Removing grips without destroying them.

[GTs58]

Those grips look like fairly recent repops and the material looks different (weird) to me. And what color Schwinn were those supposed to match? Must be off a ChinSchwinn so no great loss.

 

[HEMI426]

GTs58 you're right it is a repop Stingray in green.

 

[GTs58]

GTs58 you're right it is a repop Stigray in green.

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Ahhh, and pisspoor color match to boot.

 

[dave429]

I use an air compressor. Put a spray nozzle in one end of the grip and hold my thumb over the opposite grip. Blows them right off. Then switch sides and put thumb over open bar end and put nozzle at the end of the other grip and it will pop right off. Sometimes you have to give it a little twist. I use the pictured air gun tool with the rubber nozzle attached.

 

[coasterbrakejunkie1969]

GTs58 you're right it is a repop Stigray in green.

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Those rubber repop grips are impossible to remove without cutting.

 

[Guest2]

I use the skinniest slotted screw driver I have and work it in with a tiny bit of wd40 . Sometimes you need to get it way down in there. (That's what she said). I have often thought an artists flat flexible paint mixing knife might work.

I do this same thing, but in lieu of WD40 I have some Dawn & water in a Visine bottle...same idea though!
I've done Brant's method too with much success...

 

[GTs58]

Use Windex for the install, and throw that can of WD-40 in the trash can.

 

[Gully]

I soften them up with a heat gun used carefully. Works for putting on old hard grips as well.

 

[WetDogGraphix]

Does anyone know how to remove grips without killing them, is there a trick I am unaware of. I wanted to save these but got impatient and murdered them. So I made key chains out of what was left. I used low heat, oil, soapy water, butter knife, rag and plyers but they didn't budge, I thought they were glued but when I cut them off there was no sign of anything. Please chime in if you have a trick. Thanks, I put on the metalflake ones, they look way better.

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I use an air compressor. Put a spray nozzle in one end of the grip and hold my thumb over the opposite grip. Blows them right off. Then switch sides and put thumb over open bar end and put nozzle at the end of the other grip and it will pop right off. Sometimes you have to give it a little twist. I use the pictured air gun tool with the rubber nozzle attached.

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Works perfectly... I use the same method to remove my golf club grips.....

 

[Drosentreter]

I use an air compressor. Put a spray nozzle in one end of the grip and hold my thumb over the opposite grip. Blows them right off. Then switch sides and put thumb over open bar end and put nozzle at the end of the other grip and it will pop right off. Sometimes you have to give it a little twist. I use the pictured air gun tool with the rubber nozzle attached.

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Exactly what I do and it works like a charm every time.