Oh-My-God! I followed the steps above from Art Buchanan's article, and the old girl now looks like an 16 year old. After about 1.5 hours in the Strip-X and after cleaning the grips, they looked pale yellow. I then put 2 rubbings of lemon oil on the grips and they have a natural walnut look, and they just shine. Could not be happier.
Thanks guys
Gary