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PostSubject: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyThu May 22, 2014 1:26 am

So I've been Fingerboarding for about a year now, but one of the simpler things I absolutely cannot figure out how to do is cut decent mounting holes for my trucks in my grip. I usually just put grip on over the screws and don't worry about it until I take the grip off, but this is starting to prove impractical. Any tips?
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyThu May 22, 2014 1:37 am

i just poke a hole with a tech deck tool and put the screws in..
after a while you learn it doesnt really matter how it looks as long as you can get screws in and out.

fuck that sounded weird
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyThu May 22, 2014 1:54 am

I use a paper clip
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyThu May 22, 2014 2:46 am

poke the holes with a toothpick and make sure they are solid in the hole, leave them in for 30 mins or so then ur holes are fine
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyThu May 22, 2014 10:28 am

snotjob wrote:
poke the holes with a toothpick and make sure they are solid in the hole, leave them in for 30 mins or so then ur holes are fine
sounds good, need to try that. ugly holes are annoying...  wink 
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 8:20 am

Does it not depend on the tape ? I'm pretty sure rip goes clean and so does china usually but like fbs and sandc are harder to get clean
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 8:52 am

Tape on too, drill press with a 1/16 bit through the bottom of the deck. Perfect holes, then just spin a tool on the grip to make the holes a bit bigger. Works best in my opinion
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 9:02 am

I just use the screw driver side of my truck tool, well I use a drawing pin and push that through first, then take my tool and stick it into the counter sinks and turn gently until I can see the entire countersink, then fit my hardware.
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 9:26 am

Seamstress hole punch on a very small setting delivers perfect results... But you gotta create a template for the tape, then mark/punch holes before application.
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 10:15 am

Frostie wrote:
Seamstress hole punch on a very small setting delivers perfect results... But you gotta create a template for the tape, then mark/punch holes before application.
I used this to put a hole so I could tell nose from tail quickly and it does create perfect holes, just thought making a template would be a bit too much work, although it would be perfect, and people who know you know your grip jobs are precise as possible haha
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 10:22 am

Hahaha Jaymes! We stole the idea from you and adapted it!
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 1:19 pm

use a mine screwdriver from those kits with about 5 little screwdriver, the biggest one with the phillips head always does it for me. Because it has bigger grooves than TD tools, it will grip the tape and rip it in a perfect circle happy

Yeah hightek, this thread is weird af hahahah
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 1:52 pm

I take a paper clip, and poke the holes through the bottom of the board. and i know exactly where to put the screws
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptyFri May 23, 2014 2:01 pm

I just stick the bolts in with the tape on.  Never had any issues.
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PostSubject: Re: How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape?   How to cut truck mounting holes into grip tape? EmptySun May 25, 2014 11:34 am

^^That's what I tried with my Ambition, but the foam tape filled up the countersinks and the screws wouldn't reach the baseplates properly, much better to remove the tape from the holes first.

A seemstress hole punch, Paul?

Sounds like a cleaner method that scraping foam tape out with a truck tool.
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