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Making your gloves sticky

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Snegomen
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Hi everyone!

Does anyone know of a way to make your gloves stickier, because I find it nearly impossible tweaking safetys/japan grabs using slippery-ass leather mittens.

Thanks!
Nov 5 2012 5:16AM
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Skiingsnow
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soak them in honey overnight
Nov 5 2012 6:45AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Be like George Brett and use some pine tar.
Nov 5 2012 11:16AM
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NotGhood
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Get park gloves
Nov 5 2012 11:36AM
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snakerton
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Tree sap
Nov 5 2012 12:54PM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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i'll say it.

semen. semen will make your gloves sticky.

it's not funny, it's not clever, so hopefully now no one feels the need to think they're erroneously funny and clever.
Nov 5 2012 1:31PM
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Anti_Panda
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hahaha...one of the best posts ive seen
Nov 5 2012 4:57PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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but seriously, how? the early season park at my hill has a tow rope on it and it gets kind of steep and it's hard to hold on to after half a day of lapping. i've seen guys put silicone and rubbery shit on their gloves but it just falls off in a day and park gloves last about a week. any ideas?

probably relevant to op's interests too.
Nov 5 2012 5:43PM
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rozboon
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If they're proper leather then a good waterproofing wax will make them a lot grippier.

I use this stuff: http://www.cactusequipment.co.nz/online-shop/hats,-gloves-etc/waterwax/77-104

Nov 5 2012 6:53PM
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SickJib_Brit
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Try a primer-less polyurethane adhesive. U-418 would be the stuff. Go to an auto-glass shop, this is the stuff we glaziers use for gluing in machine windshields. Try putting this stuff on the palms of your gloves, then let cure for 24 hours.

Il try this tomorrow at work and let you guys know how it works.
Nov 5 2012 9:06PM
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cwphoto
Posts: 2332 - Karma: 780
i think a waterproofing wax would work well. my gloves have a leather palm, which are wax waterproofed, and theyre pretty grippy
Nov 5 2012 10:20PM
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-emile-
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nah dude tried it last year and it crusts up , It breaks after like 2 or 3 hot laps.
and I didn't really feel like rubbing one out in the freezing cold, i just go gloveless most of the time
Nov 5 2012 10:24PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Start squeezing a tennis ball 50 times a day.
Nov 6 2012 11:52AM
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OGoriginal-gaper
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get gloves
Nov 7 2012 5:18AM
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