Removing old factory grip

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  1. DuckFeet

    DuckFeet Regular Member

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    Is there an easier way than scraping/running off the old glue? Takes me about 20 minutes and a sore thumb. Not my favourite job!

    Edit: secind one seems better, pulling v-e-r-y slowly so the glue stays attached to the grip. It's kinda satisfying.
     
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  2. SnowWhite

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    Ignore it?

    When the replacement is on, does a little residue underneath make a difference?
     
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    It was about 3/4 thickness of the grip. Very lumpy. So no :(

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    I glad I'm not the only one who had this problem. Took me 30mins to get it down to my satisfaction.
     
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    I use a small heat gun to melt down the glue a bit and the grip just comes off. You will need to put a thin layer of cushion wrap because the glue will stick to your new grip
     
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    Heat gun seems to be a bit overkill and is not a common tool in the house.
    A hair dryer could achieve the same result ^^
     
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    I'm just really really careful and take it off very slowly. Every couple of millimiters I take off, I readjust and take my finger nails at the base and pull a couple more millimeters until it comes off. Obviously a big pain to do it, but it leaves less residue. You can't do it without leaving a little residue but that helps the most for me. Then whatever is left over I just take my fingernails and grind it down until it's almost nothing. It'll take a long time but how often do you buy rackets anyway?
     

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