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Offline danny silverstreak

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how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« on: September 20, 2005, 08:54 PM »
got to send some bars for paint - how you get theĀ  grips off without damaging them???????

thanks in advance

the silverstreak ;)

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2005, 08:55 PM »
poke a thin screwdriver down between the grip and the bar and spray in wd40

use wd40 for refitting too!

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2005, 09:02 PM »
I poke a spare spoke carefully down the grip, lift it a bit and spray WD-40, then PULL.

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2005, 09:18 PM »
thanks boys ill give that a whirl, now wheres that wd40 ;)

daze

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2005, 09:19 PM »
just done it!!

yup - wd40 to get em off but i use a bit of hairspray to get em back on.

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2005, 09:22 PM »
yep i use the old poke trick, but i find a drop of wasing up liquid better.
and it washes out easier after..

the best thing for putting new grips back on is hair spray, drys like glue

scary_leary

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2005, 09:23 PM »
daze you reading my mind....... ;)

theRuler

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2005, 09:23 PM »
wd40 is a moisture displacer and disappears completely

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2005, 09:27 PM »
great stuff scary mate , i use hairspray on me barnet anyway ill use a bit of that

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2005, 09:30 PM »
anyway, how do you handlebar grips off?

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Re: how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2005, 09:54 PM »
Boil the kettle, put on rubber gloves, fill a jug, lean the bike into the jug, leave it there for 20 seconds, give them a tug (easy for the average bloke) voila, one pair of undamaged grips.

And you can ride straight away cos of no oily slippery stuff!
« Last Edit: September 20, 2005, 09:56 PM by Bob_Acid »

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