This item is listed as "covered and insulated with vinyl covered grips and sponges" and although my grips were vinyl covered the sponges were wrapped in red tape. Of course, this may be good for others, but there are three things: 1. It is inaccurate/misleading about what is actually being purchased.2. They create sharp corners that can puncture and tear certain footage, especially if you're a videographer using Bounce.3. The metal doesn't hold. My advice, if something I wrote really bothers you, go somewhere else OR maybe you just ran out of vinyl pine clips and I thought I wouldn't mind red tape :)