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Unread 07-01-2011, 06:39 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Postino,
This may be too late, you may have already repaired your grip!

Sand the grip area to be sure it is completely flat.
Sand the repair piece to be sure it is completely flat.
Be sure they will mate up with minimum to no space between the two pieces.
Be sure the grain of the wood in the two pieces runs in the same direction, and the closer they are to the same color the better.

Apply super glue to to grip, stick the repair piece on, move it around a little to spread the glue evenly onto both pieces.
Hold them together for a minute or two until the super glue dries. Wait an hour or so before sanding to shape, to allow the glue to cure completely.
Thanks for your comments! No, I haven't tried 'fixing' it yet...

I established, from various pictures of excellent condition Gassers, that the 'checkering' was more like 'lining'...the checks are flat topped, not pointed, and the 'checkering' was lines cut into the grip...and the checks were double-bordered...

I could never even begin to touch up that type of checkering...So I was thinking of maybe perhaps asking you if you would be interested in giving the grips a look and seeing if you could re-trace the original 'checkering'...(and fix any chips, too)...

Here's a couple pics of a good condition grip to illustrate...

(BTW: Gasser grips are not symmetrical)
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