Grip Skate

GRIP SKATE

Choose in our catalog the best skateboard for you in a selection of the best brands in the market. Pleasures Milano is your specialist in skateboarding since 1999. Find the perfect grip tape for your skateboard. All the colors and designs we select are available in our catalog.

GripTape Skateboard how to choose the best one.

Grip tape or skateboard grip is the adhesive sandpaper that you put on your skateboard. It serves and is essential to ensure grip and no slipping when we are on our skateboard.

Without skate grip it would be very difficult to ride any kind of skateboard. From classic skate to longboard to cruiser and surf skate we perforce need to have a good grip under our feet. Sandpaper will help us not to slip when we push ourselves and make our turns.

Besides not letting our feet slip, sandpaper is essential for doing all kinds of maneuvers. You have to be realistic, in short you can’t skateboard without grip!

You can find the best brands in our catalog. Sheets are available from classic black to transparent to more artistic grips with designs and logos.

GRIPTAPE THE BEST BRANDS

SKATE GRIP JESSUP Classic/Ultra

Jessup is definitely one of the historical brands that produce professional skate griptape. Jessup produces excellent sheets that have been sold at a competitive price for years compared to other brands.

Jessup is ideal for those who do not want too strong and grippy a grain. With the Jessup classic doing technical tricks will be much easier, plus your skate shoes won’t get devastated as quickly.

To top it off The Jessup ultra which came out recently has a coarser and stronger grain and compared to the classic has a better grip.

SKATE GRIP MOB

Mob grip tape is definitely among the best grips on the planet, definitely Mob’s have superior quality for those looking for maximum grip.

In addition to being extremely high performance Mob really does have an amount of really nice graphics.
Mob’s sheet if your skate level gets to the top is a must.

SKATE GRIP SHAKE JUNT

Shake Junt is among the most sought after and used in recent years. The classic logo is by far the best-selling, its perfect grain guarantees you the best grip. Available in various graphics and colors. Search for Shake Junt in our online store.

SKATE GRIP GRIZZLY

Grizzly like Mob and Jessup is a top brand in the skateboarding scene, with its bear put on the sheets it will give you unparalleled grip.

If you’ve never skateboarded a Grizzly, now is the time to try it. Grizzly uses a medium grit that works really well in any situation.

SOULJAH SKATE GRIP

Souljah is the brand of the famous French pro skater Flo Marfaing. Souljah is of superior quality and offers a competitive price.

Its camos in various colors are a best seller. Souljah will certainly never leave you stranded.
Give your skateboard a touch of originality find the brand that inspires you the most and customize your skateboard 100%.

HOW TO PUT THE SKATE GRIP ON THE BOARD

Follow these simple steps and in a few minutes you will have perfectly mounted your griptape on your board.

Before you start you need to get a screwdriver and a box cutter.

• Unwrap the board and place it on a flat surface.
• Take the sheet of grip tape and peel off the paper that protects the adhesive.
• Place the sheet on top by pressing the grip sheet on top of her, try to adhere it as best you can while trying not to make bubbles.
• Now take the screwdriver and scrape all around the edge making the board outline.
• Take the box cutter, inserting it from the bottom make an invitation and rest it on the edge of the board, cut all the way around the edge of the board trying to keep your wrist as still as possible.
• Once the grip tape is off take a piece of leftover sandpaper and scrape the edges to smooth out residue and even it out.
• Remove any air bubbles with a box cutter by pinching the grip tape.
• Mount the trucks to your skateboard and go skate!

If you still have doubts, you can consult our guide on how to mount a skateboard and get started right away without any problems.

Knowing how to mount the grip to your skateboard is synonymous with experience, we recommend all skaters to learn how to put on the grip yourself and mount your skateboard.

HOW A GRIPTAPE IS MADE

The grip sheet is simply sandpaper with an adhesive underneath, clearly it is not the sandpaper you find in hardware stores, but is a special paper made especially for skateboarding.

Like regular sandpaper, skate grip sheet is also made of silicon carbide. The grip is an essential part of your skateboard; it is like your second skin on the board.

Good sandpaper will make you perform tricks much easier. There are various sizes of sheet widths and lots of graphics.

Today’s sheets are very varied with graphics that have an all-around graphic assortment. From the most understated logo sheet to camouflage to the most colorful. You will have a huge choice to choose what you like best to customize your skateboard.

SKATEBOARD GRIP WIDTH

Sheets have various sizes, the traditional classic sheet is 9″ x 33″ big and you can mount it on all boards up to a size of 8.9″ except shaped or old school boards which are wider than classic popsicle skateboards.

If we want to mount a shaped it will be better to opt for a grip size of 10″ or 11″, with this width we will go to cover the whole surface.

WHEN CHANGING THE GRIPTAPE TO THE BOARD

The rule is that the grip is not changed, a board should normally be used its whole life with the first sheet mounted at the beginning. But this is not always the case so don’t worry.

Change the grip to your board whenever you want, to do a good job you have to disassemble the trucks from the board and take off all the old grip with patience. If you use a hair dryer you will get all the paper off sooner.

Once you have taken off the old grip put on the new one. To find out how to do this follow our tips on how to assemble a skateboard.

Alternatively if you have a dirty paper you can clean it with a cleaner. Remember that if you change the sandpaper to do a good job you have to disassemble your trucks. Avoid mounting the new grip on a used board with the trucks still attached, you will only do a bad job.

FINE GRIT OR THICK GRIT?

Brands differ in producing various finenesses of grit, as we described earlier brands such as Mob and Shake Junt have thicker grit and provide more grip to the shoes.

Clearly your shoes will tend to wear quickly.Jessup and Grizzly have classic medium/fine grits that for those who don’t like too much grip will definitely find advantage.

For technical tricks, flat skate and walls they are perfect.
Trying them both will give you a better understanding of which grip is best for you.

GRIP SKATE BLACK OR WITH GRAPHICS?

Which one is better is for you alone to say, black, colored or clear will not change your performance on the skateboard. Each sheet for sale guarantees you the best grip on your board.

You can also unleash your imagination and create unique designs by cutting out parts of the grip creating multiple combinations to create on your board.
You can also choose a clear griptape that makes your board graphics visible once applied.

• FOLLOW US ON THE OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE PLEASURESMILANO
• GUIDE TO PUTTING GRIPTAPE ON YOUR BOARD