Some people don’t like the “classic” grip, and they go for different ways of gripping. For example: you can cut your grip in half before attaching it so that you have a line of grip-less space across your board, or you can draw a “silhouette"and cut it out so that you have a icon on your board. Imagine you have a grip tape that has a drawing/design on the center of it, and you don’t want it to be in the center of your board. Just center the drawing where you want it to be (e. g. the nose or the tail). You’ll probably have a part of your deck with no grip, but you’ll also have a big extra piece of grip hanging off the other side. Cut this piece out and use it to fill the “missing grip area”.
Use two hands! This is a slow and patient process, and you don’t want to rip the tape.
You can always pull the grip tape up and try again. Try not to do this more than once or twice, or else the grip tape may lose its sticky backing.
Make sure to use long strokes instead of short, aggressive ones—otherwise, you might tear up the sides. Also be careful not to file off the polish on the edge of your board.
Make sure to keep all fingers out of the way at all times, as the razor blade can easily slip from the material. Use two hands to make it easier. You do not want it to accidentally dig into the deck of your board!
Take a second deck of the same size with no trucks on and use it as a “guide” for where to poke the holes. Mark the spots with a pencil or poke a small hole. You can now use a razor blade to cut a hole around the screw, big enough to unscrew the trucks. Unscrew each one and put them back so it looks “cleaner”. If you don’t have a second board, try to guess where the holes go. Try “following” the screws and poking using a needle. If you poke the center of the deck, the needle won’t go far; if you poke the screw, if will go further and you will know where the hole must go.
