olp73 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I am redoing the scott grip on an SVI pistol. Everything looks pretty good except where I am trying to polish the plastic grip back to its original finish. For example under the trigger guard where I have done a high under cut. I have tried to polish with everything from dremel polish past to tooth past. It still leaves a doll finish. If anyone have a suggestion how to do this, please share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I've never worried about it but I would venture progressively finer grits of sand paper like 600-800-1200-1500-2000 would restore some of the sheen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBfarms Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 I'm not sure, but ask Bobby Keigans from Freedom Gunworks. He is an expert on the S_I grips. He has his own page in the vendor tents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 If anyone have a suggestion how to do this, please share. I don't think you're going to find a way to polish it to any sort of shine. You can make it a little glossy/glazed by a very slight bit of heat, but I haven't experimented with how much it takes to do that without melting anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wide45 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 http://www.micro-surface.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebg3 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Go over the area with a very fine wet/dry paper and then follow up with a fine polish on a felt wheel. Follow the polish up with a plain felt wheel and you should be close to the factory shine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp73 Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Go over the area with a very fine wet/dry paper and then follow up with a fine polish on a felt wheel. Follow the polish up with a plain felt wheel and you should be close to the factory shine. Thanks a lot, your method is working. I guess I wasn’t patient enough. It is important to use just the right amount of pressure, which is not much and use time. the shine is back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq1kael Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 know it sounds crazy but oiling (kroil is my goto) will brighten up the finish on plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I'm not sure this will work on the plastic the grips are made of but when I am finishing the plastic ferrule on a golf club, I wipe it with acetone. It will shine the plastic up but too much will dissolve the plastic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
want2race Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 After you've hit it with 600g and smoothed it out. Oil it. If you use a buffer wheel and dremel it can build up too much heat and melt the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Buff it lightly with a piece of cloth with acetone on it. Do not rub hard or it will dull the finish. Do not get the grip wet with acetone or it will melt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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