doublest Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I have some older rods that have like new cork pistol grips and the foregrips are as well. I was wondering if there might be a way to remove them from the blank without destroying the cork. I have a heatgun, and wondered if the cork might be too much of an insulator to allow the heat penetrate down to the blank. Any advice would be deeply appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'skeeter Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 I've heard you could boil the grip to soften the glue....I've never had any luck with it though. The rod bond really adheres to the cork so probably no way to get it off in one piece. The only pistol grips I've seen are top grade cork and run $13.50. I'd pay that before going through the pain of trying to remove one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublest Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 Makes sense Thanks for the advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'skeeter Posted March 3, 2013 Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I know how you feel having perfectly good grips and seats and not being able to make use of them, believe me, I've been there. I've never tried the heat gun so I'd say give it a try. I'm not sure what it will do to the cork. If you can just get the glue to loosen a bit, it should come off. I would start with the fore grip and then the seat. Let me know how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublest Posted March 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Tried the heat gun was able to get the rear pistol off with a lot of coaxing. Had no luck with the rest. Valiant idea and attempt but lousy results. Thanks any way for your interests and suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 The heat gun won't work. Boiling water should work depending on what they used for the glue. Rod bond sticks hard to cork but you might be able to loosen it from the blank bu boiling. Boil it summerged for awhile and then try to pull it off while it is hot. Worth a try. Oh and a top grade cork grip is WELL over $13 .......... 1 - 1/2" x 1 1/4" ring used to build a handle will cost $2.00 or more for the top grade cork .......... I would buy a bunch of those handles @ $13 if they were top grade cork. The older cork was usually a higher grade. Now top grade cork is hard to get because of development in Portugal and over harvesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'skeeter Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 rhahn427, Mudhole catalog pg 121 "Super Grade Cork pistol grip" $13.50 buy all you want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks ........ I'll have to buy 1 to see .......... kinda find it hard to believe when their AAAA grade cork ring is $2.50 (http://www.mudhole.com/Rod-Building/Cork-Rings) and their standard grade is close to the price of the "super grade" handles .......... been buying cork for awhile and some "super" is just standard with a bunch of filling ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil'skeeter Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 I agree....."Super", "Premium", "Top" is probably like IM ratings on rods, it's only relevant to their own line of products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
