Grip sticking
After trying almost everything for sticking grips on, our latest in our workshop is:
Disc brake cleaner - Lubes them on and evaporates completely very quickly indeed!
here's another:
When cutting SIS outer or even SLR outer - with the correct cutters, naturally! - shove an old cable in first and cut it too, leaves your opening nice and round - no need to try the old pen in the end to try and get it to shape.
and another:
When chopping down bolts to fit - especially brake bolts to Canti studs - always fit a nut to the bolt and cut on the other side - leave it on and file end flat then unwind nut - leaves a lovely clean thread and flat to boot!
and finally:
Screwed up the threads in your fave cranks - clean pedal threads screwed in from the backside of the crank arm is cheaper than a set of 9/16 thread chasers!