1911 grips aging

[BUDMAN-BILL]

Need some advice, found me a 1911a1 but needs a set of grips. I think I want to go with the wwii style, brown plastic. Before I drop some $$$ on a set of used grips, what would be the process of aging a new set. Keep in mind that it’s going to be a retro not original military 1911, just display

 

[BUDMAN-BILL]

 

[Mr.Glock]

Steel wool and vinegar on wood grips to age. But plastic beats me!

 

[BUDMAN-BILL]

Yeah me too. They are cheap enough, i guess I could experiment.

 

[OkieJoe72]

I “aged” some cheap plastic grips on a .22 revolver. They were originally black grips with an American flag decal. I sanded the grips and then applied a flat black paint. Sanded lightly again and applied a white satin paint. Sanded lightly again and blended the paint. I applied a spray clear protective sealer when I was done. I spent about an hour on the project. I was attempting to make them look like stag grips, and I was happy enough with the results. If I was going for a display piece, I would have spent more time with attention to detail, but I was happy enough for a cheap .22.

 

[okcBob]

1911a1 post war military grips are fairly cheap. I’ve seen them online for 30 bucks. Might be easier to try that

 

[Mr.Glock]

I “aged” some cheap plastic grips on a .22 revolver. They were originally black grips with an American flag decal. I sanded the grips and then applied a flat black paint. Sanded lightly again and applied a white satin paint. Sanded lightly again and blended the paint. I applied a spray clear protective sealer when I was done. I spent about an hour on the project. I was attempting to make them look like stag grips, and I was happy enough with the results. If I was going for a display piece, I would have spent more time with attention to detail, but I was happy enough for a cheap .22.

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Looks great!