removed glued on grips

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Apr 9, 2011 | 10:44 AM

mikehoius

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removed glued on grips

Anyone have a good way o removed glued on grips. I bought some new ones and can't get the old ones off for the life of me.

Apr 9, 2011 | 11:59 AM

bobnehoc

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What kind of grips are the old ones? Can you heat them up with a hair dryer to loosen the glue? If they are still the stock grips slice them carefully with a razor the length of them and peel them off....

Apr 9, 2011 | 12:04 PM

Supermachine

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seriously.. razor blade them off..
another trick that works is to put the end of a blow gun up inside the switch end of the grip, a quick burst of air will open them up and they should slide off pretty easily

Apr 9, 2011 | 12:14 PM

mikehoius

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Grips

They grips are a set of Harley aftermarket grips. They are not the stock grips so they can't be cut off with a razer blade.

I'll try the hair dryer idea.

Apr 9, 2011 | 12:54 PM

lkohan7373

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A little bit of heat can go a long way. I just had to remove mine and that was the easiest way to get them off. Good luck. If you have a small pick set you can carefully pry the end open to help the heat get down into the grip. Just be careful and work slowly.