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Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« on: September 14, 2018, 11:17:34 AM »
Ordered a board from CCS the other day w/ a sheet of red grip and forgot to tell them not to apply it. I was only going to use a little bit of it, and I'm not down to skate a board that's entirely red grip. What's the best way to peel it off without a hair dryer, I don't have one of those.

I saw your mom do a ollie to cooch drop straight down the big black pole, it was gnarly. she defiantly shut that shit down

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2018, 11:20:14 AM »
just rip it off like a man
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2018, 11:27:04 AM »
Nobody help him he's going to do much, much worse than solid red.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2018, 11:37:37 AM »
Ordered a board from CCS the other day
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2018, 12:08:43 PM »
 enjoy that red grip, man, you ordered it !

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2018, 12:09:29 PM »
blade under the edges until it peels then rip it off

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2018, 12:15:15 PM »
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #7 on: September 14, 2018, 12:22:08 PM »
Might have to just go buy a hairdryer. You can probably get a shitty one for like $10, and then you're covered if you ever need to de-grip another board in the future.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #8 on: September 14, 2018, 12:24:01 PM »
use your hands ??
how is this a thread

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2018, 12:48:21 PM »
use your hands ??
how is this a thread

such thing as a warped skateboard

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2018, 01:29:08 PM »
Nobody help him he's going to do much, much worse than solid red.
How'd you know about the sheet of rainbow Shake Junt I hide in my room?

I saw your mom do a ollie to cooch drop straight down the big black pole, it was gnarly. she defiantly shut that shit down

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2018, 03:08:02 PM »
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2018, 06:26:58 PM »
Use an iron (you know those things yuppies use to look sharp)

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2018, 08:05:47 PM »
"These floors are dirty as hell, and I'm not gonna take it any more!"

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2018, 08:16:46 PM »
just put another sheet over it...more cushin for the pushin

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2018, 08:19:01 PM »
Seriously bro, I used to rip tape off when I was 11 years old wtf? Rip. It. Off... Fucking Christ.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2018, 12:33:04 AM »
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2018, 05:21:46 AM »
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2018, 06:36:09 AM »
Spray paint that shit black, and save yourself the time and energy a hairdryer would've taken.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2018, 06:47:13 AM »

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2018, 07:39:04 AM »
Spray paint that shit black, and save yourself the time and energy a hairdryer would've taken.

This is actually a good idea. You could even tape it up and have some red peek through where you want it.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2018, 04:37:21 PM »
Might have to just go buy a hairdryer. You can probably get a shitty one for like $10, and then you're covered if you ever need to de-grip another board in the future.

if you ever get a girlfriend she could borrow it
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #22 on: September 15, 2018, 10:28:51 PM »
Just peel it off like you're peeling off a giant sticker and hope it peels off in one piece and not bits and pieces.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #23 on: September 15, 2018, 10:54:18 PM »
just let your board near a fire or a hot girl a few minutes
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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #24 on: September 16, 2018, 05:20:46 AM »
My first “real” setup had red grip tape and solid black wheels.  I wouldn’t be caught dead skating that ugly shit nowadays. 

What can I say?  I was a regular 14 year old with apparently very bad taste.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #25 on: September 16, 2018, 03:49:08 PM »
douse the grip in rubbing alcohol, light it, let it burn for a sec it won't burn your board, stomp it out and peel it nice and easy.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2018, 02:32:01 AM »
If I were you I would just colour in bits and pieces of the grip black. No one de-grips a board, and for good reason.
I'm going to argue that Placebo owes their entire career to a Canadian dude's skate video part. Appleyard should be getting royalties for this shit.

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2018, 12:17:46 PM »
If I were you I would just colour in bits and pieces of the grip black. No one de-grips a board, and for good reason.


why doesn't anyone degrip his/her board?
last winter I skated like 10 sessions while it's been raining/snowing. put new grip on when I found a parking Garage ^^

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #28 on: September 17, 2018, 02:28:26 PM »
any tips on how to remove the glue residue off a topsheet? asking for a friend

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Re: Removing grip tape without a hair dryer
« Reply #29 on: September 17, 2018, 02:48:20 PM »
Wear some latex gloves and focus the board cleanly down the center