alexmg Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Just a small update as I put it together, so far looks and feels good, ready to shoot, will take it shooting next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 Looks good Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Looks great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDFtrooper Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Was that enough grit? Edited June 2, 2015 by IDFtrooper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreGarciaTAT2 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 I dunno... I do like the feel of this... But I prefer a deep edge pro stipple job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 I dunno... I do like the feel of this... But I prefer a deep edge pro stipple job... Well then you are in the wrong place. Heat up you solder gun and stipple away. Adios! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9x45 Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 OP, looks great! but way, way too much work for me. I don't even really like re-loading or cleaning, only the part after the beeper goes off. For my comp guns, I have been using the Qwik Grip (now LoneWolf) since the late 90's and for carry, the Talon grip (much more abrasion resistant). Both only take like 3 minutes to install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrimaryBruce Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 This is awesome. Might seriously consider doing this on my next pistol instead of stippling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian45 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 this is so dang awesome! i'm sending this on to my buddy who was trying to reverse engineer the process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortBus Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Is this more coarse than stippling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreGarciaTAT2 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Is this more coarse than stippling? It can be, I've felt some very aggressive stippling, and some really smooth stuff too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexmg Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I've shot about 1000 rounds since application of grit and so far I love it. Yesterday was at local steel match and it is still super hot in Tampa so my hands were absolutely sweaty and I can tell you that when I grip the gun I can still feel how abrasive grit just grabs against skin even being a bit wet. Very happy with what I did to the pistol. I also like the choice of the size of abrasive as I know if I had chosen coarser abrasive it will be too aggressive. I am yet to make final conclusion about durability and life expectancy of this application because I have not even washed it yet but so far so good. if you opt to do same thing on top of all advises you get here I would also recommend to be careful with selecting area of application, make sure that when in use - it will not run against inner surface of holster and perhaps do not apply it on the very bottom of the handle if you plan to install magwell, or make sure that grit application won't block magwell installation. I will post more pictures few thousands rounds later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 (edited) Cool to see this thread still going.I have done around 20 grip jobs now on SIG P320s since the complete grips are like $40 and not serialized.Occasionally and on request I have added some color in with the grit. Edited September 21, 2015 by alma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexmg Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Those are magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) Those are magnificent! Thank you. For comparison, here is one without all the color. I also do some partial styles that just put the texturing where I need it for my support hand. Since the entire SIG P320 grip is only $45 MSRP it makes for a great platform to experiment on. Edited September 22, 2015 by alma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowrider Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Here's the first set I did. It looks better like this but the duracoat pretty much alleviates the shedding of grit completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisenhow Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Thank you. For comparison, here is one without all the color. I also do some partial styles that just put the texturing where I need it for my support hand. Since the entire SIG P320 grip is only $45 MSRP it makes for a great platform to experiment on. Just don't stipple one for use in IDPA SSP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Apparently. I did have someone there shooting a fully textured purple grip in ESP and thankfully she didn't have any issues at the equipment check. It made me a bit nervous since glue and grit isn't mentioned in the IDPA rulebook like it explicitly is in the USPSA one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexmg Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 What is the best way to clean the grit? Mine accumulated some light dirt, what is the most effective cleaner/technique that won't wear off grit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkvibe Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 What is the best way to clean the grit? Mine accumulated some light dirt, what is the most effective cleaner/technique that won't wear off grit? I spray mine with brake cleaner and scrub with a nylon brush that's a little stiffer than a toothbursh then hose it off with the brake cleaner again. The second spray is key. if you just spray once and scrub it doesn't really get any cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngelMacher Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) What is the best way to clean the grit? Mine accumulated some light dirt, what is the most effective cleaner/technique that won't wear off grit? I just use warm water and dish soap with an old toothbrush then use an air compressor to dry. Edit: Might as well post up my SiC grips. 2 part Marine Epoxy and 60 grit SiC. Edited September 30, 2015 by EngelMacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alma Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 What is the best way to clean the grit? Mine accumulated some light dirt, what is the most effective cleaner/technique that won't wear off grit? I just use warm water and dish soap with an old toothbrush then use an air compressor to dry. Edit: Might as well post up my SiC grips. 2 part Marine Epoxy and 80 grit SiC. Those look very nice. I am about to try some 80 on another project. I have been using 36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngelMacher Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 What is the best way to clean the grit? Mine accumulated some light dirt, what is the most effective cleaner/technique that won't wear off grit? I just use warm water and dish soap with an old toothbrush then use an air compressor to dry. Edit: Might as well post up my SiC grips. 2 part Marine Epoxy and 80 grit SiC. Those look very nice. I am about to try some 80 on another project. I have been using 36. Actually, I did not remember the grit correctly. I just looked it up and I used 60 grit, not the 80 grit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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