Grip Finishing Tape

be careful with tape other than the one that comes with the grip. it might be too adhesive. i used the tape from MBS on my arcsaber 7 and it pulled off the paint around the cone when i peeled off the tape. it never happens with the normal tape that comes with the grip. those tapes are not as sticky or adhesive.

and yes, my racket is authentic.
this never happened with my past rackets so maybe the arcsaber 7 just has poor paint durability. but anyway, just a word of caution.

 

i just use the tape that come with the grips. they're not as adhesive but at least my paint stays on.

 

when removing the grip tape, try pulling it slightly downward the butt of the grip away from the cone. that can prevent paint chip on cone when removing tape or grip.

 

I use SAF black tape also.

 

llpjlau, I have used the binding tape from MBS, on 90% of my rackets (Trinity, Ultra, Arc10, At700, NS9000x, Tantrum200, Lethal60 etc) I never had the paint peel off! Maybe the paintjob of your Arc7 wasnt that good. Suprising The worst paintjob i've come across, is the Victor BS08, decal starts to peel off naturally!

 

I'm using nitto tape from mybadmintonstore

 

Go for it, you can't go wrong with the nitto binding tape from MBS, great tape

 

i go with good old electrical tape, cheap and effective if it happens to pull off some paint i don't really care about that at all actually ive had racquets with no paint left on the cone due to towel grip and all now that im back to grap and over wraps i just try and finish it off with electrical tape which reminds me i need to buy some more.

 

Yeah sometimes it does take a long time (delivery to UK) but overall they provide a good service.

 

Micro-pore tapes are the best , it offer grip and absorption as well on top of the racket. Stretch nicely and bound tightly to the racket and the O/G. you get 5m of that stuff for about $2 , what more can I say ?

p./s when you take it off , it doesn't even leave any sticky residue behind and since it designed specially for human skin , it wont damage the paintwork at all.

 

You can get "grip end tape" from badminton shops, but I just split a six inch piece of standard electrical tape down the middle lengthways. A quid for 6 rolls from B&M or Home Bargains, it stretches perfectly to keep the grip tight at the top. Job done.

 

Does anyone know the model number of the Nitto tape from mbs?

 

electrical tape would be okay.

 

I'm using Nitto tape at the moment. It's cheap, tape is very thin and stretchy, also easy to apply.