The Griptape thread

[Pbn_jake]

Honestly, I'm kinda tripping out on how frequently some of y'all seem to be re-gripping your boards.

Right? I’ve only ever un-gripped a board once just so I knew the process and fuck that

[Mbrimson88]

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Does the embossed on the bottom of the board makes it slides faster?

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The couple of those sort of boards I have had didn't necessarily slide faster, but it is less surface area to grip, so in that regard it might not stick as much, which could then be said to slide faster for some people.

They also look pretty cool when the graphic wears off certain areas and leaves the remaining graphic against the worn wood grain, especially the Krooked flowers boards.

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I didn't notice anything different with this deck, no. The regular 8.38 Ishod twins are slick decks, but as far as I can tell this special version wasn't.

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Speaking of those DLX slicks, is it just me or are they terrible? They def aren’t like the old school slicks..

I have seen one I got in specifically for someone who wanted one, but haven't skated it to know the difference.

The guy I got it for loves them and prefers them to regular wood with wax, but he did say they are a bit heavier and can sound or feel different to a nice crispy normal wood board.

There have been quite a few options of slick surface over the years, but the most common one was the white plastic like surface on the old Santa Cruz Knox and other boards, more recently on the New Deal reissues, so I got to feel a few of those not too long ago, as well as having a few different options growing up, especially the Alien Workshop diorama boards I had quite a few of in the 90s.

Guessing some people will really like them but others will find they prefer plain wood and just layer that thing with wax for the same slip and slide feel, for less weight and cost.

[GBLange]

Powell SST.. Before they became mini logos..

[Musicaldeath107]

Listen to Black Magic

[davy]

What's the easiest way to do a vertical line when gripping? I tried doing this eye balling it and I couldn't get it straight for the life of me.

[mdspb]

Cut it as straight as you can, measured to where you want it.
Then turn the pieces 180 so you use the factory-straight outside edges on the inside.

[Mbrimson88]

What's the easiest way to do a vertical line when gripping? I tried doing this eye balling it and I couldn't get it straight for the life of me.

If it is more about getting it right on the board, I use pencil and measure and mark where the grip needs to sit so when I put grip down it covers the pencil marks and the grip is straight on the board.

I really only do lines across the board, not vertical stripes, but it works the same way.

[moonordie]

Cut it as straight as you can, measured to where you want it.
Then turn the pieces 180 so you use the factory-straight outside edges on the inside.

IE

[davy]

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What's the easiest way to do a vertical line when gripping? I tried doing this eye balling it and I couldn't get it straight for the life of me.

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If it is more about getting it right on the board, I use pencil and measure and mark where the grip needs to sit so when I put grip down it covers the pencil marks and the grip is straight on the board.

I really only do lines across the board, not vertical stripes, but it works the same way.

Thanks all, I will give this another try next deck.

[GBLange]

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What's the easiest way to do a vertical line when gripping? I tried doing this eye balling it and I couldn't get it straight for the life of me.

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If it is more about getting it right on the board, I use pencil and measure and mark where the grip needs to sit so when I put grip down it covers the pencil marks and the grip is straight on the board.

I really only do lines across the board, not vertical stripes, but it works the same way.

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Thanks all, I will give this another try next deck.

For a symmetrical deck or u just like having a straight line in the middle?

[davy]

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What's the easiest way to do a vertical line when gripping? I tried doing this eye balling it and I couldn't get it straight for the life of me.

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If it is more about getting it right on the board, I use pencil and measure and mark where the grip needs to sit so when I put grip down it covers the pencil marks and the grip is straight on the board.

I really only do lines across the board, not vertical stripes, but it works the same way.

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Thanks all, I will give this another try next deck.

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For a symmetrical deck or u just like having a straight line in the middle?

I just wanted to do some a lil different and have a straight line. Not necessarily in the middle but just to the right of the bolts.

[jums]

The grip SPOT gives away for free, FKD, sucks to put on. Thick as hell with hella adhesive. I gripped a few decks yesterday and the first one I gripped with that shit is amateur looking as hell, C- grip job. You gotta file that shit way down to get a smooth clean cut. I also used a sheet of MOB and Jessup and had no issues cutting.

P.S.

It sucks when you are provided the bare minimum amount of grip for a board. Hard to put the grip on perfectly when the sides or kicks aren’t completely covered.

[rocklobster]

Listen to Black Magic

Black Magic is the shit, feels about the same as Pepper which I'm really enjoying right now. Both feel like a happy medium between Jessup and Mob.

[hiljentaa]

I regret not buying a roll of Pepper when Mesa had that fat sale a couple months ago. My personal favorite.

[marcusbutler]

Got a couple girl boards from the 2 for $80. They sent pepper grip. I was skating jessup for the longest time. Just set up a board and new shoes. This is fucking grippy! I feel it's on par with mob. Haven't skated mob in a minute. But right now the way my board is feeling is the same reason why I stopped skating mob.

[Crailslideyoface]

Got a couple girl boards from the 2 for $80. They sent pepper grip. I was skating jessup for the longest time. Just set up a board and new shoes. This is fucking grippy! I feel it's on par with mob. Haven't skated mob in a minute. But right now the way my board is feeling is the same reason why I stopped skating mob.

Same. I got a roll of pepper on Black Friday and I wish I would have just paid full price for a roll of jessup

[Mn_Mike]

I'm a cheap bastard, I get whatever's free. Decks only last so long anyway.

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

I really dig Pepper since I got my first sheets in the crail mystery box.

I also like Mob too, so that tracks. I just trust the aggressive grit more, I guess

[Nth syd bear]

Currently using pepper and I like it alot
But I have a few sheets of mob, Sunday and lofi shop grip

I like the pepper but not enough to purchase it separately

[OhioGuy]

Mob is harsher than Pepper. I like doing this kooky no comply 180 nose grab thing and Mob destroys my thumb. Pepper does nothing to it. Was skating Jessup before this and now it feels slippery.

[texastoast]

first set of pepper and so far this is better than mob

[rikki]

Is Mob less harsh these days? I just gripped a new deck with Mob for the first time in a long while (been on Jessup and Pepper) and my thumb is not bloody and the grip doesn't feel that different compared to e.g. Pepper.

Pepper's great, yes.

[Mbrimson88]

Is Mob less harsher these days? I just gripped a new deck with Mob for the first time in a long while (been on Jessup and Pepper) and my thumb is not bloody and the grip doesn't feel that different compared to e.g. Pepper.

Pepper's great, yes.

Some other people have been talking about the differences in Mob in recent years, but it still feels like the most grippy "normal" grip tape out there.

Sure there are other brands with a super coarse / crazy tear everything to shreds type of grip but usually they are specific lines of product, not the main line that is the Mob grip product.

Maybe it has gone a little less coarse or they have fine tuned it to some degree, maybe the backing is a little thinner too, others had said, compared to what used to be a really thick crinkley backing that it had so if cold, it would not easily flex with board concaves and people would get grip creases.

I tend to not use Mob and let people grip their own boards with it, but I know a few people that love it for how gritty it is and don't like any other grip, saying everything else just doesn't hold their feet to the board.


My go to is always Jessup, always in Vans vulc soles, so it just works nicely, but if you have thicker or more solid sole shoes, a tougher grip might be a better thing for some people too.



* Only ever felt Pepper on a board and it feels like a good in between, so I think that would be a winner too.

[Jogging José]

I used to skate Mob, but now I am supporting Ashes Grip, since it‘s a brand by local rippers from Austria.

Ashes is on the coarser side as well, but I feel less so than mob. It‘s also more elastic and not as stiff.

Sounds like the presumably updated Mob is in the same ballpark - they are both made in Taiwan as well, so who nows, maybe I am skating Mob after all…

[moonordie]

I used to skate Mob, but now I am supporting Ashes Grip, since it‘s a brand by local rippers from Austria.

Ashes is on the coarser side as well, but I feel less so than mob. It‘s also more elastic and not as stiff.

Sounds like the presumably updated Mob is in the same ballpark - they are both made in Taiwan as well, so who nows, maybe I am skating Mob after all…

Ashes is the best grip ever. Sucks that for some reason the local here stopped carrying it.

[rikki]

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Is Mob less harsher these days? I just gripped a new deck with Mob for the first time in a long while (been on Jessup and Pepper) and my thumb is not bloody and the grip doesn't feel that different compared to e.g. Pepper.

Pepper's great, yes.

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Some other people have been talking about the differences in Mob in recent years, but it still feels like the most grippy "normal" grip tape out there.

Sure there are other brands with a super coarse / crazy tear everything to shreds type of grip but usually they are specific lines of product, not the main line that is the Mob grip product.

Maybe it has gone a little less coarse or they have fine tuned it to some degree, maybe the backing is a little thinner too, others had said, compared to what used to be a really thick crinkley backing that it had so if cold, it would not easily flex with board concaves and people would get grip creases.

I tend to not use Mob and let people grip their own boards with it, but I know a few people that love it for how gritty it is and don't like any other grip, saying everything else just doesn't hold their feet to the board.


My go to is always Jessup, always in Vans vulc soles, so it just works nicely, but if you have thicker or more solid sole shoes, a tougher grip might be a better thing for some people too.



* Only ever felt Pepper on a board and it feels like a good in between, so I think that would be a winner too.

Yeah, I avoided Mob for a while mostly for the reason of it being too thick and stiff for my taste, not necessarily because it gripped the hardest. I hated the creases that were a lot easier to get compared to other brands.

My latest grip job with Mob was piss easy and felt "normal". Maybe something really has happened with the product. I'm too lazy to reach out to them myself – a true Slaphead would DM them like a boss.

[Fast_Freddie]

With MOB, which I recently swapped back to after a year long stint on Jessup, you have to make sure that both the grip & board are above 65* or adhesion will definitely suffer...

[hiljentaa]

Anyone on here skate Alveer? Interested in how it feels compared to Pepper, Jessup, MOB.

Would like to support Sewa.

[Jogging José]

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I used to skate Mob, but now I am supporting Ashes Grip, since it‘s a brand by local rippers from Austria.

Ashes is on the coarser side as well, but I feel less so than mob. It‘s also more elastic and not as stiff.

Sounds like the presumably updated Mob is in the same ballpark - they are both made in Taiwan as well, so who nows, maybe I am skating Mob after all…

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Ashes is the best grip ever. Sucks that for some reason the local here stopped carrying it.

Dm me if you want me to hook you up - I can easily pick some up next time I‘m at the distro…

[Frank and Fred]

God, I love Pepper Galaxy Grip.