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So I had this old Romanian red pistol grip laying around that had been painted at one point in the past. The paint was starting to peel and it had been confined to my junk drawer, where even more paint ended up getting scratched off. So, I stripped it with a Dremel buffing wheel.
Used Citristrip too, but couldn't get every bit of paint out of the textured part of the grip.
And then I used my bakelite orange Rit Dye recipe on it, letting it sit for an extended period of time.
And by golly, it's somewhat orange. Once it's dried completely I'll either tung oil or clear coat and we'll see how well the color comes through.
If this works pretty well, the same method could be used to make border guard green or other weird colors. It could also be used on the East German lower handguards, the Bulgarian bakelite handguards, and original VZ-58 furniture. A bakelite orange VZ would be super neat.
Used Citristrip too, but couldn't get every bit of paint out of the textured part of the grip.
And then I used my bakelite orange Rit Dye recipe on it, letting it sit for an extended period of time.
And by golly, it's somewhat orange. Once it's dried completely I'll either tung oil or clear coat and we'll see how well the color comes through.
If this works pretty well, the same method could be used to make border guard green or other weird colors. It could also be used on the East German lower handguards, the Bulgarian bakelite handguards, and original VZ-58 furniture. A bakelite orange VZ would be super neat.