. . most of the afternoon. they were only out of the water long enough to change out the water.
. . they swelled up enuf that i woulda had to force them back on the pistol, and i wasn't going to do that. i might shouldnta done it that way.
im having to wait for them to dry. each grip lost about a quarter gram overnight. i don't know if its just coincidence, but the two grips weigh within 0.03 grams of each other.
. . i think i will try the watco polish. it seems to have all favorable reviews. but it may be a bit before they are dry enuf.
. . when i bought my '38, i didn't realize that the grips should have a wood grain finish. i saw pics showing it, and they looked very nice, but had no idea that i would ever see any grain at all in my black grips. when i did see the grain, i was one happy camper. even the unfinished grips make the pistol look sooo much better. yeah, its just cosmetic, but i was very pleased.
good luck with urs,
bill