Printed tape, same grip: what to know about the Zeg Heads x Slushcult pack

• Four sheets of grip
• One sticker sheet
• Sheets measure 38mm x 110mm
• Described in two thicknesses: 1mm or 0.5mm

It is $11 at Slushcult, the Santa Ana shop that co-presents Fingerboard Con and drops new product every Friday. As of October 10 the listing offered a single $11 option with no thickness selector, so the choice below is one to settle with the shop.

Four sheets at 38mm wide means every sheet is wider than a standard 32–34mm deck and longer than most, so you are trimming each one rather than laying it on and hoping. Budget for that: a pack of four is four decks' worth, not four attempts at one deck.

This is the only real decision in the purchase, and the listing frames it plainly: 1mm is "for that extra cushion" and 0.5mm is "for a closer board feel."

In practice:

Go 1mm if

• You want more separation between your fingers and the deck, which some riders find softens the feedback on landings and makes long sessions more comfortable.
• You like a deeper pocket in the concave under your fingertips.

Go 0.5mm if

• You want to feel the concave and the pop as directly as possible.
• You ride a deck with pronounced shape you do not want flattened out.

There is no correct answer here and riders genuinely split on it. If you have only ever ridden one thickness, a four-pack is a cheap way to try the other on one deck and leave the rest of your boards alone.

The listing is relaxed about this, and it is worth saying why both work.

Taping over the hardware gives you an unbroken surface and an unbroken graphic, which matters more here than on plain tape — a print with a cut-out pair of holes in it reads differently. The bolt heads will show as two small bumps under your fingers, more noticeably on 0.5mm than on 1mm.

Poking the holes out lets you pull trucks without disturbing the tape, and keeps the surface dead flat. If you swap trucks often or like to tune bushings mid-session, this is the less annoying option.

One practical note on a graphic sheet: decide before you lay it down, not after. Punching holes through tape that is already stuck is how you end up with a torn edge right where your back finger sits.

1. Laying it down on a dirty deck. Wipe the top with a dry cloth first. Dust under tape shows as lumps and kills adhesion at the edges.
2. Not planning where the graphic lands. The sheet is 38mm x 110mm and your deck is smaller in both directions, so you choose which part of the print survives the trim. Dry-fit it, line up what you want centered, then commit.
3. Trimming in one nervous pass. Work around the outline slowly with a fresh blade, following the deck edge. A blunt blade drags thicker tape and leaves a ragged lip that peels.
4. Over-trimming past the edge. Cut flush, not short. A sheet that stops a hair inside the edge lifts from the corners first.
5. Repositioning a cushioned sheet twice. Thicker tape stretches when you peel it back. Place once, press from the center outward.
6. Forgetting the sticker sheet. It is in the pack. Your tool box, your park, your phone — somewhere it will not get slid over.

If you have never changed tape thickness, this pack is the low-stakes way to test it: tape one deck in the thickness you do not normally ride, session it for a week, and see whether you miss the old feel. Most riders find the answer within a few sessions.

The four-pack is listed at Slushcult at $11. On October 10 it was in stock with no thickness option at checkout, so ask the shop which thickness you will get. Stock and design availability are whatever the shop has at the time you look.