Removing Gip Tape - Step One
Grab your old crusty board and find yourself a working space.
A garage or any isolated place will do – just make sure no kids are around because there will be a little heating and stuff.
Step Two:
Grab your tools. You will need –
– a razor blade (grab someone older if you need help for this part) and
– a hair dryer. We used our very old ConAir 1600 SuperMax. New Model is available.
Step Three:
Once you have everything start by heating the griptape up.
This causes the glue loose its grip on the board. This can take a while but its makes the rest of the process much easier.
Step Four:
Use the razor to peal back the grip tape an inch or so in a very even way. Do this very cautiously – because this is where you are actually removing the tape.
Try to avoid having the grip tape rip. It is much easier to take it off in one piece rather than removing it in bits and pieces.
Step Five:
Heat and peel – heat and peel- heat and peel- heat and peel- heat and peel – until no bits and pieces are left.
If any bits of previously applied tape is left – and you apply new griptape over it – the surface will have bubbles.
Step Six:
After you get four to six inches in, plant your foot and pull slowly.
Then just clean up rest of the little pieces – if you missed by chance – and you have a naked board.
Later switch
We have created this post – in response to a mail we received – which read –
“I am new at skateboarding, and I made the mistake of lending my Birdhouse to one of my friends!!! He ruined the grip tape totally, and I need to get some new griptape. It would be most appreciated if you could tell me how to replace the old griptape!” John
Well for all the John’s and Not John’s outside there – we have freaking visual aids for How to Remove a Grip Tape and How to Apply a Grip Tape back again.
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