Grip install

[mortation]

Is there anything special I should know/do when installing new grips? Can I just pull the old ones off and slide the new ones on?

[mortation]

Never mind, looks like the answer was hair spray

[Lil_Red]

Never mind, looks like the answer was hair spray

This is going to sound like a dumb question but hair spray???

[rosco15]

I always used soapy water to get them on. Once the water dries the grips don't move. I would cut the old ones off with a razor.

[Steve]

Yes, hair spray. When wet, it lubricates quite well.

When it dries, it's as strong as Gorilla Glue. \\/


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[Lil_Red]

Yes, hair spray. When wet, it lubricates quite well.

When it dries, it's as strong as Gorilla Glue. \\/


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Thanks. I'm going to be getting new grips soon and already have hairspray in the house .

[bwringer]

Yes, hair spray. When wet, it lubricates quite well.

When it dries, it's as strong as Gorilla Glue. \\/


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Plus, it's heat resistant -- I used hair spray to install grips over my new grip heaters, and they don't budge.

There's some serious polymer technology in hair spray.

Hair spray also has very fast-drying solvents -- spray the inside of the new grip with hair spray, slide it on the bar, then stick the nozzle of an air gun under the edge of the grip and give it a few quick blasts. The compressed air will dry the hair spray almost instantly, and you're good to go.

[Nessism]

I use double sided tape under my grips (have a roll for installing grips on golf clubs). Wet the inside of the grip and the tape with a little mineral spirits (paint thinner) and slide that bad boy on there. Drys in a few hours and stays put.