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Ron Wood · 04-11-2005, 06:43 PM

I used acetone to remove brown paint from set of grips, and it did not change the color of the underlying wood. They were 1906 grips, so the dark color of the wood was from age and oil (and probably 80-odd years of accumulated hand grime) rather than a stain.

04-11-2005, 06:43 PM	#17
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	I used acetone to remove brown paint from set of grips, and it did not change the color of the underlying wood. They were 1906 grips, so the dark color of the wood was from age and oil (and probably 80-odd years of accumulated hand grime) rather than a stain. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction