What Glue To Use For Grips

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Dpalmer_220992

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Evening all!

I fitted some oxford heated grips to my ST1300 about a year ago and I've had them off a few times since, to re glue them. The super glue supplied just doesn't seem up to the task! Does anyone have any recommendations as to what to use?

Cheers, Dan
 
I replaced my dingy grips right after I bought the bike. I had some issues with hair sprayed grips loosening on a previous bike so I tried a gel superglue for grips. Left one slipped right on and is firmly stuck in place. Right one slipped halfway on before the glue hardened. %&*^@%. Had to cut it away a strip at a time to avoid damaging the throttle pivot. Went back to Honda and bought another right side grip and picked up a tube of the grip cement they were selling. Worked fine and both grips are still secure after 3 years. Just my experience.
 
A thin stripe of RTV gasket maker works..... don't need a lot, just a thin stripe to keep the grip from rotating. Gives you lots of work time to get the grip on (I use compressed air). You can always stick a thin tool in between the grip and the handlebar to cut the bond and remove later. If you use a whole bunch of RTV, have fun getting them off, LOL.
 
Dpalmer_220992 said:
I really can't see hair spray being any better than super glue if I'm honest!
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Hairspray worked like a charm to get my grips on. A year later, the left one loosened up and rotates like the right one, like an ambidextrous throttle.
 
Cheapest hairspray you can find - Aquanet works in copious amounts - is what I use.
If the grips are loose to begin with, not much it going to hold them in place.
But with snug grips, the hairspray eases them on then dries and is sticky enough to hold them.
 
Mellow, Uncle Phil and Dean R. definitely have this correct. Hair spray on grips IS the ticket! Have done this myself for +40yrs., starting originally with moto-x bikes and later yrs. also on my sport touring bikes........NEVER an issue with them slipping loose or off!
 
Aqua Net for the win. I've used it three times and one of those was after some dedicated handgrip glue— didn't. It works exactly as Mellow described. And it's generally readily available in tiny sizes at CVS and the like.
 
I've used hairspray and it seemed to work for a couple years and then loosened. Used it again and it only lasted a few months. I used Goop and it's held well.
 
I once installed grips using hair spray and they never loosened for the the 10 years that I owned that bike. These were not heated grips. On one of my ST1100's I installed heated grips. The manufacturer recommended two-part epoxy. This is what I used and I never had a problem with those grips coming loose either. This manufacturer stressed the importance of using higher temperature rated epoxy over other types of adhesives/sealants for heated grips. They stated that the heat can soften these adhesives and allow the grips to move.

"EPOXY: We recommend only slow curing (generally considered 6+ hours, or overnight) two-part epoxy because it is usually rated at 250 degrees F. The quicker curing epoxy is generally rated at 200 degrees F or lower. Do NOT use other types of adhesives. Do NOT use silicone sealant, crazy glue, superglue, other superglue, other cyanoacrylate adhesives, weather-strip adhesives, or anything else. Just use two-part epoxy of the type we recommend. There are many brands out there, and some of them are DURO, DEVCON, JB WELD, BORDEN, etc. Most are available at auto parts stores, hardware stores, and often found in “Big Box Store” hardware or automotive departments. (The reason we do not want you to use anything other than epoxy is because of the temperature these grips may reach in service, and because other types of adhesives rely on solvent evaporation, which may take a very long time. Most other adhesives will soften with elevated temperatures, and you don't want these grips to loosen while riding.)"
 
I think I might try a 2 part epoxy and see how that works with them. I'm not too sure how other heated grips are constructed but the oxford grips have like a hard plastic inn sheeth. They're still a tight fit but at the end of the days it's still two fairly smooth surfaces trying to grip to each other.

I can see hairspray working great on normal rubber backed grips but not so much for the 'lined' heated grips. Then like someone has pointed out, there's the heat side of things as well!
 
I've always used Bostick or UHU general purpose adhesive as they do not become brittle like some glues and take a while to go off so you have plenty of time to get the grips in the right position. Never had one come loose using these!
 
I installed a set of oxfords on the ST. First try was RTV, second was a double sided tape we use at work called onion skin, third try was grip glue. The left side was solid after the second attempt but the throttle side loosened up after a while and not at all on third attempt. I removed both having to completely destroy the left side grip in the process. I may try another set but will use a two part epoxy.
 
I built golf clubs for years, and would use a layer of double sided making tape on the shaft, then use acetone (common finger nail polish remover) to wet the inside of the grip. Slips on very easy, and after about 5 minutes, will never move again. Used the same trick on motorcycles a time or two.

FWIW.
Odie1
 
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