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scubaboy26
Dec 23, 2003, 3:38 AM
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I was wondering what I could put on the back of my holds so that they come off easy when I take teh bolts out of them. cause right now I can take the bolts out and they just stay there. I had one on the wall for over a month and finally came off today. I usually need a rubber mallet to take them off
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thun
Dec 23, 2003, 4:20 AM
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i've never tried this, but you might look for some bond breaker at a hardware store. it's commonly used on formwork for concrete so that it separates from the concrete after it's hardened. not sure how much it would stick around later and mess up your smearing...or even create the problem of spinners. or maybe putting some paper of some kind behind the hold before you bolt/screw it on?
or maybe just climb on the un-bolted holds until they break off, heh :?
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overlord
Dec 23, 2003, 7:51 AM
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i never heard of a hold sticking to the wall before. what kind of holds and what kind of wall???
anyway, i use a thin pad of rubber to prevent overtightening and turnin of holds. maybe it would also help with your problem.
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trguy
Dec 23, 2003, 3:59 PM
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We have the same problem at our gym. We glue rubber to the back of most out holds but occasionally the rubber will come off the back of the hold and stay stuck to the wall for a few weeks. Normally I'll stick the wrench into the bolt hole of the hold and torque it off. Works most of the time.
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tucsonalex
Dec 23, 2003, 4:26 PM
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That happens on my wall too. Apparently it's one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. Just torque it off with the wrench or whack it off with a rubber mallet.
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dredsovrn
Dec 23, 2003, 4:49 PM
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This happens with some regularity on my wall as it is painted. They come off easily enough with a tap from the soft end of my T wrench. I prefer it this way as they tend to not spin.
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gat
Dec 23, 2003, 8:30 PM
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In reply to: This happens with some regularity on my wall as it is painted. They come off easily enough with a tap from the soft end of my T wrench. I prefer it this way as they tend to not spin.
what they said
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bmj
Dec 23, 2003, 8:53 PM
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In reply to: That happens on my wall too. Apparently it's one of the great unsolved mysteries of our time. Just torque it off with the wrench or whack it off with a rubber mallet.
it is a mystery. i think it happens more often on painted walls, but it can happen on unfinished walls as well. probably a combination of tacky plastic and the hold being tightened down to the point that it's embedding itself in the wood.
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okc_discgolfer
Dec 23, 2003, 11:53 PM
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being a carpenter....i'd say that your plywood is possibly just swelling from moisture... and the holds are cutting themselves in the wood.
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