From: fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.golf
Subject: Re: Saving Grips
Date: 31 Aug 92 16:55:16 GMT
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

In <715260154.F00002@tdkt.kksys.com> David.Moore@tdkt.kksys.com (David Moore) writes:

>The entire end was still stuck. Then, the more I pumped, the  bigger
>the  grip  bulge. I tried rolling  the grip and waiting, adding more
>solvent, etc. etc. I let the club sit upside  down  and  right  side
>up--it didn't help.

Well, this happened to me, too. It boils down to some stubborn tape that just
won't unstick. BTW, what solvent are you using ? I have tried solvent and
paint thinner, and had better luch with thinner. THe thinner has some oil in
it to make things more slippery.

Anyway, I assumed that you allowed a few minutes to let the solvent work it's
way through the sticky part of the grip. You also tried to work the bulge
towards the sticky part so that you'd manually force some more solvent into
the sticky area. If that didn't work, I would *not* pump any more as you
said the bulge is big and could rip the grip. Try removing the nozzle of the
pump to release the air, then *twist* the grip at the sticky part. If this 
does not work, you might want to try injecting some solvent into the grip
through the lip of the grip. If this is still causing too much trouble, suggest
you just cut up the grip and install a new one as even if you had successfully
taken out the grip, all the manipulation/twisting/bulging may have already
weakened the grip to be used a second time.

>I did this--no luck.  I FINALLY figured out that MOST if not all of
>the  solvent  ends up INSIDE the shaft itself (leaks through the old
>tape right under the grip hole) and very little makes it between the
>grip  and  tape if at all.  Note--I'm using a B&D Air Station for a pump
>and being very gentle(I don't think this matters, but just in case).

The club should be with the butt on the ground while you are pumping air. Is
this how you did things ?

>Having  all  the solvent leak inside the shaft itself seems to be my
>problem.  I'm trying to be very careful not to  punch  the  inflator
>needle  through  the  end  tape,  but  now  I'm wondering if the air
>pumping is just popping the endtape and putting a hole in it.  If  I
>could  just  get  the  solvent between the grip and tape rather than
>just down inside the shaft, I think it would work.

>Obviously,  I'm  missing  something  here in the  directions.  Sorry
>to  keep  bothering you guys, but apparently I need some more hints.
>This is too good a trick to give up on.

Recap of steps.

1. Inject the solvent inside hole of butt end of grip. I use paint thinner.
2. Insert the inflator needle inside the hole of butt end of grip to seal the
   hole so that solvent won't leak out.
3. Make the club stand with the clubhead facing up and butt end facing ground.
   Gravity will make the solvent settle at the butt of the grip.
4. Now pump. Air will initially fill inside the shaft. Because the solvent is
   heavier than the air, it will still settle in the butt of the grip. When
   pressure is being created inside the shaft, the air will *force the solvent
   at the butt of the grip to work it's way out the insides of the shaft and
   towards the grip and tape.
5. It is only when solvent has worked it's way into the tape do you turn the
   club with the butt up and head down so that you can use gravity to direct
   the solvent towards the lip of the grip. Keep pumping.

Hope this helps.
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