DIY grip texturing

[seamusm]

Anyone done it? I was thinking about using truck bedliner on my M&P and was wondering what kind of success people have had doing their own handguns. I'm going to practice on an old wood stock i have then do the stock on my 870, it's getting replaced anyways.

Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Aqualung]

Brownells makes a spray grit specifically for firearms.

Available in green, brown, grey and black.

Page 405 of the current catalogue.

 

[hercster]

Texture

Anyone done it? I was thinking about using truck bedliner on my M&P and was wondering what kind of success people have had doing their own handguns. I'm going to practice on an old wood stock i have then do the stock on my 870, it's getting replaced anyways.

Any advise or help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm fairly sure that Rhino or other similar products like Line-X would do a good job if sprayed from the right tool. However, it is very, very permanent. I would start with other cheap and reversible options like a rubber grip sleeve.

 

[JPainter]

I have done the bed liner spray bomb on an M14 stock, worked great. But I knew I could strip it down if I screwed up. I would not apply this technique to a handgun.

Jeff

 

[Jefro]

Grip Tape/Skateboard Tape here... Not sure about a Rifle but my P14-45 has thin profile grips with tape laid over + wrapped around the front of the grip etc and it does the job just fine and is easily removable.

 

[moosedude]

I find grip tape sucks hardcore. It tends to peel off smooth plastic surfaces or at least move around a bit. And if it gets hot, the glue tends to just let go. Maybe some epoxy would help that. But as for bed liner, it would likely be great IF you could get a technique down that wouldnt build it up a foot thick. It foes on at least 1/8" thick so now you've added a quarter inch of thickness to your grip, are your hands big enough to accomodate that? Moldable silicone from a plastics supplier may work better just to add a thin layer that could be wire brushed while curing to provide texture. Whatever yo decide to try, do at least 3 test pieces before you even think about applying it to your gun

 

[BCRider]

First off why do you need it? I've seen a few people with M&P's shooting them in summertime matches and they did fine despite the traditionally sweaty hands that come from running around in the sun and the stress of competition. If the gun is slipping around you may just need to alter how you grip it.

The added thickness would be a big issue. And it needs to be thick. Maybe not as thick as when used as bedliner but for sure it'll add about 1/16 inch of thickness in order to have enough material to create the stiple patter you expect to get.

Another option would be to use a fine tip soldering iron to do the melted in stippling that we've seen before on these sort of guns. You'd need to do a search for the threads. Just remember to set the default "and newer" to "older than" to get the older threads instead of the last week's worth.

 

[Aqualung]

Another option would be to use a fine tip soldering iron to do the melted in stippling that we've seen before on these sort of guns.

Stippling anything other than the removeable backstrap could be problematic for anyone intending to compete in IDPA SSP. Mind you, so will applying any kind of spray texturing.

Can't recall if affects compliance with IPSC Production Division.

 

[BCRider]

Excellent point. The rules allow grip tape but not much else.

 

[aridan]

I find grip tape sucks hardcore. It tends to peel off smooth plastic surfaces or at least move around a bit. And if it gets hot, the glue tends to just let go.

I have been using the same set for almost 6 months on my Shadow with aluminum grips. Still stays put after all the cleaning it went through. Don't know about plastic surfaces though. I'm using tape from Home Depot BTW. I clean surfaces with alcohol then warm up grips and tape with a paint stripper airgun.

 

[moosedude]

I have been using the same set for almost 6 months on my Shadow with aluminum grips. Still stays put after all the cleaning it went through. Don't know about plastic surfaces though. I'm using tape from Home Depot BTW. I clean surfaces with alcohol then warm up grips and tape with a paint stripper airgun.

Well you know the right wat to do it. same procedure for applying trim to cars. As for plastic, therein lies the problem, its often too smooth for it stick. Two options are epoxy or sanding prior to application. Both are damaging options. But hey no harm in trying.