Okay guys, I traded my P11 (with a good stipple job), 12rd magazine, hybrid style holster, a little ammo, and $250 for a Glock 35 (with a REALLY BAD stipple job), 3 15rd magazines, and a SERPA holster this weekend. I know some of you might think that was pretty stupid, but I was never completely happy with the Kel-tec, and I have been wanting a G35 for a few months now.
I knew that there was some stippling done to the frame before the trade (not done by the trader), but I wasn't too worried because I can pretty much fix any issue the gun would have functionally, and I am pretty good at stippling (see example of my work down a little further), so I figured I could stipple over what had been done, and fix it up myself.
I got the gun and it was worse than I anticipated, but I really wanted it, and like I said, I was never completely happy with the kel tec (nothing wrong with it, just didn't like the way it felt or shot).
If you like glocks... or guns in general, you should probably sit down, because this next picture is pretty bad...
As you can see, the stippling is so random and in some of the dumbest places (like the bevertail area where the web of your hand goes and on the trigger), and the trigger guard is pretty messed up too.
So I called Glock, and it would be $150 to swap this frame for a new frame. A little too steep for me, since I had to scrounge for the $250 to add to the trade in the first place.
I decided I would try to do some work on it and see if I can't fix it up while I try to decide if I should save up for a new frame.
So here are some close ups of some of the stippled parts. I had only worked on this for about an hour with some elbow grease and sandpaper, so it is not near done, but this is where I am.
Pretty much what I am trying to do is sand off the "mushrooms" of plastic that come up when you stipple and leave just the divit in the plastic. Ideally I would like to fill the divits in and then sand again to make it all smooth. Once I have everything all stock looking again, I plan on stippling the grip panels similar to how I did on my chopped glock 22.
Does anyone have any ideas of what I could use to fill in the divits? or any other suggestions on how to fix this up? I have also thought about re filling the bottom of the trigger guard so I can form it like the one on my G22 above.
I knew that there was some stippling done to the frame before the trade (not done by the trader), but I wasn't too worried because I can pretty much fix any issue the gun would have functionally, and I am pretty good at stippling (see example of my work down a little further), so I figured I could stipple over what had been done, and fix it up myself.
I got the gun and it was worse than I anticipated, but I really wanted it, and like I said, I was never completely happy with the kel tec (nothing wrong with it, just didn't like the way it felt or shot).
If you like glocks... or guns in general, you should probably sit down, because this next picture is pretty bad...
As you can see, the stippling is so random and in some of the dumbest places (like the bevertail area where the web of your hand goes and on the trigger), and the trigger guard is pretty messed up too.
So I called Glock, and it would be $150 to swap this frame for a new frame. A little too steep for me, since I had to scrounge for the $250 to add to the trade in the first place.
I decided I would try to do some work on it and see if I can't fix it up while I try to decide if I should save up for a new frame.
So here are some close ups of some of the stippled parts. I had only worked on this for about an hour with some elbow grease and sandpaper, so it is not near done, but this is where I am.
Pretty much what I am trying to do is sand off the "mushrooms" of plastic that come up when you stipple and leave just the divit in the plastic. Ideally I would like to fill the divits in and then sand again to make it all smooth. Once I have everything all stock looking again, I plan on stippling the grip panels similar to how I did on my chopped glock 22.
Does anyone have any ideas of what I could use to fill in the divits? or any other suggestions on how to fix this up? I have also thought about re filling the bottom of the trigger guard so I can form it like the one on my G22 above.
