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Post by whiterabbit on Aug 11, 2019 22:57:17 GMT -5
So, from the good people (enablers, all of you!) on this message board, I picked up two sets of fake ivory slabs from guitarpartsandmore. the low grade and high grade.
I've started with the high grade for my CCH/ rust blue vaquero. jury is out whether this was the right decision or not (vs a stainless gun), but regardless:
It's EASY to work. way, way easier than hardwood. So, I have the grips roughed out and just need to polish, it takes about 1/3rd the time as hardwood.
But now I need to finish them. How to do it? Just use linseed oil and call it a day, like hardwood? It's not gonna penetrate, this stuff is epoxy. But I can't leave it raw, it's too soft and picks up dirt.
So, how do you guys finish grips like this?
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Post by lscg on Aug 12, 2019 1:43:01 GMT -5
I don't know if it's the same exact material you have but a forum member sent me some fake ivory a year or so back and when i finished his grips all i did was sand it to 2000 grit and buff with some white compound.
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Post by KRal on Aug 12, 2019 3:35:25 GMT -5
I don't know if it's the same exact material you have but a forum member sent me some fake ivory a year or so back and when i finished his grips all i did was sand it to 2000 grit and buff with some white compound. Zane hit the nail on the head. I've used the material mentioned above for knife scales. Once polished, you're done - it doesn't need anything further.
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Post by eskimo36 on Aug 12, 2019 6:08:02 GMT -5
I don't know if it's the same exact material you have but a forum member sent me some fake ivory a year or so back and when i finished his grips all i did was sand it to 2000 grit and buff with some white compound. The faux ivory grips you did for me, Zane, turned out excellent. Curtis
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Post by Joe S. on Aug 12, 2019 16:09:33 GMT -5
Ya'll got pics of this fake ivory made into grips?
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Post by foxtrapper on Aug 12, 2019 16:32:22 GMT -5
How different are the two grades?
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Post by z1r on Aug 12, 2019 16:38:09 GMT -5
I don't know if it's the same exact material you have but a forum member sent me some fake ivory a year or so back and when i finished his grips all i did was sand it to 2000 grit and buff with some white compound. The faux ivory grips you did for me, Zane, turned out excellent. Curtis And here I thought Fox had teeth!
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Post by z1r on Aug 12, 2019 16:40:29 GMT -5
Ya'll got pics of this fake ivory made into grips? Indeed, I'd love to see what grips made from this material look like. I have a coupe of pair of older Ajax grips on a couple revolvers.
I need to get a set of grips for a NM Flat top 44 spl I have that has a slightly oversize grip frame. Wouldn't be opposed to trying some made from this Fox Ivory!
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Post by lscg on Aug 12, 2019 17:06:13 GMT -5
Ya'll got pics of this fake ivory made into grips?
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Post by z1r on Aug 12, 2019 17:28:26 GMT -5
Thanks. I could see giving a set of those a try. Nice looking!
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Post by Joe S. on Aug 12, 2019 17:34:15 GMT -5
Those look great! Is that a laminate/micarta? Or is it just a polymer with grain?
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Post by eskimo36 on Aug 12, 2019 19:00:50 GMT -5
Those look like mine. Polymer with grain.
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Post by eskimo36 on Aug 12, 2019 20:59:00 GMT -5
Here they are on the gun.
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Post by awp101 on Aug 13, 2019 8:57:45 GMT -5
Is the material like an acrylic resin? I wonder how well it would turn for pens?
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Post by caryc on Aug 13, 2019 11:33:04 GMT -5
Back when I was making grips, I purchased a set of those blanks from Guitar Parts. I was pretty busy so I never did get around to making a set of grips from them but I did polish the face of one of them to see how it looked. I did look very good.
I polished it the same way I polish horn and micarta. The last sanding I did on them was 600 grit Then I polished them on a bench buffer using three different polishing compounds. You must use a different buffing wheel for each compound. You never want to mix compounds on a wheel. The first two compounds I use are available from McMaster.com. These compounds are for polishing plastic. The first one is a cutting compound for taking out any sanding marks. This is part number 4801A11.
The second stage is a coloring compound. This is actually how they describe "polishing" to the final stage. This is part number 4801A13.
Then there is one final step. What I use is available at Brownells. This is Polish O Ray 555 White for polishing stainless. It produces a mirror like finish on horn and micarta.
Bench buffing will produce a beautiful finish. If you don't have a bench buffer, you can use a bench grinder. They both turn around 3450 RPM's. Once polished, you won't need anything to protect them. Although a coat of paste wax once in a while won't hurt.
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