mjbine Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Who does stippling, undercut and grip paint jobs? I have been trying to get a hold for advanced preformance shooting but every attempt has failed. Is there anyone that you can recommend? What is the usual lead time for a grip and paint job? Thanks is advance. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Larry White will stripple & under cut but not paint. He is LKYTX on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDRODA396 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I believe the guy from APS is deployed in support of the Global War On Terror, oops, excuse me Congress , I mean the War On Terror. This place does similiar work.... http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/APS.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reneet Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I believe the guy from APS is deployed in support of the Global War On Terror, oops, excuse me Congress , I mean the War On Terror. This place does similiar work....http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/APS.htm Thanks for the referral but unfortunately, we don't. We use the guy (Jim Shanahan) that's currently deployed and are anxiously awaiting his safe return home around October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Mike, shoot me an email or a PM with what you want done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 You can also buy stippled-and-undercut grips from shooters connection http://shootersconnection.com/store/produc...products_id=360 Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDRODA396 Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 I believe the guy from APS is deployed in support of the Global War On Terror, oops, excuse me Congress , I mean the War On Terror. This place does similiar work....http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/APS.htm Thanks for the referral but unfortunately, we don't. We use the guy (Jim Shanahan) that's currently deployed and are anxiously awaiting his safe return home around October. OOOPs! I tried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted June 28, 2007 Share Posted June 28, 2007 Forgot to add that Tom Roupe is still doing painted and textured grips.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianATL Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Matt Cheely did a nice grip for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Who does stippling, undercut and grip paint jobs? I have been trying to get a hold for advanced preformance shooting but every attempt has failed. Is there anyone that you can recommend? What is the usual lead time for a grip and paint job? Thanks is advance.Mike The stippling and undercut are easy enough to do yourself if you're even reasonably handy with tools. There are some threads that detail the process. Essentially, remove the grip, sand down the checkering to get it pretty smooth, and then sand the undercut into the shape that feels good. Then you can use a soldering iron with a variety of shaped tips to melt the stippling into it. I read the threads and then did mine and it came out really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Hello: I cut the undercut in the milling machine and it works great. The stippling that Larry White does looks great and feels great. For the painting I would check the auto paint shops in your area. Hope this helps. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJPoLo Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Forgot to add that Tom Roupe is still doing painted and textured grips.... URL link? -Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 (edited) Let me go see if I can find him again Chet, it has been a couple months since I talked to him. Hmmmm, not finding him. Clarks and Dawson both still list his grips. I can look in my notes and see if I can find more info tomorrow. Edited June 29, 2007 by HSMITH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyg00 Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I believe the guy from APS is deployed in support of the Global War On Terror, oops, excuse me Congress , I mean the War On Terror. This place does similiar work....http://www.clarkcustomguns.com/APS.htm Thanks for the referral but unfortunately, we don't. We use the guy (Jim Shanahan) that's currently deployed and are anxiously awaiting his safe return home around October. Just to let you know. Got an e-mail from Jim today, he is doing well and should be home around the first of November Marty A-7424 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2ipsc Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Is Alfaro still around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgary Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Is Alfaro still around? Funny, I asked Rene exactly that just last week in Missoula. He said no (actually, he said he's still around, just not doing gun stuff any more). B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricW Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 I've got a stippled SV grip that was done very professionally. I would be all too happy to trade for a new, stock, unaltered S_I grip. If you're stippling to improve traction. Painting it afterward is sort of self-defeating as the paint will make the grip slicker. Just my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted June 29, 2007 Share Posted June 29, 2007 Eric, pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTrout40 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 (edited) Who does stippling, undercut and grip paint jobs? I have been trying to get a hold for advanced preformance shooting but every attempt has failed. Is there anyone that you can recommend? What is the usual lead time for a grip and paint job? Thanks is advance.Mike Mike, If you haven't found anything yet send me an email. You can check out mine at East Huntingdon next weekend. Put paint on your walls, your car, or on your fingernails if you're into that kind of thing. Not on the grip. Edited July 15, 2007 by MTrout40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 most paint is very slick, hence the ability to wipe it off. Now the thing would be to put the traction sand in the paint. That would only work though if you were using paint on type and NOT spray paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zblonde Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 most paint is very slick, hence the ability to wipe it off. Now the thing would be to put the traction sand in the paint. That would only work though if you were using paint on type and NOT spray paint. TRACTION SAND in the PAINT? No no no, I have an STI Edge that I painted a couple of years ago in a blue marble finish. I purchased the blue hand grip from Don at STI and then did the marble finish on it and it is NOT SLICK and there is no TRACTION SAND and it does not WIPE OFF, in fact it looks awesome and I get lots of compliments about it. The gun is so cool anyway, I do want to redo it soon, I also painted my husband's grip in black and green, it looks like camo. Of course I'm a Faux Finisher (very fancy walls, finishes and pilars) so it's what I do, but trust me it can be done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I meant you could wipe stuff off of paint, not the paint wiping off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Sand in the paint doesn't help as much as you'd think since the paint tends to 'gloss over' the sand.. Better than nothing, but still not great. A sugar-coat might work, though I've not tried it-- slap on a layer of clear epoxy or clear-coat. Before it dries, roll it in sugar (probably the big-crystal kind). After the whole thing dries, soak it in water to dissolve out the sugar crystals and check out the cool negative texture. We used to do that to windsurf boards long ago for better foot traction and it worked pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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