Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I appreciate it very much. I thought that would be the case, but, I thought maybe there was some "shortcut" I hadn't stumbled upon. I knew that heat gun would come in handy after my head-pulling fiasco!
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "GT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:01 PM Subject: ShopTalk: Grip Removal > I've run into a set of clubs I'm regripping for a friend that has me a bit > confounded. It is an older set of Dynacraft Copperhead irons. The ones > that resemble the PING Eye 2 irons. They have graphite shafts, and, were > gripped with green Victory grips. They are in the neighborhood of ten to > fifteen years old, and, have never had the grips changed. > > The grips look dry-rotted, and, the outer layer is flaking very badly. > Looks easy enough. However once I manage to get my hook blade through the > grip and down the length, they just don't want to let go. I even tried my > Grip Rip, and, it didn't want to cut them without a lot of pulling pressure. > When I do, the blade wants to pull down against the graphite too much. I'm > afraid I will cut the shafts this way. > > So, back to the blade. I've had to cut the grip down the length a number of > times, and, start peeling. They are just coming off in small pieces for the > most part, and, not easily at that. Is this normal for this type of grip? > Has the age made them harder to remove? I've regripped others with much > newer grips(Tour Velvet, Crosslines, etc...) that were no trouble at all. > Is there some other method that makes these easier, or, is it just the > nature of the beast with these grips? > > I appreciate any help. > > Thanks, > Gary > > Gary > >
