Rubber grip tape

SPUSCG · February 14, 2011, 12:13 PM

who makes good stuff? I want some to allow me to use support finger on curved trigger guards and maybe even under the guard. Dont like the sandpaper feel of skateboard tape, looking for something like decalgrip, but that is in a sheet i can cut to size

glockcompact · February 14, 2011, 12:37 PM

What about a roll of Rubber electrical tape from your local hardware store. Not vinal but rubber electrical tape. Never tried it myself. Just giving you a thought.

SPUSCG · February 14, 2011, 12:49 PM

I can try and look at some.

Delaware_Dan · February 14, 2011, 01:02 PM

I recommend bat/tennis tape, but that might not fit the bill.

drail · February 14, 2011, 08:45 PM

I think your main problem with this idea is going to be the adhesive on the tape will be dissolved if it comes in contact with any type of gun oil. If you are willing to apply new tape every time you clean the gun it might work. Also on a hot summer day the adhesive will bleed out and get all over your hands. I know this from using various types of friction tape on my walking cane. The only tape I have found that doesn't make your hands sticky and stays put is the cloth tape bicyclists wrap their handlebars with.

ClydeFrog · February 14, 2011, 09:59 PM

I've seen a few magazine & catalog ads for a brand that fits common semi autos. I think Pachymer(check spelling) sold sheets of material too but I'm not 100% sure if they still market it in bulk.

Skateboard taped pistol grips reminds me of the Thomas Harris novel I read about 10 years ago. It was a "Hannibal" novel and FBI agent Sterling was on a raid in the DC area. Harris wrote that she packed a big 1911a1 .45acp with the grip safety taped down with skateboard tape.
Jodie Foster passed on the role for the movie(saying correctly that it had graphic content) and I don't recall Julianna Moore's Special Agent Sterling using a full size 1911a1 in the same scene as the novel.

Clyde
ps; I'd add that for duty or protection, I would not tape down a 1911 grip safety or tamper with any firearm safety.

If sweat, rain, dust etc were big problems, I'd use a good pair of tactical duty gloves.

gearchecker · February 14, 2011, 10:10 PM

skateboard tape is an excellent idea as long as you have it holstered carefully. One problem with skateboard tape is that it's highly abrasive by design. It will rub a hole thru denim in a reasonably short period of time. skateboard tape is much like sandpaper with the gripping surface.
Pachmeyer, Uncle Mike's and I'm sure a few other companies make grip sleeves that will provide the hold you're looking for without too much compromise.

Delaware_Dan · February 15, 2011, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Harris wrote that she packed a big 1911a1 .45acp with the grip safety taped down with skateboard tape

The tape was on the front of the grip.

RickB · February 15, 2011, 12:20 PM

I use a 3M product that's intended as traction for stairs. It has a sort of rubbery texture, rather than the sandpaper texture of skate tape. I have had the same strip on one of my guns for three or four years, and the edges are still stuck all the way around. I went to the 3M website, and they have a lot of different traction products ("different materials and colors"), and I couldn't identify the exact one I'm using, but I can check the part number when I get home.

SPUSCG · February 15, 2011, 06:21 PM

Hardware store had all vinyl, i want to keep shopping and look for some rubber. Find a grip that works for me but not well with rounded trigger guards.

Ichiban · February 15, 2011, 07:33 PM

Maybe this?
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=426000

egor20 · February 15, 2011, 07:39 PM

Try Anti Slip Abrasive Tape

http://www.kofflersales.com/product.asp?cid=23&pid=36

SPUSCG · February 15, 2011, 07:51 PM

BTW this is the first trigger guard i want it on, high up on it where it meets the frame:

iblong · February 16, 2011, 08:09 AM

If you dont have a grip safety the 20" bike tube cut to fit works great.

SPUSCG · February 16, 2011, 08:18 AM

Front of trigger guard not front strap.

carprivershooter · February 16, 2011, 11:17 PM

I read somewhere that person took bycycle tubes and cut them in sections to fit one of his pistols.It sounded like it worked for him. Just a thought.

glockcompact · February 18, 2011, 02:26 PM

Heres the stuff I'm talking about. It's called rubber splicing tape. It's made by 3M. I found it on the web but I'm sure you can do better then $12.00 at a hardware/electrical store. Or some where else on line. They had it at our local hardware store (Home Depot) but I don't remember the cost. I would guess around 5-6 bucks a roll. It's good stuff very easy to stretch to get it to conform to uneven surfaces. But I have never tried it on metal. So again this is just a thought. Good luck.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...JI-isAOuhLTRCA

BigJimP · February 18, 2011, 03:55 PM

Tape is ugly .....

On guns where I "rap" my knuckle ....I wear a pair of shooting gloves. Actually the gloves I wear - are winter golf gloves. They are mady by Foot Joy - they come in pairs - they're black, and give you a good feel of the gun / you can pick up a dime wearing them ...and they're durable and only $ 20 a pair .....

They're good for shotgunning ....and handguns ( especially on a short barreled .44 mag revolver - that jumps a little ...)....

http://www.budgetgolf.com/FOOTJOY-RA...445_f0214_2126

any big box golf store will have them in the winter especially / or you can buy them online. I keep a pair in my range bag all the time ...and a pair in my Skeet and Sporting Clays vest...

They keep your hands dry and warm in winter / work well in summer too - when you're sweating on a clays course in high temps ...( way better than leather gloves ).

Taptap · June 18, 2011, 05:23 PM

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=717864

it's rubberized grip tape, they make it in a bunch of different cuts. It's for sticking to polymer frames mostly, but it can be cut in any dimensions you need. Plenty for multiple applications to the front strap of a 1911.

I recommend cutting it wide enough that it fits just under the front edge of the grips. Keeps moisture off the metal there and it looks much better IMHO. Same way that checkering looks better when it goes right up to the grips.

Mr. Whimsy · June 23, 2011, 11:16 PM

Some things I've done in a pinch b/c I couldn't find the above products:

-BIKE INNER TUBE = difficult to get on so I just quit

-RUBBER BANDS = The choice of 1970's crooks. 88 cents worth cured a magnum handgun of a painful wood grip. Time consuming and eventually they break and come off, but it worked for quite a while.

-WRIST WRAP = non-adhesive; the rubbery kind that sticks to itself. Wrapped tightly enough around a grip, it doesn't need to adhere to the gun. Extremely tacky and cushiony. Time degrades it eventually, but best non-slip grip of all time.

-PACHMAYR GRIPS AND A DREMEL = to hell with finger grooves, they're sized for gorillas so they get shaved off in this house.

No industrial adhesives will be placed upon my guns, period.

flintshooter · June 29, 2011, 10:36 AM

Maybe that liquid you dip tool handles in to cushion them. I imagine it could be applied with a small brush and since it seems to stick to tools it might not come off easily when exposed to gun oil. That may be the easiest thing in view of where you are trying to put it. All of the tubular things being suggested would need to be cut and wrapped in some manner to fit there.

oneounceload · June 29, 2011, 12:42 PM

There is a stretchy rubber product that a plumber can use to quickly seal a leak in a pipe - it has no glue, it stretches and "sticks" to itself

shortwave · June 30, 2011, 08:58 AM

I also like the bicycle inner tube.

Have it on both my Beretta 92F/96D and a few Glocks owners I shoot with recommend it on their Gen1, Gen2 Glocks.

zukiphile · June 30, 2011, 09:56 AM

I will third bicycle innertube. It is thin, doesn't move around even when wet, and the price is right, i.e. routinely free.

SadistAssassin · June 30, 2011, 01:11 PM

Check out Hockey tape

February 14, 2011, 12:13 PM	#1
SPUSCG Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2008 Posts: 3,004	Rubber grip tape who makes good stuff? I want some to allow me to use support finger on curved trigger guards and maybe even under the guard. Dont like the sandpaper feel of skateboard tape, looking for something like decalgrip, but that is in a sheet i can cut to size __________________ Check us out: www.imfdb.org. Fun site for people who love gun movies.

February 14, 2011, 12:37 PM	#2
glockcompact Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: Colorado, United States of America Posts: 396	What about a roll of Rubber electrical tape from your local hardware store. Not vinal but rubber electrical tape. Never tried it myself. Just giving you a thought. __________________ Look I like glocks. I've owned Sig's, HK's, 1911's, S&W, and other fine pistols but Glocks have been a favorite for me. Handguns without safeties are not dangerous. Idiots are dangerous.

February 14, 2011, 12:49 PM	#3
SPUSCG Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2008 Posts: 3,004	I can try and look at some. __________________ Check us out: www.imfdb.org. Fun site for people who love gun movies.

February 14, 2011, 01:02 PM	#4
Delaware_Dan Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2008 Posts: 1,304	I recommend bat/tennis tape, but that might not fit the bill. __________________ To hell with circumstances. I create opportunities. -Bruce Lee

February 14, 2011, 09:59 PM	#6
ClydeFrog Junior member Join Date: May 1, 2010 Posts: 5,797	SA Sterling; 1911a1, Thomas Harris; gun magazines... I've seen a few magazine & catalog ads for a brand that fits common semi autos. I think Pachymer(check spelling) sold sheets of material too but I'm not 100% sure if they still market it in bulk. Skateboard taped pistol grips reminds me of the Thomas Harris novel I read about 10 years ago. It was a "Hannibal" novel and FBI agent Sterling was on a raid in the DC area. Harris wrote that she packed a big 1911a1 .45acp with the grip safety taped down with skateboard tape. Jodie Foster passed on the role for the movie(saying correctly that it had graphic content) and I don't recall Julianna Moore's Special Agent Sterling using a full size 1911a1 in the same scene as the novel. Clyde ps; I'd add that for duty or protection, I would not tape down a 1911 grip safety or tamper with any firearm safety. If sweat, rain, dust etc were big problems, I'd use a good pair of tactical duty gloves.

February 14, 2011, 08:45 PM	#5
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	I think your main problem with this idea is going to be the adhesive on the tape will be dissolved if it comes in contact with any type of gun oil. If you are willing to apply new tape every time you clean the gun it might work. Also on a hot summer day the adhesive will bleed out and get all over your hands. I know this from using various types of friction tape on my walking cane. The only tape I have found that doesn't make your hands sticky and stays put is the cloth tape bicyclists wrap their handlebars with.

February 14, 2011, 10:10 PM	#7
gearchecker Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2009 Location: North IDAHO, Big Bear Country Posts: 466	skateboard tape is an excellent idea as long as you have it holstered carefully. One problem with skateboard tape is that it's highly abrasive by design. It will rub a hole thru denim in a reasonably short period of time. skateboard tape is much like sandpaper with the gripping surface. Pachmeyer, Uncle Mike's and I'm sure a few other companies make grip sleeves that will provide the hold you're looking for without too much compromise. __________________ When the time comes that I don't want a new gun, Call the undertaker! My firearm is an investment on my life. http://www.takdriver.com http://www.corneredcat.com

February 15, 2011, 12:20 PM	#9
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	I use a 3M product that's intended as traction for stairs. It has a sort of rubbery texture, rather than the sandpaper texture of skate tape. I have had the same strip on one of my guns for three or four years, and the edges are still stuck all the way around. I went to the 3M website, and they have a lot of different traction products ("different materials and colors"), and I couldn't identify the exact one I'm using, but I can check the part number when I get home.

February 15, 2011, 06:21 PM	#10
SPUSCG Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2008 Posts: 3,004	Hardware store had all vinyl, i want to keep shopping and look for some rubber. Find a grip that works for me but not well with rounded trigger guards. __________________ Check us out: www.imfdb.org. Fun site for people who love gun movies.

February 15, 2011, 07:33 PM	#11
Ichiban Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2009 Posts: 257	Maybe this? http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=426000

February 15, 2011, 07:39 PM	#12
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,824	Try Anti Slip Abrasive Tape http://www.kofflersales.com/product.asp?cid=23&pid=36 __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

February 16, 2011, 08:09 AM	#14
iblong Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2008 Location: MN Posts: 559	If you dont have a grip safety the 20" bike tube cut to fit works great.

February 16, 2011, 08:18 AM	#15
SPUSCG Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2008 Posts: 3,004	Front of trigger guard not front strap. __________________ Check us out: www.imfdb.org. Fun site for people who love gun movies.

February 16, 2011, 11:17 PM	#16
carprivershooter Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2008 Location: Michigan, Upper Pennsula Posts: 396	grips I read somewhere that person took bycycle tubes and cut them in sections to fit one of his pistols.It sounded like it worked for him. Just a thought. __________________ CarpriverShOOter Finch, I don't like guns. Reese, Me either but if someone has to have guns I'd rather it be me. (Person of Interest). No trees were destroyed in the posting of the this message

February 18, 2011, 02:26 PM	#17
glockcompact Senior Member Join Date: December 22, 2010 Location: Colorado, United States of America Posts: 396	Heres the stuff I'm talking about. It's called rubber splicing tape. It's made by 3M. I found it on the web but I'm sure you can do better then $12.00 at a hardware/electrical store. Or some where else on line. They had it at our local hardware store (Home Depot) but I don't remember the cost. I would guess around 5-6 bucks a roll. It's good stuff very easy to stretch to get it to conform to uneven surfaces. But I have never tried it on metal. So again this is just a thought. Good luck. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...JI-isAOuhLTRCA __________________ Look I like glocks. I've owned Sig's, HK's, 1911's, S&W, and other fine pistols but Glocks have been a favorite for me. Handguns without safeties are not dangerous. Idiots are dangerous. Last edited by glockcompact; February 18, 2011 at 02:32 PM. Reason: spelling

February 18, 2011, 03:55 PM	#18
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Tape is ugly ..... On guns where I "rap" my knuckle ....I wear a pair of shooting gloves. Actually the gloves I wear - are winter golf gloves. They are mady by Foot Joy - they come in pairs - they're black, and give you a good feel of the gun / you can pick up a dime wearing them ...and they're durable and only $ 20 a pair ..... They're good for shotgunning ....and handguns ( especially on a short barreled .44 mag revolver - that jumps a little ...).... http://www.budgetgolf.com/FOOTJOY-RA...445_f0214_2126 any big box golf store will have them in the winter especially / or you can buy them online. I keep a pair in my range bag all the time ...and a pair in my Skeet and Sporting Clays vest... They keep your hands dry and warm in winter / work well in summer too - when you're sweating on a clays course in high temps ...( way better than leather gloves ).

June 18, 2011, 05:23 PM	#19
Taptap Member Join Date: April 8, 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 99	http://www.midwayusa.com/viewproduct...tnumber=717864 it's rubberized grip tape, they make it in a bunch of different cuts. It's for sticking to polymer frames mostly, but it can be cut in any dimensions you need. Plenty for multiple applications to the front strap of a 1911. I recommend cutting it wide enough that it fits just under the front edge of the grips. Keeps moisture off the metal there and it looks much better IMHO. Same way that checkering looks better when it goes right up to the grips.

June 23, 2011, 11:16 PM	#20
Mr. Whimsy Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2010 Posts: 147	Some things I've done in a pinch b/c I couldn't find the above products: -BIKE INNER TUBE = difficult to get on so I just quit -RUBBER BANDS = The choice of 1970's crooks. 88 cents worth cured a magnum handgun of a painful wood grip. Time consuming and eventually they break and come off, but it worked for quite a while. -WRIST WRAP = non-adhesive; the rubbery kind that sticks to itself. Wrapped tightly enough around a grip, it doesn't need to adhere to the gun. Extremely tacky and cushiony. Time degrades it eventually, but best non-slip grip of all time. -PACHMAYR GRIPS AND A DREMEL = to hell with finger grooves, they're sized for gorillas so they get shaved off in this house. No industrial adhesives will be placed upon my guns, period.

June 29, 2011, 10:36 AM	#21
flintshooter Member Join Date: April 1, 2011 Location: Central Pennsylvania Posts: 46	Maybe that liquid you dip tool handles in to cushion them. I imagine it could be applied with a small brush and since it seems to stick to tools it might not come off easily when exposed to gun oil. That may be the easiest thing in view of where you are trying to put it. All of the tubular things being suggested would need to be cut and wrapped in some manner to fit there.

June 29, 2011, 12:42 PM	#22
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	There is a stretchy rubber product that a plumber can use to quickly seal a leak in a pipe - it has no glue, it stretches and "sticks" to itself

June 30, 2011, 08:58 AM	#23
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	I also like the bicycle inner tube. Have it on both my Beretta 92F/96D and a few Glocks owners I shoot with recommend it on their Gen1, Gen2 Glocks.

June 30, 2011, 09:56 AM	#24
zukiphile Senior Member Join Date: December 13, 2005 Posts: 4,457	I will third bicycle innertube. It is thin, doesn't move around even when wet, and the price is right, i.e. routinely free. __________________ http://www.npboards.com/index.php

June 30, 2011, 01:11 PM	#25
SadistAssassin Senior Member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 219	Check out Hockey tape __________________ Strike Hold - 3rd Btn (Abn) 504th PIR - "Devils in Baggy Pants"