regripping problems

[golfshooter]

Hi all, I have had no problems removing and installing grips with compressed air, until now. When installing I normally have 3 layers of tape (masking tape) I have even gone up to 5 layers without a problem. This time it was three, then I brush some mineral turpentine on the tape and it makes the tape slippery ,then on with the grip, easy and I normally get about 30 seconds without air to move the grip if it is not lined up right, then it is stuck solid. Yesterday I exploded 2 grips out of 5, very nasty experience. They were golf pride dual durometer dd2 grips. I was using the safety pipe, but it stuck so quickly and expanded under my hand so suddenly I had no chance. I am told these grips have an internal material different from outside. Two questions, has anyone else experienced this, and what solvent/lubrication do you guys normally use?

Regards golfshooter.

[LowPost42]

Re: regripping problems

I make a little soapy solution with dish soap and water. I dip the first half inch of the grip into the solution, start it on the shaft, then blow it on (all grip types). It sounds to me like you're trying to air install over double-sided tape. This requires more solution or grip solvent (to keep the mouth of the grip from sticking) - but still, with enough air pressure, sticking shouldn't be an issue.

I run my gun at 80 PSI. You shouldn't need to use the safety tube for installs, just removal. For removal, be generous with the grip solvent you inject into the butt of the club. I start with 10 cc's and add 2 cc's at a time if the grip really isn't coming along. The other trick I use for grip removal is to tilt the shaft so that the butt is lower than the head, so all the solvent runs down there.

[golfshooter]

Re: regripping problems

Thanks for your reply LP. Your right, I should not have to use the pipe, but the ones I put on first just seemed to get tight quickly so I thought it prudent to use it, and bloody lucky I did. Boy! it happens fast. These just seem to behave differently. No it isn't double sided but the turps just makes the adhesive on the masking tape slippery for a few minutes. I bought a new compressor, and it is set on 100 psi so i'll turn that down. Funny, I went out yesterday to get more acetone and saw a bottle of white spirits, we used that a lot on aircraft. Bought it, came home, fitted 3 grips without any problem. I thought of soapy water but was concerned it would stay slippery. How much time do you get to tidy up the alignment? When you use the solvent to remove, how do you get it under the grip while the head is still on? I have found that the ones I have done with solvent slip straight off when I need to pull them, but others have been a bit stubborn.

[LowPost42]

Re: regripping problems

There's something not right here.

The tape doesn't need to be slippery - just the first half-inch (one centimeter) of the grip. This is what helps the grip slip down the tape - an air cushion does the rest.

For really soft grips, I'll crank the gun up to 90 PSI and hammer the air on. It's tougher to install as you've gotta fight the backpressure to slide the grip on, but it works.

For adjusting grips, you should just have to give a burst of air and twist the grip. If your tape is sticky on the outside (which isn't masking tape here, it'd be double sided tape - sticky on both sides), then try using some plain old paperbacked masking tape - or even duct tape just to experience how easily a grip should go on.

[golfshooter]

Re: regripping problems

Hi LP, It is plain old paper back masking tape but the white spirits some how makes the glue come through it or from the overlaps really slippery, in fact I can usually slip the grip on up to 4 or so inches without air,and that's with quite a number of wraps.I think these grips reacted different to the turps. When I got the white spirits(dry cleaning fluid) they slipped straight on. There is no mess and the grip is solid inside a minute. I am going with the soapy water from now on though, it's the safest it seems.
Regards, golfshooter.