Old grip tape removal?

therod

I am regripping some sticks for a good friend. He has a cobra 5wood that's probably 8-10 years old, and it still had the original grip on it. Cutting the old grip and getting it off wasn't a big deal. But for the brief time I was able to work on it, I couldn't budge the tape from the shaft? Any recommendations? Would putting a fair amount of grip solvent soften it enough to cut it off? Something else? It wouldn't be that big of a deal if it had to stay on, it would just mean the grip is going to be a little bigger. But I don't want to be out-smarted by an old piece of grip tape...

Par4QC

Heat gun or hair dryer will soften it for removal.

therod

Ok thanks. I have both of those! I even have a heat gun on the bench. That's easy enough.

Rickochet

I have an aluminum tube clamped to my heat gun. I just rattle it around the shaft for about 30 secs. and the tape peels right off. I then use mineral spirits to remove the goo then acetone to remove the mineral spirits.

You can also make one of these from an old vacuum cleaner tube.

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therod

I don't have any tubing or pipe laying around. I'll probably just throw the heat gun on low and go after it.

Rickochet

therod I don't have any tubing or pipe laying around. I'll probably just throw the heat gun on low and go after it.

That works. Keep washing the tape with heat. If it doesn't come off add more heat.

Bigborgel

Goo-Gone works too.

professor

Old school - knife blade and elbow grease.

DGreen

I built a scraper using an old steel shaft but I love that idea of using an aluminum tube on a heat gun. I'll be building one this weekend. Thanks!

Rickochet

DGreen I built a scraper using an old steel shaft but I love that idea of using an aluminum tube on a heat gun. I'll be building one this weekend. Thanks!

Actually I got the idea from GolfSmith who used to sell these.

DGreen

Rickochet

I built one of these ............used it today ...........worked great.

Thanks again for the idea!

darpar

Great idea

Sparky

Hmm, never thought of trying a heat gun on old tape. Good to know.

I bought an old set of KZG irons to pull the heads and sell and then keep the shafts (UST Proforce Tour Weight). Finally got around to reusing the shafts yesterday. Cut the grips off, and the tape below just peeled off so super easy. Just made my day. Thanks to whoever in golfland made that set.