how do you handlebar grips off without damaging them?

[danny silverstreak]

got to send some bars for paint - how you get the  grips off without damaging them?

thanks in advance

the silverstreak

[theRuler]

poke a thin screwdriver down between the grip and the bar and spray in wd40

use wd40 for refitting too!

[stidds]

I poke a spare spoke carefully down the grip, lift it a bit and spray WD-40, then PULL.

[danny silverstreak]

thanks boys ill give that a whirl, now wheres that wd40

[daze]

just done it!!

yup - wd40 to get em off but i use a bit of hairspray to get em back on.

[scary_leary]

yep i use the old poke trick, but i find a drop of wasing up liquid better.
and it washes out easier after..

the best thing for putting new grips back on is hair spray, drys like glue

[scary_leary]

daze you reading my mind.......

[theRuler]

wd40 is a moisture displacer and disappears completely

[danny silverstreak]

great stuff scary mate , i use hairspray on me barnet anyway ill use a bit of that

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[theRuler]

anyway, how do you handlebar grips off?

[Bob_Acid]

Boil the kettle, put on rubber gloves, fill a jug, lean the bike into the jug, leave it there for 20 seconds, give them a tug (easy for the average bloke) voila, one pair of undamaged grips.

And you can ride straight away cos of no oily slippery stuff!