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Post by showaddydadito on Sept 27, 2011 8:18:24 GMT
Someone mentioned this in another thread but I can't remember where, so I can't put his/her name to it, but it is a brilliantly effective fix and I think it should be more widely known.
Left hand grip loose? Then pull it off, spray up the inside with hair lacquer (cheap stuff, better than posh stuff). Push it back on and the next day it is stuck hard.
Lovely job.
If you can't scrounge any off the missus or your mum, a ladies handbag sized can is only about £1 in Sainsburgers.
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Post by CD on Oct 10, 2011 21:09:59 GMT
My grips have started to slide when I turn on the heat.  Poundland here I come. |
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Post by Sean on Oct 10, 2011 21:43:07 GMT
How do you get your fro in your helmet, if you use all your lacquer on your grips!
I don't know...some people just don't have clue!
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Post by showaddydadito on Oct 13, 2011 8:38:19 GMT
Just an additional tip:
Any contact adhesive you use will tend to be squeegeed off the bar as you slide the rubber on. Use a bit of very coarse emery cloth and roughen the surface of the chrome in a "round the bar" direction. The adhesive is trapped in these micro grooves, and you get a better bond.
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Post by CD on Oct 26, 2011 17:27:52 GMT
How do you get your fro in your helmet, if you use all your lacquer on your grips! I don't know...some people just don't have clue! Its a bit of a burger on the hair. And the hairspray makes a mess. |
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Post by muckerboy2205 on Oct 27, 2011 14:54:51 GMT
havetried this on my grip and dont seem to work, what am i doing wrong ?
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Post by m40man on Oct 27, 2011 15:03:35 GMT
havetried this on my grip and dont seem to work, what am i doing wrong ? Just enough to 'lube' the grip's passage onto the bar, then leave it to dry at least overnight. But it might just be that your grip / bar fitting is a bit loose, in which case wrap a little tape round the bar to fatten it up a bit, then repeat the exercise of fitting the grip. Out of interest - which are you having a problem with, throttle side or clutch side?EDIT: Seen your other post, throttle side! This is usually the likely one to give grief. Try some tape. |
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Post by muckerboy2205 on Oct 31, 2011 16:13:54 GMT
i ted this and did not work, should it have worked on the throttle grip as well or just the left side .
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Post by m40man on Oct 31, 2011 16:17:12 GMT
i ted this and did not work, should it have worked on the throttle grip as well or just the left side . You mean it didn't 'set' & hold the grip firm? |
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Post by showaddydadito on Nov 1, 2011 11:53:26 GMT
havetried this on my grip and dont seem to work, what am i doing wrong ? living in Kent. |
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Post by CD on Nov 1, 2011 15:07:33 GMT
Its the throttle side giving me grief. Or rather its been acceptable for 2 years but lately it slips around and I cant get full throttle.
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Post by m40man on Nov 1, 2011 15:14:37 GMT
Its the throttle side giving me grief. Or rather its been acceptable for 2 years but lately it slips around and I cant get full throttle. See reply #6  . |
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Post by bassworm on Jan 6, 2012 21:01:31 GMT
My personal fave is to use the rubber patch glue froma puncture repair kit, holds grips on perfectly. Used to use it all the time when mountainbike racing, never had a grip come loose.
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Post by CD on Jan 8, 2012 19:05:22 GMT
I tried hair spray, but if anything it was worse the next day. I ended up with some one-pack car window polyurethane mastic that I'd had for my car's sill skirts. Its done a fine job but that grip wont ever be off again in one piece!! I kept the throttle sleeve to handlebar clean with PVC tape. The grip really pushes out any excess sealant so be careful.
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Post by neilmud Lord Protector on Jan 12, 2012 22:34:32 GMT
I just use IPA not the beer the alcohol
Neil
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Post by CD on Jan 22, 2012 20:56:32 GMT
Make sure its not surgical spirit - thats got a few % castor oil.
Rubber solution should be ideal you could also try the black stuff they use in tyre garages to seal tyres onto pitted rims.
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