Applying grip-tape

[jaclipse]

Stumbled on this while crusing the web. Helped me a bit and might help somebody else too.
http://www.snapspeed.com/how_to_apply_grip.htm

[LoNgSkAtEr]

Hehe...he gripped over the hardware.

[I hate Cops.]

i noticed that too. hows he going to get the bolts off.

[Pepperoniquesadilla]

coleslaw did the same thing...he had to rub his fingers over the grip till he felt the bump...then he used a razor blade and hacked away till he could uncover the bolts

[dcphotos]

Just bang them through, they will pop a hole in the tape. I've done it with thunderbolts a few times.

[Pepperoniquesadilla]

we arent smart enough to think of things like that

[EBasil]

I think the clamping in unecessary, particularly if you've got a buddy to help. Either way, I peel the backing off the edge of the "long axis" and fold it back. That way, I can lay the tape on the board and align it because the folded backing elevates the exposed sticky off the deck. When it's lined up, press the sticky edge down, then pull off the rest of the backing and smooth the tape down, movign outward toward the edges.