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Homemade Rubber Handle??

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Homemade Rubber Handle??

Postby yungning » 22 Feb 2004 22:48

i recently bought some Peterson's rubber handle picks,
compare them to my old handless Southord picks..they are so comfortable.

then i have a thought...about making rubber handle by myself.

anyone made rubber or other handles by themself and is willing to share the experience?

thx...
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Postby i_want_to_pick » 22 Feb 2004 23:12

I've never done that, but i'm brand new to picking.
I've seen a product in some hardware stores thats made for rubberizing tool handles.
I think it's supposed to be pretty easy to use, and not too expensive for a container of it. A container should be able to cover a ton of pick handles, and if you dont like it you can most likely just cut it off. Hope this helps.
Matt
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Postby Chucklz » 23 Feb 2004 0:03

Paint on pickuptruck bed liner also comes to mind. I have never tried the stuff on a pick, but its a rubbery compound that often has a nice texture to it.
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Postby CitySpider » 23 Feb 2004 0:46

Plastidip would work fine.
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Postby technik » 23 Feb 2004 3:36

someone has added in another post that hockey tape first then heat-shrink works good as handles. I tried this and reccomend it, especially on home made street cleaner bristles and even bobby pins etc. for a better feel and more control. (ill post some pics if i have time)
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Postby Sipe » 23 Feb 2004 14:12

I use heat shrinks and they work great
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