a way to try Armanov grips cheap

[obsessiveshooter]

Armanov grips come in lots of colors and thicknesses.  The less popular colors can sometimes be found on Amazon for super cheap.  I bought these medium/short CZ grips in purple for $20.  

Easy Off oven cleaner removes the dye in the anodizing in just a few minutes.  Now they are an innocuous silver, and I can use Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black to make them my first choice of color. 

 

I also ordered the Toni Systems czechmate aluminum magwell in a goofy in-stock color, instead of waiting 6 weeks for the color I really want.  same plan.  

[NoKimberDave]

Genius!

 

[obsessiveshooter]

Word of caution, if you do the Oven cleaner trick and leave it on too long, you can start some dark staining on the aluminum.  If that isn't where you want to go with the color then just let it sit coated in oven cleaner for 2 minutes, then rinse and scrub it off.  

[jkrueger]

good work, how do you like this texture vs LOK? 

 

[obsessiveshooter]

I've never tried lok, my previous grips were the cz factory rubber, with silicon carbide applied.  I'd say these are equal in the way they hold onto your hand.  For me, they are ideal.   I have the hands of a tradesman though, so the peaks of the grip don't bother me at all. Someone with softer hands might not enjoy them. I bought these grips and my magwell just to spiff up my pistol. 

 

BTW, through this experiment I learned that not all anodizing is equal.  The purple on my Armanov grips came off completely in 2 minutes.  The orange anodizing on my Toni Systems magwell took 6 applications and an hour of the Oven Cleaner to remove the color.  I can't say enough good things about the quality of the design and finish of the Toni Systems stuff.   

[jkrueger]

thanks for the update 

 

[Mikemiller69gs]

I have them on my SP01 and a 1911 45ACP that I use for IDPA.  I really love them and I'm ordering a set for my Dan Wesson PM9