Getting a "grip" on things

[Birddog1911]

I'm sure that I'm not the first person to do this, but I thought I'd share. I decided to paint the grips on my carbine with Rustoleum textured paint. Came out great, and I don't have to bother cutting skater tape. It does come in other colors, but I settled on the black. It really improves the grip, and with flight gloves, it's nice and tight in the hand.

 

[gstaylorg]

Re: Getting a "grip" on things

Looks pretty decent. How's it hold up to use?

 

[slothlacrosse]

Re: Getting a "grip" on things

i've tried the tape method (pain in the ass) and the textured paint method (doesn't hold up very long, but is easily fixed).

take a couple minutes and put some bedding compound on your grip. i like to work in thin layers to gradually build up the surface. this method takes a while, but you don't have to reapply it

 

[GreggNY]

Re: Getting a "grip" on things

Looks good. I've done the same with spray on truck bed liner in a can. You can really get some good texture if you hold the can far away. Just make sure you do not get a 'rubberized' one, as those never seemed to completely dry hard enough to hold up. One of the best i've used was made by Duplicolor.