WD-40 to install grips?
01-12-18, 08:32 AM
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Boil some water then place the grips in the boiling water for about 30 seconds they will slide right on the handlebars. That has always worked for me but removal I would get frustrated and slice them off with box cutters LOL. I used the removed grips and tape them around my weed eater or lawnmower. After reading this thread I will try compressed air next time I attempt grip removal.
01-12-18, 08:52 AM
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Now I've got to know, Jonathan, after all of this conflicting advice, what did you decide to do?
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This morning I removed both grips, and I had to work harder at removing the one that was installed using WD-40.
So an interesting and unexpected result, and I will try WD-40 the next few times that I install slip-on grips for real.
01-12-18, 09:55 AM
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I work on lots of older bikes, if a grip needs to come off and it's really bad I'll just slice it off and toss it. 99% of the others come off with air. The ones that don't where put on with hair spray, and it leaves a mess to clean off on the bars.
To get them on I'll use air, although a surprising number of them just slide on.
I've used:
WD-40(what won't this stuff do), meh, although a real life works in a bike shop and knows more about bikes than anybody else pro mechanic swears by it.
Alcohol, it takes too much to get the grips to slide on, I'd rather drink it.
soapy water, works ok, but not really needed.
Hair spray, if you like your mechanic, or have pity on whom ever has to take them off, please don't use it.
Air works, it's quick(mostly), easy(mostly), and doesn't make a mess.
To get them on I'll use air, although a surprising number of them just slide on.
I've used:
WD-40(what won't this stuff do), meh, although a real life works in a bike shop and knows more about bikes than anybody else pro mechanic swears by it.
Alcohol, it takes too much to get the grips to slide on, I'd rather drink it.
soapy water, works ok, but not really needed.
Hair spray, if you like your mechanic, or have pity on whom ever has to take them off, please don't use it.
Air works, it's quick(mostly), easy(mostly), and doesn't make a mess.
01-13-18, 11:24 AM
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@JonathanGennick Imho, isopropyl is the best for putting-on, and air is best for taking-off.
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08-28-18, 05:58 AM
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Isopropyl here. Used to use Halo hair spray back in the day. (And that stuff smelled great. Drove me nuts when I smelled it on girls in high school, had some kind of pheromone for males.)
08-29-18, 11:22 AM
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WD-40 works because it deteriorates the grip material. That's not something I want, especially if I want to remove and reinstall grips in the future. hair spray and alcohol work just fine in almost all cases.
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