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Beater grips before/after
These grips came off of a pawn shop beater that I purchased for parts. Thought I would see what I could do with them.
Here are some before and afters shots.
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a few more photos
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Nice job Gary!
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10-26-2019, 08:10 PM
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Real nice!.....brought back from the "dead"
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Did you "touch-up" the checkering points? Beautiful work ! ! ! !
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Nice job ..... got a few sets I played with back in the 80s when every gun shop had a big Box-O- Grips (factory wood) for $5-10 a set..........
For a nice "factory lite" carry grip...... take 3/8inch off the bottom and round the edge...... really cuts the bulk off factory and still works great for at least medium size hands.
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10-26-2019, 11:22 PM
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Fine work. Cannot imagine how you got the checkering to look like that.
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10-27-2019, 12:15 AM
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That's quite a difference. Rehab went well.
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10-27-2019, 12:30 AM
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Excellent work. Can u tell us how you did it? Stages, etc. I've got a couple of pairs of beater grips I'd like to restore also.
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Evidently the Forum server went down while I was posting the last of the photos, so here they are.
I don't know what bubba used but it took an overnight soak in acetone and some serious scrubbing to get down to the wood. The checkering was gone over with a 60 degree fine checkering file, probably about 3 hours for both sides, slow & steady wins the race. Hand sanding and a little time on the belt sander for the bottom and then sealed with Tru-Oil, and about 10 applications of Renaissance Wax.
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I would use that on my guns! Thanks for sharing! I cant believe you went over the checkering.
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My efforts at re-cutting worn or damaged grip checkering have been less than professional looking. Some can do it very well, but I am not one of them.
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Beautiful restoration work!
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Here are the files that I use. The 60 degree for most of the clean-up work and deepening the lines and the 90 degree for sharpening the points.
Thanks for all the kind comments.
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Nicely done, thanks for showing us.
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Nicely Done!
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great job. I have a few that I need to do.
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Very nice job. Thanks for the photos and info. They came out really nice.
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Good job! I like restoring stocks myself. (when I am in the proper mood. I have several sets I've started on. Maybe this winter! Bob
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Very nice job, Gary. I just did a set this last week that I wish I had taken 'before' pictures of.....
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Originally Posted by goatsnguns
Evidently the Forum server went down while I was posting the last of the photos, so here they are.
I don't know what bubba used but it took an overnight soak in acetone and some serious scrubbing to get down to the wood. The checkering was gone over with a 60 degree fine checkering file, probably about 3 hours for both sides, slow & steady wins the race. Hand sanding and a little time on the belt sander for the bottom and then sealed with Tru-Oil, and about 10 applications of Renaissance Wax.
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How did you fix the nick on the bottom of those grips?
I'd love to fix these.
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