I’m planning on converting my Dinghy to an electric board but before i do anything else i wanna repaint it.
To do that i need to remove the griptape, the problem is… Well the griptape isn’t really “tape”…
It looks like this
You guys got any ideas for how to go about removing this stuff?
Yeah i thought about that.
Maybe paint remover… I’m hoping someone here has some experience with this stuff.
Also though about just taking the orbital grinder route but that may take a lot of sanding pads.
I didn’t really try many things before posting because I wasn’t expecting any replies so quickly.
So thanks for that.
You guys have a awesome community around here! Keep it up.
The only thing I tried before posting was alcohol but that didn’t work.
I guess I’ll take a swing on in with the orbital then.
Tomorrow tho, it’t pretty late here in Poland, don’t wanna wake the neighbors.
And yeah, I know the board is small but i’m also kinda small ;).
And it’s just for fun, not really for serious commuting or anything.
Be careful of the edges with the orbital sander, it will round them it quick. Don’t use a lot of down pressure until you get a feel for it. It will way through it pretty fast with 80 grit.
Just try using your hand first. I was surprised at how easy it was, could be an orbital might be too much. But ya. Also what @Sender said. I have a cabellero deck, maybe 3” longer than the dingy, and I would defo not go any shorter. But it all depends on what you’re going for…
I mean i’m basing my build on a commercially available eskate. Eskating.eu sells a premade electric dinghy, so im sure it’s a good ride.
I can always just change the deck later if i don’t like it.
Orbital sand will work like @Sender and @mmaner said you will see the shine go away. Check the areas you have sanded with your hand. After you taken off all of the grit put a coat of clear coat so the tape isn’t on bare wood and you will be great to grip. But what do you want to use griptape instead of the frit and cover up the bamboo
Yeah, I want to just use regular griptape after I’ve painter the board.
I need the remove the transparent grip in the first place because I want to paint the whole board, sides included, not just the bottom.