***MLB Feet and Equipment 2013***NEW THREAD

[nikebaseballkid]

I recently decided to try a project where I would use a flexible latex paint to color the swooshes on a pair of my batting gloves. I never really am satisfied with retail bg's and so I scour eBay for PE and game issue gloves. I used a krylon gloss latex enamel from Walmart and the odd thing is that the paint applies like a very thin liquid and does not brush on, rather it settles in a spot where it won't move and it will dry there, so I used this years nike diamond elites because the swoosh is a rubber one that is sewn on and the way the rubber was molded almost serves as a reservoir for the paint to sit in and dry on. The paint dries flexibly so it stays on when you grip a bat. Here are some pics:
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Unfortunately I did not execute this perfectly because the gloves have been used before so the swooshes are slightly bent and do not lay perfectly flat so the paint dries a little unevenly I did my best to get the swooshes to be flat by putting colored pencil boxes inside the gloves to stretch them over a flat surface but the swooshes we're still a little bit bent. I also applied a little too much paint which led to uneven texture and extra gloss as seen in these pictures View media item 549051
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My next attempt is to try this with royal blue paint on a pair of the same batting gloves in the all white colorway.

dude you beat me to this idea! lol my girlfriend is a pro painter n I was gonna have her "customize" some of my BGs. we are still deciding what type of paint to use. this is what we have to do since nike doesn't wanna ID their BGs, how sick would that be! anyways, it looks like you did a decent job, pretty good for a first time and thank you for the info on what type of paint!! please keep us posted on your second pair!

 

[breezly16]

Came out nice man! it would've been nice if you colored the strap letters that color too. 

 

[doogie24]

that turned out really good - nice work.

I colored my green sphere's with yellow a while back - worked out pretty well with just a sharpie - but the swoosh was embroidered so it was pretty easy.

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[doogie24]

lots of colorways, none are all that exciting though.

http://www.baseballexpress.com/catalog/product.jsp?VCategory=LP_ENP&productStyleNumber=A121HS9

 

[doogie24]

Cutters have always used the same template it seems - all the way back to their original football gloves.

I have always thought that they stole this design from Nike - anyone else feel the same way ?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nike-Youth-...6330?pt=US_Batting_Gloves&hash=item232ea8713a

 

[mp23]

It kinda looks that way to me doogie. BTW, Nike Vision still has Longoria on their site, I am sure that will be taken down soon.....

 

[hacoby ellsbury]

I recently decided to try a project where I would use a flexible latex paint to color the swooshes on a pair of my batting gloves. I never really am satisfied with retail bg's and so I scour eBay for PE and game issue gloves. I used a krylon gloss latex enamel from Walmart and the odd thing is that the paint applies like a very thin liquid and does not brush on, rather it settles in a spot where it won't move and it will dry there, so I used this years nike diamond elites because the swoosh is a rubber one that is sewn on and the way the rubber was molded almost serves as a reservoir for the paint to sit in and dry on. The paint dries flexibly so it stays on when you grip a bat. Here are some pics:
Before


During


After




Unfortunately I did not execute this perfectly because the gloves have been used before so the swooshes are slightly bent and do not lay perfectly flat so the paint dries a little unevenly I did my best to get the swooshes to be flat by putting colored pencil boxes inside the gloves to stretch them over a flat surface but the swooshes we're still a little bit bent. I also applied a little too much paint which led to uneven texture and extra gloss as seen in these pictures



My next attempt is to try this with royal blue paint on a pair of the same batting gloves in the all white colorway.

those look sick man!! nice work, if its not up close you cant even tell its paint it looks like the adrian gonzalez pe gloves..breezly is right you shud color the strap too but that would be alot harder....put pictures up after theyve been game used for a while, id like to see how they look after a little wear and tear and if the paint chips at all

 

[joebryan33]

that turned out really good - nice work.

I colored my green sphere's with yellow a while back - worked out pretty well with just a sharpie - but the swoosh was embroidered so it was pretty easy.

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That's what I do with any batting gloves that have the embroidered swoosh, it looks great

 

[ChiefChad-]

new under armour batting gloves for next year

UA Highlights

UA Yard Batting gloves

UA Epic Batting gloves

UA Motive

 

[baberuthpose]

I recently decided to try a project where I would use a flexible latex paint to color the swooshes on a pair of my batting gloves. I never really am satisfied with retail bg's and so I scour eBay for PE and game issue gloves. I used a krylon gloss latex enamel from Walmart and the odd thing is that the paint applies like a very thin liquid and does not brush on, rather it settles in a spot where it won't move and it will dry there, so I used this years nike diamond elites because the swoosh is a rubber one that is sewn on and the way the rubber was molded almost serves as a reservoir for the paint to sit in and dry on. The paint dries flexibly so it stays on when you grip a bat. Here are some pics:
Before


During


After




Unfortunately I did not execute this perfectly because the gloves have been used before so the swooshes are slightly bent and do not lay perfectly flat so the paint dries a little unevenly I did my best to get the swooshes to be flat by putting colored pencil boxes inside the gloves to stretch them over a flat surface but the swooshes we're still a little bit bent. I also applied a little too much paint which led to uneven texture and extra gloss as seen in these pictures



My next attempt is to try this with royal blue paint on a pair of the same batting gloves in the all white colorway.

Dang, now I want to try this. 

 

[moezart23]

any guess if these are the mids or lows? ells used to wear low cut cleats the last couple season as far as I know

 

[mp23]

^, what are you referring to? Those UA gloves are interesting, I guess the Compfit sleeve is supposed to be an alternative to wraps, ie the Evoshield or Nike guard.

 

[hacoby ellsbury]

any guess if these are the mids or lows? ells used to wear low cut cleats the last couple season as far as I know

no idea man you can see them a lil better in this one looks like they might be mid.....but do we even know if theyre making low hurraches this year? noones seen any yet right

 

[bart66jr]

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[coverholt76]

He wears a brand of sunglasses called Kaenon.  They're popular with golfers and water sports.  Joe Maddon wears them along with his entire coaching staff
 

 

[coverholt76]

Evan Longoria that is

 

[hacoby ellsbury]

 

[nikesourceseller]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenny-Lofto...941?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20d6dca16d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Robin-Ventu...197?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e7e9c1955

 

[hacoby ellsbury]

i just picked up some of them new mid hurraches from d***s...not used them for anything yet but just for anyone ordering them online they run just about .5-1 size smaller then last years hurraches 

 

[breezly16]

Anyone know how to shrink batting gloves a bit? I got a pair of A-Gons PE's but they're a bit too big. 

 

[hacoby ellsbury]

Anyone know how to shrink batting gloves a bit? I got a pair of A-Gons PE's but they're a bit too big. 

well when ever i had batting gloves that seemed a lil too tight after i wore them a while they fit perfect...maybe theyll break in just wear them i guess

 

[breezly16]

well when ever i had batting gloves that seemed a lil too tight after i wore them a while they fit perfect...maybe theyll break in just wear them i guess

alright i'll give it a try 

 

[doogie24]

wow @ the Lofton PEs... always wanted a pair of those. Are they the Diamond Elite 1 or 2??

 

[metsbaseball2]

Really ????

weird..where did you find that,is it on their website?

 

[ChiefChad-]

weird..where did you find that,is it on their website?

yeahp