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Kiwi Parade gloss polish Fill and use a lighter Keep building layers and it will be gone

Derek is spot on, If you have an old set sitting around I encourage you to cut them open for a look to see what we think is offering us protection...you will be shocked, I know I was and I am still using Honig pads in the Nike Ti but now feel safer in the Mag with LUC PADS

Factory treated before sewing but we are looking at alternative treatments for the future production runs but the sun will always win out one way or another.

try just backing off the tension a little or Wallmart sell tiny silicon beads which you can add to the MH or helmet

Max I have three of them and my oldest is 2.5" L AND THE OTHER 2 ARE 2.25 L

Kiwi Parade Gloss polish is a great way to fix gouges Fill heat with lighter brush....3 or four times and they blend in well

two words ALIEN TAPE

Umpiresrock74..check your inbox

After talking with Mad Max on friday I guess I should chime in and tell you where I am at right now. It is true I am now working full time on what I will say is a Hard Good legacy project(s) which will be 3 products with a distinctive Brand name under the UL branding. These will be protectives based products that will be tested this season at both MLB and MiLB levels with a soft launch later in the year. I am lucky that I have those contacts to bring products to market but started out the opposite way until the pro umpires started to contact me after they had seen my products on armature umpires at camps or clinics. A few years ago I went down the CP replacement pad option and had everything ready to go and a very good price point to work with but there were just too many variables to deal with until I found the solution to make the pad work on so many protectors. I am not going to say how I figured it out but I know you will understand why. This project remains viable and still may come to the market but right now I am concentrating my efforts make my version of the ultimate protective chest pad. Retail this replacement pad would sell for $79.99-$89.99 I have used and owned most of all of them and I see what works and what doesn't work so I think I have a good starting point. My two go to units are the Carlucci and the Power but I cannot make both. We all remember Reebok Magistrate plate and base shoes, we all remember they felt like slippers and we wish they would come back. That is both CP's I mentioned and they are also not coming back. Modern foams combined with breathable fabrics with an ABS shell can be achieved and retailed for $150-$179.99 if sufficient units are produced. The best solution is my version of the Power and that is where I am heading. Stay Tuned

I have worked on this for Gibby a few times and can confirm it is an original Douglas WV

I also went down this path about 16 months ago and also used a great foam called poron and they were ok but the foam will not take many washing cycles This 4mm foam is open cell when hit it allows air to escape but goes back to it's original shape. Closed cell foam does not Not going to go much further but if I do the foam must be removeable to the user.

He has worn Honigs pads for most of his time in MLB

I was sent the photos of both shirts from an MLB umpire The Authentic Wordmark is identical to Rawlings products The shirt is Rawlings with no visible logo on either sleeve

I was making the triangle donut 30 years before AS sold it. My harness was originally for hockey goaltenders still using a chest pad and shoulder pads that were separate units As for the shin pads strap design, that also was made for goaltenders back in the day to eliminate back off the knee fatigue, still in use today but way more advanced than the shin pad catchers and umpires use. I was also making mask harnesses for goaltenders way back in the day Most of my ideas being a goalie were for catchers and then I got into umpiring while still playing hockey and baseball.

Still am working on it. Major issue is the many sizes of the breast are. I have adapted a few things to make it work but not ready to talk about it just yet. Talked with a few hockey Mfg's and they were not interested even though they make female shoulder pads...that tells you everything and why no baseball or softball company has made one.