vtsmx,I didn't intend to be rude,it just amazes me how many people do that(strip covering).I guess you can never be too safe!!If you see something taht indicates there may be a problem,you should check it out.I agree that they should replace it if it was of poor quality,like I said,they took care of me and didn't even ask me to send it back,altough I did send pics.I guess I've been lucky,but I probablly just put the GRIE-GRIE on my Katana,I hope not!!
Goood luck,
Mike