[ohs214]

hey guys, saw someone on another forum do this so i did it too with a darker color, check it out, got the toes in the pic too lol

 

[SamStafford]

ohs214, Now that looks GREAT. Good job on them. :yes:

 

[Pistol Pete]

Lookin' Gooooooooood. Here's mine also.

:cool2:

 

[Pistol Pete]

OHS214, What did you use on yours?

 

[ohs214]

hey guys thanks, pete i used a tan plastic spray paint that bonds to plastic no primer needed, i let it dry, i didnt sand it or anything i wanted a rougher feel but it actually ended up feeling smoother than i thought, after i let it dry i bought minwax dark mahogany stain with small brushes and lathered it on, i let it dry to the point where it wasnt sticky in anyway and then sprayed about 2 or 3 coats of polyurethane on it, i didnt want to spray anymore because it started to lose it's shine since it's plastic i cant sand it, the next one i'm going to do im gonna try a glossier poly to coat it but overall im happy with them ill leave these on for a while if it loses it's poly i'll just reapply i think even if i put my hogue grips back on it would look cool having the wood color peeking out

 

[roadkill46]

i would go with a laquer or enamel if you want shiny..just my .02 since i work with the stuff all the time in my woodworking sideline. very nice looking "wood"!

 

[Pistol Pete]

Thanks and again they look super !

 

[ohs214]

thanks for that idea roadkill ill definitely look into it which do you think would work best in this instance?

 

[Anon626]

Looks awesome!

 

[roadkill46]

ahh, now that is the question. you have to see what is compatible. if you could do the same thing you did with the grips on another piece of plastic and let dry, then test...some topcoats will lift the paint off and make it bubble. i have always found that if you stick with the same brand say krylon, it is all compatible, but if you go with say Delft or minwax it may lift. all you can do is test on some scrap.

 

[Ron M.]

Nicely done!


Ron M.

 

[ohs214]

thanks everyone, i might try another color on another pair lol

 

[ohs214]

hey guys this is an update just had the tip of the barrel polished as well as the shell ejector area thing (dont know the technical name lol heres pics

 

[SamStafford]

ohs214, that is a great idea. I'm going to try that on my HPs. Thanks for that great idea. :yes:

 

[ohs214]

Thanks man, I will warn u have to use a dremel, be very careful around the frame the speed of the dremel starts to melt the plastic if u get to close, but other than that u should be good to go

 

[SamStafford]

Yeah, that Dremel too is a HANDY tool to have. I use my Dremel tool on just about everything I touch. Life is easy with my Dremel.

 

[SHOOTER Z]

Looks good I was ponderin over painting my grips an ivory color but I went with a Houge grip instead and decided to keep it all black [now that I'm not working securty I may do it just for giggles]

 

[sean187]

man thats awsome.im a noob so do i have to take it apart to sand that piece?

 

[SamStafford]

SHOOTER Z, a ivory color would look pretty nice. Maybe I'll do my HP .380 grips that color. :thinking:

 

[SamStafford]

sean187, yeah you should take your grips off and sand them a little for the paint to stick. Hope this helps.