Anybody strip and refinish after-market NMB grips?

[srcjahc]

I just bought a pair of Herrett's wood grips with the stippling and was wondering if I could strip them and restain them in an ebony color? How do you strip/sand the stippled area and will the wood take on stain? Thanks

[Flash]

When you are refering to stippling, I suspect that you are talking about checkering? If so, refinishing any wooden article will be possible with the right supplies. For checkering, a TOOTH BRUSH and a liberal amount of wood stripper will pull every bit of finish out between the lines and leave the checkering crisp. Any other brush might wear down the peaks and ruin your checkering. The grain will be raised after stripping and a fine steel wool(000) will smooth this back out, taking care not to go into the checkering. Any inletted medalions will have to be either removed or covered to protect them. Good Luck.

[Steve P]

I had some of them on my sbh.  I used a spray-on paint and varnish remover and tooth brush.    The stuff I used stopped working with water.  After removing all the old varnish, I washed them good with warm soapy water and immediately dried with hair dryer.  I used some oooo steel wool to smooth up a couple days later, and refinished with a darker finish.  Came out looking good.  I put on some Hogue grips now to help tame the recoil with 300 grain bullets.  

Have fun.

Steve