I just did my grips for the first time using the golf smith kit that comes with grip kits. I used a utility knive to get the old grips off , the winns were really on there. Used a C-clamp to hold down the clubs. The clevelend wedges had the worst tape , it was so cheap that it would come off in little pieces from where it was very thin. When it came to my driver I just was more careful in watching where the blade was and never even scratched the old tape with the blade. I used a jug for juice and cut it in half to catch my solvent, my gf just held it under the clubs as I poured out the solvent.
My biggest hangup was when I used a water activated strip for my putter. It got about half way on and wouldn't go any further. So I took it out to my truck and used my air pump for blowing up balls and put on 40 psi and it slipped right down on it like butter.