Refinishing Grips

FNorm · 05-22-2010, 06:51 PM

Guys,

Ya learn something everyday! I was re-oiling some grips after cleaning/stripping them down. They had been so dirty they looked like BWs. I was having trouble with lint fibers, even though I was using lintless gun cleaning patches. A lady friend introduced me to 'Make-up Sponges' Little triangular foam pads. They work like a charm!

FN

newluger · 05-23-2010, 09:15 AM

FN,

Great idea. The stuff is out there, ya just have to figure out where to use it. That's one of the reasons I don't throw away old tooth brushes.

Newluger

SteveM · 05-23-2010, 09:22 AM

I have used cheesecloth in the past and did not have a lint problem. Learned that through antique furniture refinishing.

Edward Tinker · 05-23-2010, 12:30 PM

I have always used an old toothbrush before; then wiped on the linseed oil with my fingers; then dabbed with a cloth. If lint came off, then I used the toothbrush after (or before) it dried.

Ed

05-22-2010, 06:51 PM	#1
FNorm Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 978 Thanks: 68 Thanked 127 Times in 108 Posts	Refinishing Grips Guys, Ya learn something everyday! I was re-oiling some grips after cleaning/stripping them down. They had been so dirty they looked like BWs. I was having trouble with lint fibers, even though I was using lintless gun cleaning patches. A lady friend introduced me to 'Make-up Sponges' Little triangular foam pads. They work like a charm! FN

05-23-2010, 09:15 AM	#2
newluger User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Franklin Tennessee Posts: 119 Thanks: 22 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	FN, Great idea. The stuff is out there, ya just have to figure out where to use it. That's one of the reasons I don't throw away old tooth brushes. Newluger

05-23-2010, 09:22 AM	#3
SteveM User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 1,016 Thanks: 94 Thanked 275 Times in 137 Posts	I have used cheesecloth in the past and did not have a lint problem. Learned that through antique furniture refinishing.

05-23-2010, 12:30 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,966 Thanks: 2,066 Thanked 4,595 Times in 2,116 Posts	I have always used an old toothbrush before; then wiped on the linseed oil with my fingers; then dabbed with a cloth. If lint came off, then I used the toothbrush after (or before) it dried. Ed