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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: CustardLips on December 21, 2011, 11:43 PM

Title: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: CustardLips on December 21, 2011, 11:43 PM

Am I being 'THICK' or is there an easier way of putting grips on bars than the standard pushing ?  :idiot2:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: brettypeeps on December 21, 2011, 11:45 PM

hairspray :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on December 21, 2011, 11:48 PM

touch of water /washing up liqiud - it will dye soon

nothing slides better with a bit of lube  ;)

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: CustardLips on December 21, 2011, 11:54 PM

Cheers Fella's. Think i'll go with the washing-up liquid.
Not seen a tin of hairspray since i last had a BMX ! ;D

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: pickle on December 22, 2011, 12:00 AM

WD40  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on December 22, 2011, 12:00 AM

only a tiny bit - or you will be spinning for a long time  ;D

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on December 22, 2011, 12:01 AM

Quote from: pickle on December 22, 2011, 12:00 AM

WD40  :daumenhoch:

that might put a nice shin on a bold head  ;D

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: pickle on December 22, 2011, 12:03 AM

Na....a good spray in the grip, push on and it'll be stuck solid within 5 minutes  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: CustardLips on December 22, 2011, 12:14 AM

Nice One,
I'll give it the Pepsi Challenge !
1 side washing-up liquid
1 side WD40
Post the result here tomorrow !

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: rad_pitt on December 22, 2011, 02:55 AM

There's only one way to find out..................FIGHT!

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: rad_pitt on December 22, 2011, 02:55 AM

..but yeah, WD40 works every time  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: CustardLips on December 22, 2011, 11:45 PM

Well the results are in and both method's proved to be equally effective !
So I suppose a draw would be a fair result.
Mmmm....... WD40   :shocked:

Title: Re: Need To Get A Grip !!!!!
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on December 23, 2011, 12:27 AM

 :) Digglebutt says KY is the best way to get grips in :daumenhoch: