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Foam Board Grips

Postby davesails7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:48 pm

For Toby or anyone else who has these, what are the handholds on the edges of your board made out of? How are they attached?

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby Toby » Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:59 pm

some kind of stiffer foam...stiffer than pads.
thy come with selfsticking glue.

But can get loose...so I use super glue.

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby davesails7 » Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:38 pm

Oh, I thought you made them. You have the ones that Flysurfer makes?

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby Toby » Fri Aug 30, 2013 6:53 pm

Yes

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby flybykite » Mon Sep 23, 2013 9:41 pm

Couldnt find the ones from flysurfer sold separately but just got one from Epic.

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby Toby » Tue Sep 24, 2013 2:37 am

any picture from the Epic one?

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby flybykite » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:36 pm

Toby wrote:any picture from the Epic one?
Here it is from the website. I haven't received it in the mail yet. I was thinking to make my own but I'm having trouble finding materials to use for it.
http://www.epickites.com/epicstore/cata ... ucts_id=78

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby Toby » Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:52 pm

looks good!

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby fat blokes can fly » Sun Oct 06, 2013 4:48 pm

Toby wrote:some kind of stiffer foam...stiffer than pads.
thy come with selfsticking glue.

But can get loose...so I use super glue.
I notice the flysurfer toeside grip does not fit the profile of the flyradical S.

As you mention 'I use super glue'. Is it actually super glue or a contact adhesive?

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Re: Foam Board Grips

Postby Toby » Sun Oct 06, 2013 11:14 pm

it works on the 2013 Radicals, since they are flat.
The former ones have an edge.

So I super glued it and put weight on it so it sticks even in the middle part.
But do scratch the surface to give the glue more hold than on the smooth surface.


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