Painted grips?

DavidJayUden · 09-20-2015, 04:06 PM

I don't know what you are looking for, what you paid, or what you plan to do with it, but if it were mine the grips would be on their was to one of our re-checkering specialists. Hugh used to do it, David the Artist may do it, but if you look around you should be able to find someone to strip the paint, sharpen the checkering, and get things back to like-new.
Others will argue to leave things as-is.
dju

rhuff · 09-20-2015, 06:50 PM

If I found myself in your situation, I would employ a good quality paint stripper which will not only remove the paint, but also oils/grease/dirt from the grips. After that has been accomplished, you can then better evaluate the grips. A few photos of the grips after the stripping will allow the forum to help you decide if they are original grips, or not.

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09-20-2015, 04:06 PM	#1
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I don't know what you are looking for, what you paid, or what you plan to do with it, but if it were mine the grips would be on their was to one of our re-checkering specialists. Hugh used to do it, David the Artist may do it, but if you look around you should be able to find someone to strip the paint, sharpen the checkering, and get things back to like-new. Others will argue to leave things as-is. dju

09-20-2015, 06:50 PM	#2
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,314 Thanks: 2,746 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	If I found myself in your situation, I would employ a good quality paint stripper which will not only remove the paint, but also oils/grease/dirt from the grips. After that has been accomplished, you can then better evaluate the grips. A few photos of the grips after the stripping will allow the forum to help you decide if they are original grips, or not.