The Griptape thread

[l1ll1ll1]

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Got a new deck and the shop didnt have Mob so I took Jessup since "it changed a lot" (so said the shop employee).
Just ate shit after doing a little BS speed check and my foot just slipping plain of. My 3 month old/rained on/shitty DIY crusted Mob on my old deck had more grip left to it than this.
Meh. Had Jessup Ultra once before and that was ok, but this?

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I feel like this is another perfect example of what you are most used to.

Said it before, but Jessup with my usual Vans vulc shoes and my feet have that perfect amount of grip to slip, but on Mob I can't get my feet off the board to save my life and have eaten so much shit because of it, so for me it is absolutely Jessup and everything works.

Others like you it is Mob and everything works as you are used to.

What shoes do you usually have?

You're definitely right, it's all about what you're used to.

Usually wear Nikes or sometimes Last Resorts, so on the grippier side of things, but I got a pair of Gino Sambas for sale in Paris and had to have them. So the combo of Sambas being not so grippy after a couple of sessions and the Standard Jessup (probably lying around in the shop forever) was probably too much (or too little?) for me. Did a couple of ollies/nollies before going down the hill from my house, but wasn't yet adjusted to the new setup...

[Zyth]

Got a couple sheets of Mini Logo grip for free from Skateone and I have to say I am really happy with it.

I'd like to revisit Black Magic at some point as well.

mini logo grip is also made by jessup it's good tho

[switchfakie]

how does jessup ultra compare to mob?

does it wear your shoes more or less?

i have 5 sheets up mob left so i gotta figure out tf to do

[Zyth]

how does jessup ultra compare to mob?

does it wear your shoes more or less?

i have 5 sheets up mob left so i gotta figure out tf to do

definitely wears shoes down less because it's less grippy

[bombsaway86]

how does jessup ultra compare to mob?

does it wear your shoes more or less?

i have 5 sheets up mob left so i gotta figure out tf to do

Jessup Ultra is similar to Pepper. It’s grippy like Mob but has a slightly plasticky/shiny finish that isn’t as harsh on your thumb/shoes

[lulz]

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i noticed we had no general griptape thread, so i wanted to start one

that being said, does anybody know where i can get a generic version of mob grip?
does anybody know any grip brands similar in grippiness to mob that doesnt cost me $8 per sheet

i bought a 60ft roll of jessup for ~$60 a few years ago, but $120-$140 seems like too much for a 60ft of mob

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I came up with a pretty cool trick to get satisfying results from MOB grip.
It seems to work consistently for me every time now.
Follow these steps:
1. Unroll your sheet of MOB & lay it flat (if it was shipped in a roll.)
2. Set the sheet in the sun for an hour or two (provided it is actually sunny where you live) and weight it down on each end with something heavy, in order to ensure it is getting properly “preheated” before application.  If you don’t have sunlight, an electric hair dryer will also soften it up nicely.
3. While your MOB grip is softening in the gentle warmth of the sun, take a quick trip round to the local petrol station & fetch yourself a small quantity of gasoline.
4. Apply your gasoline to the MOB grip & light it on fire.
5. Extinguish the flames & clean up the melted plastic mess.
6. Proceed immediately to your local skateboard retailer & purchase a sheet of Jessup, or any other griptape that markets to your sub genre of skateboarding.
7. Apply your new grip to the deck & never think about your MOB grip failing to stick to the deck EVER AGAIN.
This technique has worked for me numerous times & I encourage you to give it a shot.
Best of luck & happy shredding PALS.

This is the best grip thread because of this^

Clear grip tape is for weirdos, I know. But, I need as much transparency in life as possible. Jessup makes the best clear, semitransparent grip. Tgm’s black diamond is okay. Mob clear was worse, major bubbles, even with the micro preferations. Like maybe the holes were letting air in, not out. Also, it shrank during the summer heat… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[lulz]

Also, for clear, one of those grip tape rollers works wonders for having minimal bubbles. Much easier than using a truck.

[DarkPools]

I've religiously  skated Mob and never had issues applying it, nor had it peel up or have the adhesive separate, unless i botched it applying it. Are people actually having that issue?  I can see having that issue if you're not good at applying the grip, but otherwise, I don't see how people are claiming Mob quality has been bad.

Mob > Jessup all day anyways

[Pasta Monster]

I've religiously  skated Mob and never had issues applying it, nor had it peel up or have the adhesive separate, unless i botched it applying it. Are people actually having that issue?  I can see having that issue if you're not good at applying the grip, but otherwise, I don't see how people are claiming Mob quality has been bad.

Mob > Jessup all day anyways

The only grip I’ve had trouble applying in the past has been Grizzly about ten years ago and a sheet of TKF grip about two years ago where the adhesive side was completely stuck to that paper.

I was using Mob until 2021 because that’s what shops were giving me. Otherwise, I have a couple sheets of Orchard x Pepper grip that I bought with my last order for boards that don’t get free grip.

For me, it’s Pepper > Jessup Ultra > M-80 > Jessup > Mob. I liked Mob for its grip but get a couple more weeks out of my shoes by using Pepper or Jessup.

[breezy_again]

i'm loving the love Pepper is getting lately

[marcusbutler]

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    Currently riding Jessup. I swore by mob for so long. Never any problem with the product or application itself. Me personally, I hate riding new board and old shoes. Or vice/versa. I always was a new shoes new board guy.
    But I got so tired of riding mob with new shoes and having too much grip. Almost to the point of trying to kick-flip and sending the board half way across the skate park. The break in period was atrocious. Takes me two weeks to get the board settled in.

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When you set up boards with Mob do you ever take the scraps and sand the edges and/or certain areas of the grip to break it in easier? I've seen people do that to help the break in not be so atrocious or speed it up.

I've done it a few times with mixed results. I skate Mob regularly, so that board encoding a missile across the park is real hahah

I do that with every deck. Even with the jessup i'm riding. I just get the rails and outer edges. Just so my grip is adhered down. And then when I get to the park, I will rub my board grip side down on the concrete. Again just on the edges.

[marcusbutler]

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    Currently riding Jessup. I swore by mob for so long. Never any problem with the product or application itself. Me personally, I hate riding new board and old shoes. Or vice/versa. I always was a new shoes new board guy.
    But I got so tired of riding mob with new shoes and having too much grip. Almost to the point of trying to kick-flip and sending the board half way across the skate park. The break in period was atrocious. Takes me two weeks to get the board settled in.

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When you set up boards with Mob do you ever take the scraps and sand the edges and/or certain areas of the grip to break it in easier? I've seen people do that to help the break in not be so atrocious or speed it up.

I've done it a few times with mixed results. I skate Mob regularly, so that board encoding a missile across the park is real hahah

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I'd hold onto a pair of shoes that I'm on the no one of retiring just so I can use them with a freshly gripped deck. I can deal with the 30 minute break in period of new shoes, never dealing with new grip + new shoes ever again.

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Apart from Mob's quality problems recently, I can't generally do Mob for the sole reason of always getting an instant full-on grip thumb. Shit's way too harsh for my fingers.

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When I rode Mob I always sanded the grip at the end of the nose way down. The lack of grip there never bothered me while skating and completely avoids the grip thumb. Still roughed up my fingers a little during the gripping process but at least my thumb wasn’t destroyed by the end of the first session.

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Doesn't help that a lot of new smart phones use in-screen fingerprint readers, the inaccuracy is worsened with grip thumb. Still liked the physical finger print readers on power buttons or on the back of phones but those are impossible to find these days.

I don't know what it is or how it started. But I just started riding new board and new shoes. And it feels weird when i'm not. I just broke the curse with the setup i'm on now. I would ride till both my shoes and board are nothing or atleast lose it's feeling. But this board now has lasted me almost two pairs of shoes.

[ggrimmedd]

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    Currently riding Jessup. I swore by mob for so long. Never any problem with the product or application itself. Me personally, I hate riding new board and old shoes. Or vice/versa. I always was a new shoes new board guy.
    But I got so tired of riding mob with new shoes and having too much grip. Almost to the point of trying to kick-flip and sending the board half way across the skate park. The break in period was atrocious. Takes me two weeks to get the board settled in.

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When you set up boards with Mob do you ever take the scraps and sand the edges and/or certain areas of the grip to break it in easier? I've seen people do that to help the break in not be so atrocious or speed it up.

I've done it a few times with mixed results. I skate Mob regularly, so that board encoding a missile across the park is real hahah

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I'd hold onto a pair of shoes that I'm on the no one of retiring just so I can use them with a freshly gripped deck. I can deal with the 30 minute break in period of new shoes, never dealing with new grip + new shoes ever again.

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Apart from Mob's quality problems recently, I can't generally do Mob for the sole reason of always getting an instant full-on grip thumb. Shit's way too harsh for my fingers.

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When I rode Mob I always sanded the grip at the end of the nose way down. The lack of grip there never bothered me while skating and completely avoids the grip thumb. Still roughed up my fingers a little during the gripping process but at least my thumb wasn’t destroyed by the end of the first session.

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Doesn't help that a lot of new smart phones use in-screen fingerprint readers, the inaccuracy is worsened with grip thumb. Still liked the physical finger print readers on power buttons or on the back of phones but those are impossible to find these days.

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I don't know what it is or how it started. But I just started riding new board and new shoes. And it feels weird when i'm not. I just broke the curse with the setup i'm on now. I would ride till both my shoes and board are nothing or atleast lose it's feeling. But this board now has lasted me almost two pairs of shoes.

I've been using New vans and Jesup and I love the feeling from the deck life start to finish. Sometimes old shoes and new grip feels good but nothing like a fresh pair

[logjammin]

I'm on like board 3 with pepper galaxy and all about it. Best grip quality, grippy like jessup ultra, refuses to melt or peel in this heat, and that little bit of glitter but not overpowering gives it that extra hype.

[j....soy.....]

Best way to get grip off?

[bombsaway86]

Best way to get grip off?

Heat gun

[Bill Salt]

Jessup os the best average grip for sure.Cheap and doing the job real fine.I think Mob is good for pool and bowl skating to me.I rather ride a grippier deck in a pool for some reason.

[j....soy.....]

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Best way to get grip off?

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Heat gun

What if I don’t have one? 

[TastyBurrito]

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Best way to get grip off?

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Heat gun

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What if I don’t have one?

Razor blade and patience.

Also, if it's sunny/hot in your area now, leave your board in the sun (griptape up obvs) for like 30 mins before hacking away at the grip.

[BL0B]

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Best way to get grip off?

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Heat gun

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What if I don’t have one?

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Razor blade and patience.

Also, if it's sunny/hot in your area now, leave your board in the sun (griptape up obvs) for like 30 mins before hacking away at the grip.

yeah, in the direct high noon sun.

also pull the nose or tail back onto something like a broom handle and start wrapping & rolling it back on itself.

[Samsquantch]

It's odd, small sample size, but I've recently gotten a pre-cut sheet from a local shop and it was pretty standard super grippy MOB. A little later I got a deck ordered from the other side of the country that came with a sheet that was cut from a roll. It was less grippy than normal, finer grit, and has a kind of lengthwise stripe pattern in it in the right light. I then went and got a couple more sheets cut from a roll at a different local shop, and they're also less gritty, finer grit and have the faint stripes. It's definitely milder than standard MOB.

I've only gripped one deck with it and so far it seems good enough?

I guess if you like rip-yer-face-off style MOB, buy pre-cut or check the shop roll before they cut it?

[moonordie]

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Best way to get grip off?

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Heat gun

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What if I don’t have one?

Hair dryer

[ASS FAULT]

Jessup is dope
Pepper is too but is just same shit but more expensive

[rikki]

Jessup is all I need. Always reliable.

[Rich Harrow]

Pepper grip is far superior to all others. I too had a problem on my last deck with Mob bubbling up.

Agreed. I only buy pepper galaxy grip now

[FUBAR]

Im trying Pepper for the first time. So far I like. Weird tho…yiu can see the round “Warning” sticker I left on top before applying the grip, through the grip.

[roba]

people who skate mob are masochists, you don’t need all that grip to noseslide a 10 inch ledge

jessup is the only griptape that matters

and i sand that shit down when it’s new anyway

[bombsaway86]

It's odd, small sample size, but I've recently gotten a pre-cut sheet from a local shop and it was pretty standard super grippy MOB. A little later I got a deck ordered from the other side of the country that came with a sheet that was cut from a roll. It was less grippy than normal, finer grit, and has a kind of lengthwise stripe pattern in it in the right light. I then went and got a couple more sheets cut from a roll at a different local shop, and they're also less gritty, finer grit and have the faint stripes. It's definitely milder than standard MOB.

I've only gripped one deck with it and so far it seems good enough?

I guess if you like rip-yer-face-off style MOB, buy pre-cut or check the shop roll before they cut it?

Last sheet of mob I got had the stripes and finer grit. This was the sheet that I had an issue with. It constantly bubbles and peels up, the adhesive on it was not very strong

[rikki]

Looking for a grippier / longer-lasting alternative to basic Jessup. Mob is grippy, I know, but it's bordering on too grippy almost. Grip thumb is real with Mob plus the quality has been all over the place lately.

Something between normal Jessup and Mob would be great.

How would you guys compare e.g. Jessup Ultragrip vs. Mob?

Or are there other viable options?

[Samsquantch]

Looking for a grippier / longer-lasting alternative to basic Jessup. Mob is grippy, I know, but it's bordering on too grippy almost. Grip thumb is real with Mob plus the quality has been all over the place lately.

Something between normal Jessup and Mob would be great.

How would you guys compare e.g. Jessup Ultragrip vs. Mob?

Or are there other viable options?

Pepper is great, thin, cuts easy, doesn't peel, bit less aggressive than MOB, probably all I'll use going forward. Don't forget to peel the warning sticker if your deck has one, I forgot and thanks to how thin pepper is, that little circle mocks me from between the front bolts...

Never tried ultragrip, my locals never have it for some reason.