smelly handgrips

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thxcuz

thxcuz

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is it me or do your handgrips give off a smell of what I expect China to smell like? You know, not terribly unpleasant but kinda strong and not something you want to smell all day. Is there a solution to not have the grips smell so Chinese?
I once got a shortwave radio that smelled like it was in the living room of a 3 pack a day smoker...I wrapped it in dryer sheets and it just ended up smelling like a 3 pack a day smoker at the laundromat. Any tips would be helpful...my hands stink after every ride
 
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I know that smell. It kind of reminds me of grease mixed with benzine or something.
It may be a mold release agent they use over there.
I tried soaking and scrubbing them in hot dishwater, it helped a little.

P-U
 
Trey

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Slather them liberally with bearing grease. That should take care of the smell.




I kid, I kid.

I know what you're talking about. Who knows what they use in their rubber compounds. I do rub those type parts down with hydrogen peroxide (worried rubbing alcohol would damage them) but I can't honestly report a definite change.
Let us know if you find a solution tho.
 
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dtv5403

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Use different grips. I'm using bicycle grips with the soft rubber ridges, took a bit of hard shoving to get the grip on the throttle, but it's on there.
 
2door

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thxcuz said:
I wish...it smells kinda like re-stocking day at Harbor Freight
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LOL, now that's funny!!!!


My wife just bought a padded knee rest for working in the garden. When she took it out of the bag it had the same smell as new kit handgrips. I don't know what the odor is either but it must have something to do with the vinyl or plastics used. The smell does eventually go away but it takes a while.
Tom
 
xseler

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Might be some compound of formaldehyde to help speed the curing process of the rubber/vinyl/latex/plastic/unthinkable concoction they use to make the grips.

Didn't you read the warning on the end of the grips...."No smell"? Well, I guess that could cause some confusion.....

(I also enjoyed the Harbor Freight reference! Hadn't really thought about it before, but it's spot on.)
 
Davezilla

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It's the harbor freight smell... luckily it goes away after it airs out for a few months...
I think they do it so you get a whiff as soon as you open up the package then you suddenly get this urge to run over to harbor freight and buy more Chinese stuff...
 
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