I had the poly finish bubble up on a pair of Ahrends grips after getting some cleaning solvent on them, so I stripped the rest off and refinished them with some tung oil. I liked it so much better that I have since refinished all my grips in tung oil. It feels more grippy in the hand but cover garments still slide nicely over it. Any future grips will be ordered unfinished-I like the tung oil finish but I don't feel like paying an extra $20 for a finish I can do myself fairly easily.

Steve