P08 Grip Cleaning Help Pleaae

josef · 02-03-2008, 12:18 AM

Can anyone offer some advice on the best, but most safest way to clean the crud from the right side of this byf42 BW grip? Amazingly the left grip is great, but I was told the right grips often faired much worse. Thanks for any advice you can offer, Gentlemen.
Joe

Ron Smith · 02-03-2008, 09:31 AM

I use a toothbrush,warm water and Dawn dish washing soap to clean grips. Just don't get the wood saturated with water. And scrub very gently with the toothbrush. When the suds turn brown, rinse and repeat. Don't over do it.

Sponge off excess water with paper towels. Let them dry naturally, and apply about three light coats of Danish Furniture oil. The base ingredient is Tung oil, so regular Tung oil would probably work fine. I dab it on with cotton balls.

Just remember, lightly, don't over due it. DON'T use linseed. It will darken and soften the wood. It saturates and separates the wood fibers.

Ron

josef · 02-03-2008, 10:07 AM

Thanks Ron very much, these are black plastic grips, would the same still apply? Thank you once again for helping,
Joe

Ron Smith · 02-03-2008, 10:48 AM

Hi Joe,

I don't see why it wouldn't. You could also clean them with denatured alchohol. I would rinse them afterward.

Ron

Edward Tinker · 02-03-2008, 10:59 AM

Just as Ron said, although I have used Murpheys Oil soap. I lightly clean thme, and if really nasty, put oil soap right onto the grips and mush it around.

I have also, on really bad grips use goopy orange paint remover, this is a last step, as it is tough on the wood.

ed

josef · 02-03-2008, 12:01 PM

Thank you Gentlemen!!

Ron Smith · 02-03-2008, 05:20 PM

tac,

A friend and I once killed a bottle of Wild Turkey in an evening on an Elk hunting trip. I'll have to say that I felt pretty "de-natured" for a day or two afterward.

Ron

StarOfTheWest · 02-03-2008, 05:23 PM

Wild Turkey is the drink of the Devil.
Stick to good German Bier, and give a toast to all the builders and previous owners of our fine Lugers.
Leave the rotgut to the owners of the Lesser Guns.

02-03-2008, 12:18 AM	#1
josef User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CANADA Posts: 194 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	P08 Grip Cleaning Help Pleaae Can anyone offer some advice on the best, but most safest way to clean the crud from the right side of this byf42 BW grip? Amazingly the left grip is great, but I was told the right grips often faired much worse. Thanks for any advice you can offer, Gentlemen. Joe

02-03-2008, 09:31 AM	#2
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	I use a toothbrush,warm water and Dawn dish washing soap to clean grips. Just don't get the wood saturated with water. And scrub very gently with the toothbrush. When the suds turn brown, rinse and repeat. Don't over do it. Sponge off excess water with paper towels. Let them dry naturally, and apply about three light coats of Danish Furniture oil. The base ingredient is Tung oil, so regular Tung oil would probably work fine. I dab it on with cotton balls. Just remember, lightly, don't over due it. DON'T use linseed. It will darken and soften the wood. It saturates and separates the wood fibers. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-03-2008, 10:48 AM	#4
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Hi Joe, I don't see why it wouldn't. You could also clean them with denatured alchohol. I would rinse them afterward. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-03-2008, 10:59 AM	#5
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	Just as Ron said, although I have used Murpheys Oil soap. I lightly clean thme, and if really nasty, put oil soap right onto the grips and mush it around. I have also, on really bad grips use goopy orange paint remover, this is a last step, as it is tough on the wood. ed __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

02-03-2008, 05:20 PM	#7
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	tac, A friend and I once killed a bottle of Wild Turkey in an evening on an Elk hunting trip. I'll have to say that I felt pretty "de-natured" for a day or two afterward. Ron __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...

02-03-2008, 10:07 AM	#3
josef User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CANADA Posts: 194 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks Ron very much, these are black plastic grips, would the same still apply? Thank you once again for helping, Joe

02-03-2008, 12:01 PM	#6
josef User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: CANADA Posts: 194 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Thank you Gentlemen!!

02-03-2008, 05:23 PM	#8
StarOfTheWest User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Texas, CSA Posts: 208 Thanks: 81 Thanked 15 Times in 12 Posts	Wild Turkey is the drink of the Devil. Stick to good German Bier, and give a toast to all the builders and previous owners of our fine Lugers. Leave the rotgut to the owners of the Lesser Guns. __________________ Sorry, I take that back. I have no problem with the horse you rode in on.