regripping handles

Raven · Posted: Mar 17, 2011 12:49 am Post subject: regripping handles

hey medudesas

just gearing up for another glorious season and was wondering if anyone regripped a handle and had any luck. materials....glue........procedures...etc.

thanks

samcollett · Posted: Mar 17, 2011 1:34 am Post subject:

i wrapped one with tennis racquet grip a couple seasons ago. it worked fine for a little while, but i eventually just bought a new handle. it's a little slick at first, but once the outer layer of the wrap starts wearing off it gets really soft and tacky.

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

Your best bet will be wrapping with some kind of tape as opposed to gluing something on. We used generic athletic tape to wrap trapeze bars for grip and I think it might hold up for a while in water if you wrap everything tight. It's pretty cheap so if nobody has any other ideas it might be worth a shot. It can be kind of sticky at first but that wears off.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

tennis racket regrip kit

http://www.amazon.com/Unique-Tourna-Extra-Original-Tennis/dp/B000LEF8BG/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1300372364&sr=8-10

fastgreens · Kickflip Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown

tennis racket grip --> nashua duct tape

cheapskate · Backside 180 Joined: 09 Sep 2008 Posts: 1424 City: Baytown

Slapdown · Kickflip Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 4240 City: Austin

Go to a crafts store and get a foam sheet for padding first. I think they're 8.5"x11". They come in various thicknesses and shouldn't cost much more than a dollar. It's the stuff that sort of feels like the old Impala's foam grip if I remember correctly. Put that beneath whatever you wrap it with and it'll be a ton more comfy. As far as what to wrap with, I'm convinced there's something better than athletic tape/tennis racquet regrip. Maybe something you can weave tightly and then tie at the ends. Like some sort of long fabric strip. You could probably even get some moderately heavy string and with a tight enough weave, secure that foam sheet and it'd be pretty nice. Some of those sheets come with adhesive backing too, so you wouldn't necessarily have to be messing with it the whole time you're trying to wrap it. It's just that adhesives on tapes like that just won't hold up in the water at all.

trey s. · Ollie Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 89 City: orlando

duct tape works just fine. does last but so long but you can always just retape it.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

i wonder if a marine grade twine wrapped and tied properly would be comfy ....

GZA · Faceplant Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 26

I've just this afternoon ordered some marine suede from my local upholsterer to have a go at this. Watched a couple of vids on youtube about recovering steering wheels and think a straight handle should be fairly easy.
I'm planning on putting some thin eva foam around first then cover in suede.
If it works I'll let you know.

GZA · Faceplant Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 26

Water tested! Handle feels real soft when it's dry but when wet it becomes super grippy. Next time I would make the handle thicker though. You know what they say, Big Hands........
Big handle Smile

Durability wil be the big test though.

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

GZA, nicely done. Think I am going to have to try that.

POPTART · 360 flip Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 7621

yeah rly that was a great fix

only one thought

stitches in the back so you dont wear them out with your hands

jxpxsx · Pop Shuvit Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 149 City: Fort Worth

GZA · Faceplant Joined: 25 May 2010 Posts: 26

POPTART, I made sure that I bought the extra strong thread. The lady at the shop reckoned it would wear your hands out before the thread frays through. Time will tell though.

texasT · Posted: May 02, 2011 5:16 pm Post subject:

Sagittorious · Posted: May 02, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject:

texasT, check out evo gears outlet they have some decent priced rope and handle packs. I just picked up a proline lg neon green for 100

texasT · Posted: May 02, 2011 5:52 pm Post subject:

does it matter which kind i get? i mean we have a 1976 Checkmate with a pylon on the back so would that need a different rope than a 1995 Tige with a tower?

Sagittorious · Posted: May 02, 2011 6:12 pm Post subject:

what your getting pulled with doesn't have anything to do with the rope and handle, its all personal preference. I got the lg because i liked the color and the leather grip is real nice and it has 2 or 3 5ft. sections starting at 65ft

texasT · Posted: May 02, 2011 6:18 pm Post subject:

ah okay, just making sure. shows how much i know about handles and sh*t, i just shreddd Smile