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Jim.od3
Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 90
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 11:53 am Post subject: Grip tape vs. re-dek vs. non-skid spray? |
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I have tried a couple of brands of non skid spray including the Monster brand that people on this forum like. Not happy with the results ... not grippy enough for me. I've been reasonably happy with the roll-on re-dek traction kit you can get from windance. Now I see windance also sells a non-skid grip tape product. Wondering if anybody has tried that. I am guessing it's very grippy, but I wonder if it tends to peel up over time.
Anybody have any firsthand experience with the grip tape! Or other advice? Thanks. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Jim.od3
Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 90
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Sounds good. I'll give it a try. Can I purchase some of the material directly from NSI in hood river, or do I have to go to one of their dealers? |
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2599 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Go straight to NSI, I do.
-Craig
Jim.od3 wrote: | Sounds good. I'll give it a try. Can I purchase some of the material directly from NSI in hood river, or do I have to go to one of their dealers? |
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DelCarpenter
Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 499 Location: Cedar Falls, IA
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Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2014 9:43 pm Post subject: |
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Isobars, do you use it with the waffle, short diamond or long diamond pattern, or doesn't that matter?
I plan to use strips that are 3" wide to put grip on the areas of my longboard where it has worn off. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 9:39 am Post subject: |
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I've always assumed the waffle grid provides the best traction, cushion, and protection. And to reduce my personal and neighborhood pollution factor and the overall mess of the job, I use the peel'n'stick version. I use it on bare decks, over non-skid, over existing pads, on the nose and forward rails ... have even used single-row strips about 1" X 3 " in front of my front footstraps under my toes for gripping and to prevent jamming my feet in too far. As long as I seal the edges with a tiny bead of Welder's Adhesive (in the red tube; the white-tubed "Professional" version yellows in the sun), the pads never lift.
The stuff's expensive, but its utility and protection are worth it to me. NSI and Dakine also sell pre-cut pads in many styles available at most WS/kite shops, but I use so much of it that I buy it by the sheet (40" X 60", I think). |
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philodog
Joined: 28 Apr 2000 Posts: 209
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Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:57 am Post subject: |
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For best glue grip heat up both the board and the pad (glue side, before you peel it) with a hair dryer before applying. Don`t over do it though, just enough to get the glue softer than room temp. |
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Jim.od3
Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 90
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:07 am Post subject: |
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Great advice. Thanks everybody! |
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brettn
Joined: 22 Nov 2000 Posts: 114
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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I was going to take an old board to the dump, but I gave it to my toddlers to splash around on like a sup. Figuring they didn't need padding and grip back at the stern, I took a paint-scraper tool to the pads. While gently pulling up on the loose padding I scraped between the pad and the board. In 5 minutes I had a pad in perfect condition. 5 minutes after that I had all the padding out from under where the front straps used to be. After some cutting to get it shaped right, I mixed up some epoxy and put the pads on my 2012 Kode that Windance sold me which I think came from Brazil. The board was awesome except for being super slippery anywhere there wasn't an original pad. I put a really thin sheen of epoxy on the pads, put them on the board, and taped the perimeter with blue painter's tape, to hold the pads down at the edges while the epoxy dried. Worked perfectly. It cost nothing, is super grippy, and I got a great bond so far between the board and the pads. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999 Posts: 20935
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:11 pm Post subject: |
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Most of us use contact cement, but you have the right idea. |
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