabu some day il put a picture worth puting on it one day

[MIXMASTAPWN]

i spray my strings i dont bother with the rubbing shit

[adrianwansk]

I can't find a stencil in stores near me but i can find stencil ink, is there any way I can make my own stencil?

[PlanBSkater094]

make your own?.

get cardboard and cut it according to the logo

[larosh12]

you can use permanent marker too

i used permanenet marker on my

wilson ntech ornage works perfectly.

[apachemacy]

Yeah but it rubs off easily

[larukulunaseas]

I don't bother to stencil...

[thagalogkid]

the ink i used.. some babolat ink actually saved his Babolat hurricane strings about 2-3 months longer on his Ncode-tour racquet, but he only plays 2-3 times a week for 4hrs each time he plays.

[blackliquid93]

wat kind of ink is dat?

[penssmell997]

I heard a stencil wares out the string...

[jasonxseo]

depends on the ink

[pbdude725]

yah u gotta use the special ink 4 racquets

[SunderedPrey08]

Where do you buy these stencils anyway? Can I make one myself? I'm sorry for asking but I'm just a beginner. Mine is a Dunlop racquet by the way.

[bamboodlesh]

sigh. head redid it's log a couple of years ago to shorter legs on the head "H" and so now my stencil is obselete =[ LMAO

[theplaidmonkey]

are there different colors of ink like red.

[madmagic2596]

it covers the string name so either write it down or if you dont want the same string get another also it adds weight so make sure it is the right king f ink and dint use lead tape

[jonvdw]

Don't you ever end up with little spots of ink on the inside of the frame (around the 3 and 9 o'clock positions)? I've done a couple of stencils (using gamma ink) on my nBlade 98 and there are several spots on the frame. Is there a way to avoid this?

[YULitle]

Move the ink blotter slower. It flicks paint a little when it goes over the strings and the slower you move the blotter the less likely it is to reach the racquet.

[robertbooyah]

That was very helpful, thanks.

[blackfang0063]

do you have to use special ink?

I have some on the run graffiti paint :)

[YULitle]

The ink provided at TW and other tennis shops is non-detrimental to the strings. Anything else is not tested and a risk you would have to be willing to take.

[african1ion]

Nice videos. Thanks alot, YuLitle.

[1337Kira]

Football in the background lol.

[PRINCIPITOTENNIS]

@1337Kira head extreme

[partysight294]

thank you soooooooooooooooooo muchhh!!!!!!!5/5

[OtakuKami]

I'd make my own design I didn't know you can repaint the racket but it'll end up looking crappy by the end of the day...

[brianchowaniec]

is that the same ink as bingo dabbers

[zeleboy]

haha, reminds me of radek stephanek's stencil job - where he put RS

[YULitle]

Babolats stencils are freehand, but only sort of. You connect the two hash marks that are on the sides of the rackets with ink. It is usually just two crosses each.

[kigga07]

isn't hard to make a perfect straight line across each marks though?

[YULitle]

The stencil provides the straight lines.

[10nisMonster]

hey do i have to make my own stencil for babolat???