Give me a New Home, where my bats can roam.....

[camarokids]

I moved from St. Petersburg, FL to Indianapolis on November 1st. We moved into our new house Nov. 10th.

I now have the space to display almost all of my collection. Instead of being stored in a closet, my bats will soon all be on display. I just started this past week putting my collection up.....

I already received two, nine bat, bat racks, but have placed an order for 2o , 10 bat, bat racks, so all my bats will be off the floor. Plus more autographed 8x10's to hang up....

I have one question......

Should I keep the bat racks natural (with clear stain) or paint them white?

[dcrules01]

I would just stain them but thats me..I think that would look sharp and congrats on the move and all the room you have now..That is one helluva bat collection ..

[markize]

david, what color are the walls & trim in your room where the bats will be displayed? if the walls are a color, and the trim is white, you may want to consider white for the racks-it may help the racks look like they are a part of the room, and make the bats stand out more. just an idea. mark

[camarokids]

Thanks DC and Mark,
I saw pics of someones racks that were painted white and it made the racks look like they were part of the wall.

But then I was thinking if I paint over them I am covering up the natural beauty of the maple wood.....

The walls are of off white and the trim is a bright white...

So I am not sure at this moment what to do.....

I cut down a couple of the pics to post on here

[markize]

david,

you are right about covering up the maple. in addition, if they have any type of finish on them (polyurethane, etc) you will need to sand them a bit to remove the sheen. otherwise, the paint will chip, and flake off over time. good luck, and get some pics up when they are done!!

mark

[grenda12]

Id definitely would keep the bat racks natural.

[skyking26]

Definately NO PAINT...

[russyurk]

Welcome it Indy.....Keep the wood natural.

[camarokids]

Welcome it Indy.....Keep the wood natural.

Thanks,
Are you a local up here?

Looks like I am going to go natural.....

[skyking26]

Get those baseballs out of the window before everything fades on them...