Boom grip coming off under harness lines

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Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
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WA, 23647 posts
27 May 2022 7:59am
^^^ Aah so we use the blue glue for retic at the hardware store.
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
27 May 2022 11:12am
Seriously , if we could , just for a moment , I use and recommend ' Sallys Kwik Grip Horizontal ' for boom grip and deck pads . Never had anything peel off . It even sticks a 6mm high EVA V grip to the outside of the boom under my fingers area . 2 years of heavy use and its not thinking of peeling . The stuff sticks .






Mr Hooper
Mr Hooper
WA
154 posts
WA, 154 posts
27 May 2022 9:27am
Who's Sally ?
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
27 May 2022 11:38am
Sally's the smart chick that came up with Selleys . She's an undercover spy .
Sandman1221
Sandman1221
2776 posts
2776 posts
27 May 2022 9:46am
R1DER said..

Manuel7 said..
PVC pipe or inner tube.




Dude that's a lot of thought gone in too inner tubes!
What about using a 10cm section of inner tube as a sleeve to cover the middle join in the mast to stop sand getting in, instead of duct tape around the join ?


it would catch on the luff sleeve when inserting the mast.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
27 May 2022 9:48am
Still smiling about Sally's Kwik Grip - is horizontal an option? Does she advertise in the paper?
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
27 May 2022 12:26pm
Sally actually does a Vertical , its got less drip , I prefer horizontal , its easier .
Where are we going with this ?
Faff
Faff
VIC
1417 posts
VIC, 1417 posts
27 May 2022 10:04pm
Do nothing.
olskool
olskool
QLD
2462 posts
QLD, 2462 posts
28 May 2022 6:11am
Masking tape around wound.
Get some Eva boomgrip.
Cut bigger patch than wound.
Contact cement Eva to wound.
Apply tape compress until set.
Remove outer tape compress
Lightly sand to original grip height.
Ba Booom !
Wound Healed
Now get on with it!
Mr Hooper
Mr Hooper
WA
154 posts
WA, 154 posts
28 May 2022 7:31am
^^^Perfect !
Sparky
Sparky
WA
1122 posts
WA, 1122 posts
28 May 2022 8:02am
I'm getting really peeved... why don't I get these problems?
What am I doing wrong?
duzzi
duzzi
1126 posts
1126 posts
29 May 2022 11:04pm
R1DER said..
A few years ago the boom grip wore away under my harness lines. I haven't done anything about it.
Just wondered do other people fix it? Patch it? Or just leave it be?



In addition to the worn grip around the harness lines, my severne had a large area on the left side with the grip gone. (Right side for some reason is still fine). Re-gripped with a piece of 40mm shrinking tube thingy www.amazon.com/dp/B08V19VSFQ? 95% of the work was scraping off the old grip, I used some paint thinner but still it took a while. Putting on the new grip with a heat gun takes five minutes (and is fun to watch!). I used no glue.

It looks pretty good, and it is a bit thinner than the original!



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