Striker conditioning

[RiverRoost]

How do you guys condition your strikers? I usually just take them out and either run the tips w a green pad that comes w primos slick trick or hit it w some sandpaper then the pad. I may be wrong on this

[wvmntnhick]

That's all I do but I'm no expert by any means.

[MK M GOBL]

I use some 220 grit emery cloth, I cut it into small squares and it won't tear like sandpaper when using it. I just put it in the palm of my hand and twist the striker a bit.

MK M GOBL

[West Augusta]

I keep a 3" piece of 120 & 220 grit emery cloth and a 3"piece of green Scotch Brite on a caribiner key chain on the outside of my vest so I don't have to dig for it. Condition pot calls and strikers quickly.

[fenderhunt4]

I use a small chunk of a sanding block that has different grits on each side. I start with a course grit the finish with a lighter one. Makes for a nice even texture for slate calls.

[Full strut]

i try to use just green scotch brite, as i have ruined a striker or two by applying to much pressure when using sand paper

[boatpaddle]

   WITH THE GRAIN using a pocket knife.....

     Not allot of down pressure needed......

[idratherb]

  WITH THE GRAIN using a pocket knife.....leaned this from Bill Zearing years ago.

[boatpaddle]

  WITH THE GRAIN using a pocket knife.....leaned this from Bill Zearing years ago.

   x 2

[kjnengr]

I use the Scotch Brite pad method.  It just takes a couple of rubs to do it.

[WyoHunter]

I use the Scotch Brite pad method.  It just takes a couple of rubs to do it.

Same here.

[paboxcall]

I glue sheets of 220 grit to the green scotch brite, cut them into squares about 3"x3".  Hit the tips of the strikers lightly with the 220, use the scotch brite for slate or a lite striker dressing.

[Cottonmouth]

I hot glue a small piece of scotch brite to the top of my striker to touch up the slate. Then I glue a bigger piece to the back of the pot to touch up the tip of my striker.

[New Yorker]

The first thing you should do, in my opinion, when you receive a custom striker is look closely at the profile of the tip. After you have played the striker a bit see if you want to change that tip profile and use 120-200 grit sand paper to do so, then finish it with 220-400. Once I have the profile of the striker tip as perfect as I can get it, I use a red scotch brite pad on the hard exotics and a green pad on the softer woods. I always put the pad in the palm of my hand and use just enough pressure to push the pad down. Only a few twists of the striker and she's ready to go. Very important in my opinion not to use sand paper or anything that will change the profile of the tip. Check your tip profile every once in a great while, this will make a big difference in how the striker performs.