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I want to add some grip tape to the butt plate on my wood stock to get a better "shoulder weld." You can buy sheets of it at Lowes for like $7. Is it all the same, or is some grip tape better than others?
This is from a guy who skated most of his life. NO! All grip tape is not created equally. I remember shops having all types of crap thru the years. Cheap tape would rub down to nuthin quick. Some stuff was way too rough. As for your application, I think it would depend on what you want. The super rough stuff would tear the sh¡t outta your shirt.I want to add some grip tape to the butt plate on my wood stock to get a better "shoulder weld." You can buy sheets of it at Lowes for like $7. Is it all the same, or is some grip tape better than others?
But hows he gonna decide which part to cut out for his buttstock?Any skate shop will have it. It's usually $5 or so for a pretty good sized sheet (maybe 2 square feet). It is rough though, I'd say easily equivelent to 60 grit sandpaper or maybe even a little rougher.
I use it on pistol grips and support hand index positions mostly, although sometimes I will put a pattern of very thin strips on a synthetic long gun stock that isn't worth the effort to checker or stipple. I'll also use it on knife guards/grips to prevent forward slipping when field dressing or in very cold/wet weather etc. I like that it removes without a trace instead of being a permanent modification.What about spray on truck bedliner or a rubber textured spray paint?
I sure wouldn't want the equivilant of sand paper on my shoulder, but I see what you're getting after.
You definately wanna check the tape out before buying it then.. Some grip will slice ur fingers up when its new.I use it on pistol grips and support hand index positions mostly, although sometimes I will put a pattern of very thin strips on a synthetic long gun stock that isn't worth the effort to checker or stipple. I'll also use it on knife guards/grips to prevent forward slipping when field dressing or in very cold/wet weather etc. I like that it removes without a trace instead of being a permanent modification.
I know which part of that I wouldn't cut out. Nice!