Regripping Golf Clubs with New Cordless Tire Inflator
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- čas přidán 27. 12. 2022
- My old Kobalt Tire Inflator broke so I am trying something different. Find out if this new cordless model can do the job.
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Thanks for the video. This method will make my hobby easier. I'm always screwing with my grips and not destroying them or using solvent will be a huge plus!
Nice I’m amazed no solvent great job
I'm using the Fanttik X8 APEX Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor. Much smaller and working perfectly.
tks AJ
Thanks so much easier that using solvents
Great idea. I picked up the same compressor. Works great. Downside is the battery pak. It either does not fully charge or the lights don't all come on after recharging. First time it was fine. After that not all the lights come on for fully charged. So lifespan of batter may not be good or just the indicator is in error.
I have not charged mine yet so will find out.
Astro generally makes very good stuff.
I'll have to try this with my lighter socket powered air compressor.
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I read and was under the assumption the function of the double sided tape was strictly for installation. The mineral spirits/solvent transforms the glue on the tape into a slippery surface to enable the grip to be pushed on. The tape is not there to keep the grips on. They would firmly stay on regardless if the tape was there or not. In the old days bicycle grips were applied with soapy water, without any tape being used, and they stayed on without worry. I’m going to experiment with the air compressor without tape and see if that works in the long run. If removal is a problem a hook utility knife works great.
tape is alsoto makemthe grip.thicker
I stopped using tape and solvent. Now I use Aquanet hairspray and air-compressor.
Seems like you could benefit from a shop air compressor system as there are other uses besides just grip installation/removal.
Awesome. Do you use the double sided masking tape or just standard everyday masking tape?
Just one sided tape. Normal masking tape or build up tape.
Let’s try Z Grip cord with 3 wraps of masking and one double sided. I can barely get them on the normal way. They love to stick no matter how much solvent I use.
That’s super cool! Are you using double sided tape like you would for solvent grips?
Just masking tape.
@@EFGMC without any stickiness, do the geips hold completely once you start playing with then?
@@OPSteel97 Yep, they hold.
Will you try a grip removal of a grip put on with double tape and solvent. Thanks.
I was about to ask if this was even possible. Guess I'll just try it. I have strong doubts it will work
I've tried on a few occasions, and fail terribly every time I try and do it on camera. Off camera I am 1 for 4. Still not good odds. Compressed air just doesn't work well when dealing with double sided tape.
Is the single sided tape being used your typical hardware store tape? Or is it some special tape you need to get from a golf store or golf supplier? Have always used the two sided tape with solvent. I want to try this method since I do have a tire compressor with nozzle that meets the specs. Thanks.
Standard masking tape. Nothing special.
Of course it would work as long as it supports the PSI level... you said it yourself in the other video
Thinking it may have been an issue if it didnt blow air in fast enough. Either way good to see it works.
Thanks for the youtube i think i might invest in one of those.
Hi AJ, I finally pulled the trigger on a similar cordless inflator similar to this one to test out with some new grips this season. Do you have any experience installing Golf Pride CP2's with air (not sure if I'm getting the pro or the wraps yet) - I fear I might end up blowing up the grip since the material pattern is pretty intricate.
I feel like I saw a warning somewhere else about installing CP2's with air but can't find that elsewhere online. Appreciate your videos!
I have done some CP2s and don't recall any issues. Should not be a problem, just keep the psi under 50 if you are worried. That should still be plenty of pressure to install.
@@EFGMC thank you!
I recently removed a bunch of grips that were installed with solvent, and removing them with compressed air was a little hit or miss. It would be going pretty well, then I would come across that occasional grip that would not release and it would eventually ruin the grip, or I'd give up and just cut it off.
So, correct me if I'm wrong, but this method you are demonstrating uses no solvent for installation or removal, correct? Once on, without solvent to get the glue on tape really tacky, are the grips really secure? I've always used solvent with mine, and there always seems to be a very solid bond between the grip and shaft. I've been to Topgolf a number of times, and it seems that a high percentage of their clubs have grips whose adhesive has come loose and aren't secured to the shaft. I've wondered if it's because they use a method like this. I don't know....just speculating, but I would think the solvent would help with better adhesive qualities once dry. Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
That’s the question I was about to ask. I am also a hobbyist and must have installed 100s of grips conventionally. I have cut most of them off but occasionally with expensive “ rubber” grips removed them by injection solvent in via a hypodermic and some heat. Would buy this tomorrow if I thought it would successfully remove grips applied with double sided tape and solvent.
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I'm pretty sure my technique is how it's done, but I'll let AJ correct it just in case. I squirt some solvent in through the hole at the butt of the grip....insert the air nozzle into the same hole and pull the trigger. I use as little air pressure as possible....less than AJ I believe, in an attempt to keep the grip from ballooning and blowing or just getting ruined. While it's pressurized, I will twist and turn the grip starting at the butt and working down the shaft in an attempt to loosen the tape's adherence to the grip. Probably in about 75% it goes well as hoped for....about 20% a fair amount of additional effort.....5% I end up ruined the grip and cutting it off or just cutting it off. I hope this helps. I've never tried putting a little heat to the grip too....that may help.
Its 100% secure. No double sided tape. Just regular buildup or masking tape. A touch of solvent on the tip of the grip helps to get it started and that's it.
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Ok....interesting. I thought the whole purpose of double sided tape was for the solvent to activate the adhesive on the grip side so it would stick the grip to the tape and keep it very secure....doesn't intuitively seem right, but I'm sure you are right since I know it's common practice. What do you think is going on with the Topgolf grips that are spinning rather freely around the shaft?
@@biggregg5 you are somewhat correct, the solvent doesn't activate the tape, it just makes it slippery for the time needed to install the grip. Once the solvent evaporates, the tape becomes sticky again and holds the grip in. With air, you don't need solvent or double sided tape... the air acts as a cushion to let the grip slide over the tape. Like an air hockey table. When the air is stopped, the grip returns to its normal diameter and adheres to the tape using friction. In theory if the shaft was thick enough, no tape would be needed. You just use the tape to increase the diameter of the shaft.
Based on your videos I regripped all my clubs for the 1st time using my Ryobi tire inflator. Where do you find extra nozzles? The ones that I had were all too big to fit into the butt of the club.
Mine take some effort to get into certain grips. I have also sanded down the tip's diameter on one tip. Any of the tire inflators usually have the tips included.
@@EFGMC Thanks. The ones that came with my inflator would not fit into the Tour Velvet Standard. I did try sanding it down, but that didn't help. I ended up grabbing a $10 foot bike pump at Walmart just for the nozzle and that nozzle works great. Just need to find some more that aren't effectively $10 each :)
I just use my air compressor to blow on grips. To remove a grip I want to save, I have a tool with a long flat blade that I insert into the grip and then use a little solvent to slide the blade down the grip. Once I have the grip loose, I can then blow it off easily or just pull it off.
I've got one of those tools too, however I always end up with most of the tape inside the grip, so I got a long wire ended brush, but that makes me worry about damaging the inside of the grip, any suggestions?!
@Marty B I try to insert the tip in between the grip and the tape and use enough solvent to loosen it. I can usually get the grip off without ruining the grip tape. Most of the time, it works.
Another thing I want to try is to heat up the grip with a heat gun or hair dryer and see if I can just blow it off or make it easier to use the tool. Heating up the tape makes it easier to peel off, also. Don't use too much heat as to get it too hot, though .
I really don't have much luck with blowing off a grip that has been put on with grip tape without ruining the grip, so I just use the tool.
Hope this helps you out.
Are you able to remove grips installed with solvent ? Or is it necessary to cut them off?
I do, but on occasion it's a bit tricky it's a little messy because my understanding is that solvent is needed to help with the grip releasing. Some come off easily while others you have to wrestle with a bit and get ruined or just get too frustrating, and I end up cutting them off.
For me, because I'm a hobbiest, it's worth it to spend a few extra minutes to save the grip even though I tend to stay with less expensive grips...I'm a tightwad.
Not with this method. I only manage about 10% saved grips. Using a slim jim type rod works much better and odds go way up to around 85% save rate.
Are you using double-sided tape with the air compressor or is the tape on the shaft only buildup tape?
Just masking tape for sizing.
With no solvent, can you still fine tune adjust to line it up perfectly once it’s on?
Just put the air back on it and you can move it around.
I was wondering if you had any problems blowing off grips on a graphite shaft?
Nope, no different.
Worked great for irons with tapered steel shafts but not for driver and woods graphite shafts that did not tapper or were actually slightly bigger part way down than the butt end. Couldn’t get the grip all the way on even at higher pressure without the grip ballooning. Any tricks for these type of shafts using air?
What shafts are you using?
@@EFGMC driver shaft is Mitsubishi Bassara measures .610 at butt then .630 about 8” down then tapers. I used a little mineral solvent on the tip end of the grip but once it got to this larger spot the the grip stopped and as I applied air pressure it ballooned. Had to us a grip removal tool to release the air and get it off this spot. The 3-5-7 woods all have Mitsubishi rayon tensor shaft with similar larger shaft part way down with .610 at butt then .625. I only tried it on the driver. Used 60 psig then bumped up to 75psi but did not help. All the iron clubs worked great using nippon modus3 tour 120g shafts. I am using golf pride mcc standard with .60 and two layers of build tape for all clubs.
I may try using only one layer on the driver and wood shafts but wanted to use two layers.
If you don’t think air will work I’ll just use mineral sports but wanted to use air for possible playing a bit more with grip size and added/less build tape layers.
Thanks again for all your videos and instruction. Quite educational and entertaining too.
@@stephenzagyi4726 I will tell you the MCC grips are always harder, specifically when you get to the corded section of the grip that is much less pliable than the softer section.
I've done this before but the grips tend to turn after about a dozen rounds. I used 4 wraps of masking tape on a standard grip. I ended up just going back to the solvent and grip tape. Any recommendations around this?
Someone who installed motocross bike handles suggested using some aerosol hairspray on the masking tape before blowing the grip on.
What’s the best needle to use. My dewalt air inflator came with 2, a traditional needle for balls which goes in fine but is too small as air comes out the hole so you have to hold tight, and a raft bit which doesn’t go into the butt end grip hole (maybe I’m not forcing it enough?
And I’m installing Z-chords on 4 wraps of blue painters tape.
What say ye (or anybody 😅)
Don't use painters tape. Have heard many cases of slipping from it. Straight masking tape is what you want.
The raft tip is what I use. Sometimes I need to force it in more or even stretch out the grip vent hole with a small screwdriver for example to open it a bit more.
Can you remove a grip undamaged with this as well?
If installed with air, very easily. If installed traditional way, much more difficult. Also depends what kind of tape was used to install previously.
So is this exclusively how you install new grips? No double sided tape...no solvent?
No, I still use solvent as the default method for clients, unless they ask or I offer with certain grip types.
@@EFGMC
Just curious.....if it works as well, why not use it all the time. Or, are there potential negatives to it? It certainly seems quicker, less messy, and easier. Cheaper too....although gripping supply costs with tape and solvent are a minor cost. Although, regular masking tape is less expensive than double sided grip tape, and air is cheaper than solvent.
@@biggregg5 Some grips don't hold as well using air. Anything corded or harder like a Golf Pride Z for example has more of a chance of slipping. Also doesn't work as easily if doing some sort of modified tape job like building up the bottom half of a grip. Becomes much harder to get the grip on. Lastly some people are just afraid of it so I am not going to push it if they don't want it.
@@EFGMC
Thanks for the response!
What type of tape are you using?
Standard masking tape.
I think a deeper dive into this is needed. Masking tape vs double sided (standard) grip tape.... so much confusion.... need clarification!
You can only use this method with masking tape. It will not work with double sided tape
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So your old tyre inflator is now tired
Crapped out.
why dont invest in a proper compressor wire powered?, can use for cleaning grooves and hosels too?