Does anyone have any tips or tricks on how to take off a rubber grip from my bow without having to cut it off?
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Double Bass How to take off rubber grip
- Thread starter A Spotless Mind
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what is holding it on right now? just suction? or is there a 2 sided tape underneath?
Myself.. I would just cut it off carefully with a hook blade exacto knife blade.
Myself.. I would just cut it off carefully with a hook blade exacto knife blade.
Do you mean surgical tubing over the lapping? That stuff is flexible, so just stretch it and roll it off the stick after you remove the screw and the frog.
I'd cut it too. You can get the tubing cheap from McMaster-Carr. By the time I have a reason to remove the grip, it's usually begun to deteriorate anyway.
What works for removing bike hand grips is to sneak just a drop of water under the grip, squirm it around with my hands, and the grip just slides off. Don't know if you'd want to do that to a nice wood bow stick, though.
What works for removing bike hand grips is to sneak just a drop of water under the grip, squirm it around with my hands, and the grip just slides off. Don't know if you'd want to do that to a nice wood bow stick, though.
Take the frog and button off, and you should be able to roll it off. If it's being particularly stubborn, a little bit of baby powder helps. When it gets wet the rubber sticks to everything.
I'd never try one again. I damn near unraveled the whale bone (imitation?) on my bow trying to "roll" one on.
I finally cut it off. I sent it, and the other new one (they came two for about $5), back to Gohlinar (sic?) for a partial refund, but I guess it ended up in the round file at the store? Chalk it up to experience :scowl:
Some of them do definitely fight more than others. I personally don't use one, but working on bows, I see them from time to time. They often do more harm than good, but that's another story for another day.
There is a post about windings and grips happening in Bows and Rosin. might be worth exploring.
There is a post about windings and grips happening in Bows and Rosin. might be worth exploring.
As an alternative to gum rubber, I have tried EPDM foam tubing:
http://www.mcmaster.com/?m=true#epdm-foam-tubing/=o1dxup
I got the 5/8 x 1/2 size. It's not sticky like rubber, so it slides on and off easily. The piece that's on my one bow has been there for well over a year and does not seem to have deteriorated at all and still slides off (just checked again). Also, the varnish on the bow appears to be un-damaged by the tubing.
http://www.mcmaster.com/?m=true#epdm-foam-tubing/=o1dxup
I got the 5/8 x 1/2 size. It's not sticky like rubber, so it slides on and off easily. The piece that's on my one bow has been there for well over a year and does not seem to have deteriorated at all and still slides off (just checked again). Also, the varnish on the bow appears to be un-damaged by the tubing.
