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Removing grips without damaging them or the bars ???

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SteveG:
I have used a quick squirt of brake cleaner to fit grips recently. It evaporates and doesn't leave anything nasty behind.
This might not be a good idea on painted bars and there is the chance it could make the grip go a bit funny depending on what they are made of. It was fine on chrome bars and rubber grips I put on my daughters MTB.

cdt808:
defo agree with the posts above about hot water. dip the bar end into a vase of the hot stuff and it will soften the grips up and make them far easier to remove. Once cold and dry they are as good as new....

deeman:

--- Quote from: SteveG on March 02, 2013, 08:47 PM ---I have used a quick squirt of brake cleaner to fit grips recently. It evaporates and doesn't leave anything nasty behind.
This might not be a good idea on painted bars and there is the chance it could make the grip go a bit funny depending on what they are made of. It was fine on chrome bars and rubber grips I put on my daughters MTB.

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Brake cleaner is basically thinners dude!I wouldn't use that! :daumenhoch:

senzo milano:
Why using hairspray to put them back on ?

stevepeanut:

--- Quote from: senzo milano on March 05, 2013, 08:42 PM ---Why using hairspray to put them back on ?

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The spray is nice and wet so the grip slides on easy, then the spray sets and turns sticky, so the grips are stuck to the bars and don't move.

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