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Traction grip
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:20 pm
by motorcycle_dan
All the work on getting the Skanaker back up and running has me wanting to do something with the grip. Stock shiny surface wasn't cutting it and it didn't "fit" me right anyway. I had ordered some replacement grip with stippling but still wasn't what i wanted. So over to the sander and removed the palm bump and trigger finger rest, Worked it into the shape that I wanted. Used a wood rasp to finish it to my liking. Now it is bare wood. I'm thinking of using some glue and sand blast grit for traction. anyone tried this? My inital thought was contact cement. I think that will stick to the wood and allow me to stick some abbrasive on as well. Thoughts? comments? I'll try and get pictures as it goes.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:45 pm
by therider
Loctite 401 + wood powder
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 5:07 pm
by bummer7
Inexpensive paint and coarse sand particles worked for me.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:05 pm
by SamEEE
Better still would be to stipple it, but in lieu of a stipple-machine PVA covered in wood chips or sand would work okay.
Contact adhesive I don't think would play very well with sand.
Okay where do I find this wood powder?
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:16 pm
by motorcycle_dan
therider wrote:Loctite 401 + wood powder
That looks a lot like super glue. How fast does it set? what is wood powder? I do want it to feel aggressive like 100grit sandpaper.
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:24 pm
by rmca
Traction grip
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 9:33 pm
by Northwestern AP
I've applied skate tape (carefully cut out to match those areas where I wanted a rough surface) to the grip. It's inexpensive, easy to apply and effective, though it's a bit more course than I would prefer.
Darius Young used to use the paint-on compound that is used for the step-zones of aircraft or on pick-up truck beds or something like that. It's more permanent though.
Neither of these will reshape the grip, but it does take away that slippery waxed wood feel.
Re: Okay where do I find this wood powder?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:09 am
by therider
motorcycle_dan wrote:therider wrote:Loctite 401 + wood powder
That looks a lot like super glue. How fast does it set? what is wood powder? I do want it to feel aggressive like 100grit sandpaper.
About ten seconds. Wood powder is what you produce when you saw wood.
It's not my idea. Cesare Morini taught it to me and gave a bit of wood powder.
It grips really well
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:11 am
by therider
Just spread some liquid superglue, thin. Then a pinch of wood and blow off extra material
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:59 am
by j-team
And make sure the superglue is 100% dry before grabbing the pistol!
Re: Okay where do I find this wood powder?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:48 am
by kle
therider wrote:motorcycle_dan wrote:therider wrote:Loctite 401 + wood powder
That looks a lot like super glue. How fast does it set? what is wood powder? I do want it to feel aggressive like 100grit sandpaper.
About ten seconds. Wood powder is what you produce when you saw wood.
It's not my idea. Cesare Morini taught it to me and gave a bit of wood powder.
It grips really well
"Sawdust."
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:02 am
by Misny
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:38 pm
by John Marchant
I have coated the area that requires more grip with a thin coat of matt polyurethane varnish and then sprinkled sifted sand onto the area. Tip off the excess grit/sand and when dry, give it another thin coat of matt varnish to seal the grit onto the grip.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:29 pm
by Linecutter
Epoxy, sprinkled in coarse salt. Once it's dry just use water to remove the salt grains.
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:31 pm
by kle
Linecutter wrote:Epoxy, sprinkled in coarse salt. Once it's dry just use water to remove the salt grains.
That's an interesting idea - a subtractive process, rather than many of the other additive processes suggested here.