Making polypropylene grippier?

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Stenny

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I took a liking in CS Canadian Belt Knife - it is light, cheap and overall pretty good. The thing I don't like is that the polypropylene handle is really slippery when wet or (God forbid) greasy. Did anybody tried to do something on poly handles? Dremeling grooves? Stipling with a soldering iron? I don't want to take off too much material, because of the half-tang construction.
In the meantime, I stuck a strip of skateboard tape on one side of the handle, but it is unsightly and tear the hell out of anything it touches...
 
Go ahead and stiple it. Just be aware that there's not much that'll stay grippy when greased, unless shot with brake cleaner.
 
I've used 80 grit silicon carbide paper on these type handles (Moras, etc) with good effect. Turns the slick surface into a grippier 'velvet' like one.
 
I have have great success on one of my Glock pistols with stippling. I used a fine point soldering tip on a small and light 45 watt soldering iron. If you have never done it before don't worry it is very easy! It is a bit tedious but you never have to worry about it coming off and you will not be weaking the grip(If my frame can handle hot 10mm loads I think your handle will be just fine!). Also if the stipple is too coarse you can always sand it down.:thumbup:
 
I stipled it with a soldering iron and it's golden. Very grippy and OK looking, too, if that's a factor :) .
 
I have the CS Roach Belly and sanded the polypro handle with 80 grit silicon carbide paper. That leaves a suede-like texture that's very grippy.
 
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