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Topic: pro grip

Posted By: tim grasse
Subject: pro grip
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 6:42pm

Hi.

My pro-grip on my boat is starting to look tacky and i have bought some replacement pro-grip, but it has no adhesive side. would No more nails adhesive work well or should I use evostick for securing the Pro grip? and also how would you take the old stuff off in 1 piece so I can use some if the pieces which are still intact?

thanks

Tim

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Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 6:51pm

Evostik would be your best option. But buy the spray can version http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9254422&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C%7b9372013%7d/categories%3C%7b9372031%7d/categories%3C%7b9372100%7d/specificationsProductType=adhesives&ecamp=cse_go&CAWELAID=266887314 - http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9254422&fh_location=//catalog01/en_GB/categories%3C{9372013}/categories%3C{9372031}/categories%3C{9372100}/specificationsProductType=adhesives&ecamp=cse_go&CAWELAID=266887314

It will save you all the time and hassle of pasting it on twice. Just mask up the area of the boat and pro grip and then spray away!

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Posted By: tim grasse
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 6:58pm

thanks. my boat has a rough pattern on the deck, probably designed for grip but it doesn't help at all, would the spray work with the pattern on the deck?

thanks

tim

Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 7:26pm

Yeah it should do as long as you do a thickish coating so theres maximum contact between the 2 glued bits of evostik.

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Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 8:39pm

The stuff I was recommended, and has worked fairly well is Alpha Thixofix, e.g. here:

http://www.isaaclord.co.uk/productDetail.aspx?product=792&subCat=44&parentCat=6/44 - http://www.isaaclord.co.uk/productDetail.aspx?product=792&subCat=44&parentCat=6/44

I don't think you can get a spray

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Peter
Ex Cont 707
Ex Laser 189635
DY 59

Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 9:34pm

I have used thixofix, but also found wickes contact adhesive to be pretty good.

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Posted By: tim grasse
Date Posted: 07 Nov 10 at 10:11pm

thanks for all the suggestions on glue but do you know how to take off the old stuff without it ripping so there is less work on preparing the deck?

tim

Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 08 Nov 10 at 8:30am

If you take off the old stuff without tearing it then the glue will either be on the old pro grip, meaning it's uselss, or it will be one the deck, so you'll end up having to scrape it off. It's a n win situation. I think Gil Woolley posted a solution in the yahoo forum which so it might be worth looking there, or sending him a message.

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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 08 Nov 10 at 5:43pm

Heat gun! Warm the progrip up and peel it off slowly .. it'll be stretchy but should melt some of the glue off with it.

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Posted By: Olly4088
Date Posted: 12 Nov 10 at 7:05am

I agree with Villan when we did the 5oh we heated it slightly and it came off fairly easily. Once you have applied it it might be worth running some kind of sealent around the edges to keep it from lifting when move around the boat

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Phantom 1298