my grips were black. next step?

starshippe · 10-11-2009, 12:58 PM

. . most of the afternoon. they were only out of the water long enough to change out the water.

. . they swelled up enuf that i woulda had to force them back on the pistol, and i wasn't going to do that. i might shouldnta done it that way.

im having to wait for them to dry. each grip lost about a quarter gram overnight. i don't know if its just coincidence, but the two grips weigh within 0.03 grams of each other.

. . i think i will try the watco polish. it seems to have all favorable reviews. but it may be a bit before they are dry enuf.

. . when i bought my '38, i didn't realize that the grips should have a wood grain finish. i saw pics showing it, and they looked very nice, but had no idea that i would ever see any grain at all in my black grips. when i did see the grain, i was one happy camper. even the unfinished grips make the pistol look sooo much better. yeah, its just cosmetic, but i was very pleased.

good luck with urs,

bill

10-11-2009, 12:58 PM	#7
starshippe User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: brunswick, ga. Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	they stayed immersed . . most of the afternoon. they were only out of the water long enough to change out the water. . . they swelled up enuf that i woulda had to force them back on the pistol, and i wasn't going to do that. i might shouldnta done it that way. im having to wait for them to dry. each grip lost about a quarter gram overnight. i don't know if its just coincidence, but the two grips weigh within 0.03 grams of each other. . . i think i will try the watco polish. it seems to have all favorable reviews. but it may be a bit before they are dry enuf. . . when i bought my '38, i didn't realize that the grips should have a wood grain finish. i saw pics showing it, and they looked very nice, but had no idea that i would ever see any grain at all in my black grips. when i did see the grain, i was one happy camper. even the unfinished grips make the pistol look sooo much better. yeah, its just cosmetic, but i was very pleased. good luck with urs, bill Last edited by starshippe; 10-11-2009 at 01:57 PM.