Don't Use Gasoline on Grips
Kevin Williams
recommend it. Gasoline contains a lot of heavy organic compounds that leave
a residue. Ever notice how hard it is to wash the smell of gasoline off your
hands? Your grips will smell like gasoline for a very long time if you use
this approach.
Lighter fluid is much better. It evaporates quickly, completely, and cleanly.
A lot fewer carcinogens than gasoline, too.
Kevin
William Lalor
Williams) wrote:
WD40 works great and dries quickly.
Zinger the Mad Mog
I tried 15W40 amd the clubs went further than the ball :-)
Zinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnger
Warren Montgomery
>cc...@ridgecrest.ca.us (William Lalor) wrote:
>
>>In article <4g3glf$2...@zippy.radian.com>, kevin_w...@radian.com (Kevin
>>Williams) wrote:
>
>>> I just read a post talking about using gasoline to put on grips. I wouldn't
>>> recommend it. Gasoline contains a lot of heavy organic compounds that leave
>>> a residue. Ever notice how hard it is to wash the smell of gasoline off your
>>> hands? Your grips will smell like gasoline for a very long time if you use
>>> this approach.
>>>
>>> Lighter fluid is much better. It evaporates quickly, completely, and cleanly.
>>> A lot fewer carcinogens than gasoline, too.
>>>
>
>> WD40 works great and dries quickly.
>
Just curious, but why so much interest in alternative grip
solvents? The stuff GolfSmith, GolfWorks, etc. sell at about
$5/can works great, lasts forever, is not extremely flammable,
and smells considerably better than any of the alternatives. Why
would you want to use Gasoline, lighter fluid, WD40, industrial
cleaners, etc.?
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Warren Montgomery
Lucent Technologies, formerly AT&T's systems and technology business
ixserve!warren or w.a.mon...@att.com
George Karageorge
are we changing grips or building bombs????
your best bet is odorless min spirits cheap and effective.
or use new 3M tape which is water/soap activated.
by the way gasoline is an acceptable way if you dont mind the smell,
vast reduction in grip life and possibility of cancer in the hands,
oh and please dont smoke while you are playing.
Roy Dempsey
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I say, I say gasoline on the grips. Hell, we wus wantin to see how far them
balls would go on the moon anyway.
Roy Dempsey
fza...@computan.on.ca
>I just read a post talking about using gasoline to put on grips. I wouldn't
>recommend it. Gasoline contains a lot of heavy organic compounds that leave
>a residue. Ever notice how hard it is to wash the smell of gasoline off your
>hands? Your grips will smell like gasoline for a very long time if you use
>this approach.
>Lighter fluid is much better. It evaporates quickly, completely, and cleanly.
>A lot fewer carcinogens than gasoline, too.
>Kevin
Lighter fluid does work, however, I have found it to be VERY hard on
my skin, burning and itching. From my experience in my golf store, and
having tried EVERY possible method of grip installation to cut costs,
I have found that Paint thinner is the easiest solvent as well as the
cheapest.
Try it
Frank
Steve H. Ridd
>
>
>by the way gasoline is an acceptable way if you dont mind the smell,
>vast reduction in grip life and possibility of cancer in the hands,
>oh and please dont smoke while you are playing.
I smoke and use petrol (I'm British!) for my grips.
Also use it to (a) remove labels from old disks (b) wash my hands after
painting and (c) for my cigar lighter!
I blame the scientists - nobody died of cancer from smoking until the
scientists said that it caused it.
One old biologist I knew and who smoked and died of cancer always maintained
that the research only showed that the people who died of cancer were more
likely to smoke and there was no evidence whatsoever that the likelihood of
smoking causing cancer was any greater than that of cancer causing smoking.
Now back to the golf ................ Steve R
Jim Dykes
Another "solvent" to add to your list for installing grips - WD40. Very
slippery and a can lasts a long time.
Jim Dykes
jdy...@qnet.com