Reviving grip

[sauceking]

How do you get back grip after wearing a pair of hoop shoes on the ashpault a few times? I heard about wiping them till there's no more dirt/wiping them with a cloth soaked in coke/juice. Any other suggestions? I hooped with my pennys a few times outside and wanna bust them on the hardwood again and not slip.

 

[tangaroo]

use a couple light layers of moisturizing lotion after cleaning them up, they soften up the soles and make them bite more on the hardwood. I did this with my AM ultramatics with hardened and dry rubber.
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[brucelee3411]

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use a couple light layers of moisturizing lotion after cleaning them up, they soften up the soles and make them bite more on the hardwood.

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[tangaroo]

nah, it was ok, the ultramatics were left outside in the heat for a long time and the rubber was really dry and smooth, but they gripped just as well after applying some clean and cream. it's a temporary fix tho, i'm sure you'd need to keep applying a layer every now and then to get it back to normal. sauceking, i'd suggest having a pair of shoes just for the blacktop and outside wear, and a pair for indoor
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[fbi6904]

i used this sports cleaner gel from footlocker and cleaned teh bottom of the shoes well, worked well when i transitioned my shoes from outdoors to indoor courts

 

[supraman1784]

nevr tried that moisturizing trick...good infro tangaroo, but like you said...i got a pair for the park and a pair for indoors, so i never run into that problem

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[jumpman2314]

Gonna have to try that...