How To Apply Grip Tape On A Skateboard

Choosing Your Grip Tape Choosing your grip tape can be a little nerve-wracking but skateboarding is all about pushing through the pressure. Use the heat from a hairdryer to loosen the glue of the grip tape.

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Line it up carefully and beware of getting any air bubbles trapped underneath the tape.

How to apply grip tape on a skateboard. The only thing left to do is to remove your grip tape. Step 1 Peel off the backing of the grip tape and start pressing it onto your board from one end. If needed measure the extra grip tape on both sides before you peel it off to have an idea of where to stick it.

Having marked out the costume of the design get the sheet of the board and with a sharp knife scissors. Now its time to use both hands to apply the remaining part of the. Place your grip tape on your skateboard Grab your sheet of skateboard grip tape and peel off the backing paper to expose the sticky adhesive.

Staff member Glenbob is showing you skaters how to apply griptape to your deck quickly and easily. If you wish to reveal design you first lay a sheet of the grip tape on the board without removing the backing from the tape then using a marker mark out the outfit of the design you wish to reveal. First you will need a skateboard deck grip tape and a box knife.

Changing the grip tape is perhaps the most cost effective way to change the appearance of your board. Applying grip tape is not a difficult task and can actually be a fun and creative process. Let the grip tape bow a little in the middle so the grip tape adheres to the center of the deck.

Keep in mind this is optional but necessary if youre looking to completely disassemble a skateboard. Step 2 Hold the grip tape over the center of the skateboard deck sticky side down. Lay the skateboard deck on a flat surface to make it easier when applying the grip.

Application of the grip tape. If youre unsure start with a classic black grip and experiment with cut-outs or pursue the most common custom job and lay the black grip down and use paint pens or spray paint to customize by hand. Save the backing paper.

This video demonstrates how to do it with an Exway X1 P. Once youve dropped the sticky grip drop the palm of your hand on the center of the board and press the sheet down firmly. The center of the grip tape has been glued to the skateboard.

Its best to overshoot the edge by about an inch at least just to make sure that you get the edges covered. Hold the grip tape longways and hover over the top of your new deck. The next step is to peel the paper from the grip tape to reveal the adhesive just like a sticker.

Keep the paper backing to protect your hands when smoothing the grip tape onto the skateboard as described in the next step. Its worth doing carefully because you can mess it. Adding grip tape to a skateboard.

Then take a sharp razor blade and lift an edge of the tape. How to Apply Grip Tape to Your Skateboard Deck Skateboard grip tape is a grainy sandpaper-like sheet with an extremely sticky underside that you adhere to t. Line the grip tape up on the deck and then peel back a small part of one edge of the grip tape and stick it to the nose or the tail of the board.

Youll need it later.

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