What to do with this dent? - Page 2

J_Grimm · May 11, 2013, 05:21 PM

Send me the green grip and I'll send you a spiffy black one sans dents...

tipoc · May 11, 2013, 06:54 PM

I learns something all the time! Thanks for the info on the Kel Tec "grips".

tipoc

Ignacio49 · May 11, 2013, 07:57 PM

I know I can buy a replacement grip from Kel Tec, but I am not in the US and can not import guns or accesories.

After reading all your comments I think that trying to fix it is kinda risky, so I'm telling my friend to better leave it alone.

Thank you for your good help

J_Grimm · May 11, 2013, 09:04 PM

Not 100% sure, but I believe the green isn't green all the way though as well so filling stuff off would probably end not so well...

Dragline45 · May 11, 2013, 09:20 PM

Quote:

I know I can buy a replacement grip from Kel Tec, but I am not in the US and can not import guns or accesories.

You may not be able to but the gun shops can. Give the shop where your buddy got it from a call, explain what happened and tell them you will cover shipping fees and toss them a few bucks for their trouble. No reason why they cant accept firearm accessories when they have actual firearms shipped there.

Quote:

Not 100% sure, but I believe the green isn't green all the way though as well so filling stuff off would probably end not so well...

If that was the case you would be able to see the underlying color where the dent is. Every colored polymer frame I have seen, or plastic anything, was never painted but molded completely in that color.

Dragline45 · May 11, 2013, 09:22 PM

double post

Wreck-n-Crew · May 11, 2013, 09:37 PM

Quote:

I learns something all the time! Thanks for the info on the Kel Tec "grips".

tipoc

I would never have caught it either had i not followed LEE n. Field's link. Funny how one little detail really changes things...lol

Heck I was assuming the lower/frame/grip would have cost more and saw no need to research price.

I guess when playing baseball we should cover all the bases

(i left one open but don't tell anyone)

Glock20/460long · May 12, 2013, 02:10 AM

LOL

Yep, deal with it, and go home and sleep at night.

Glock20/460long · May 12, 2013, 02:14 AM

OK. I've changed my mind!

Paint two eyeball's over it looking up and over to the left.

Ignacio49 · May 12, 2013, 10:50 AM

Quote:
I know I can buy a replacement grip from Kel Tec, but I am not in the US and can not import guns or accesories.

You may not be able to but the gun shops can. Give the shop where your buddy got it from a call, explain what happened and tell them you will cover shipping fees and toss them a few bucks for their trouble. No reason why they cant accept firearm accessories when they have actual firearms shipped there.

Well, they cannot - shops cannot import/buy/sell, civilians cannot either

Ignacio49 · May 12, 2013, 10:54 AM

Paint two eyeball's over it looking up and over to the left.

Hahahaha.... I might do that

Dragline45 · May 12, 2013, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Well, they cannot - shops cannot import/buy/sell, civilians cannot either

How do the shops get their guns then?

Ignacio49 · May 12, 2013, 02:55 PM

They don't. Shops are practically out of business - they survive by selling accesories they had in inventory and some they import legally, and who knows what else they do .... while they wait for better times...

Dragline45 · May 12, 2013, 03:01 PM

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They don't. Shops are practically out of business - they survive by selling accesories they had in inventory and some they import legally, and who knows what else they do .... while they wait for better times...

Man that's depressing.. and I complain because I live in a state in the U.S. that banned magazines over 10 rounds. If you don't mind me asking what country is it that you live in?

Ignacio49 · May 12, 2013, 03:12 PM

Check your messages

pete2 · May 12, 2013, 06:09 PM

I'd leave it alone, it's not like it's a Python or something.

Walt Sherrill · May 12, 2013, 07:45 PM

Or, using a soldering iron, try to fix it -- and be prepared to buy a replacement cover [which your gunsmith or dealer can do for you].

(That's what you're talking about -- a plastic cover for the aluminum frame. Change colors, while you're at it, if you want something different.)

Glock20/460long · May 13, 2013, 01:04 AM

In fact get out your dremal and make impressions before you paint them.

OK, now I'm getting borad!

myusername · May 14, 2013, 11:47 PM

It's obvious this gun is ruined. You should send it to me for proper disposal and go buy your friend a new one.

zaxbad · May 17, 2013, 06:31 AM

its a 200 dollar gun leave it be

joe-lumber · May 17, 2013, 08:25 AM

I took my SR9 to have a gunsmith, (best in town) to have a HIVIZ green sight put on it and after getting it back I noticed a scratch next to the sight on the slide. The SR9 has a SS slide and that part of the slide is dulled and I can notice it readily. But after shooting it with the new sight it improved my shooting ability so I left it at that. I love the gun and I figure it will get marred up later in its life. SS guns mare more easily I have assumed because a PPK/S in SS has a scratch also while I was holding a magazine up to it while in my hand. They could be buffed a bit but as long as they shoot well enough is what matters.
J

May 11, 2013, 05:21 PM	#26
J_Grimm Junior Member Join Date: January 14, 2013 Posts: 11	Re: What to do with this dent? Send me the green grip and I'll send you a spiffy black one sans dents...

May 11, 2013, 09:04 PM	#29
J_Grimm Junior Member Join Date: January 14, 2013 Posts: 11	Re: What to do with this dent? Not 100% sure, but I believe the green isn't green all the way though as well so filling stuff off would probably end not so well...

May 12, 2013, 02:10 AM	#33
Glock20/460long Member Join Date: April 23, 2013 Posts: 68	I have scar's on my body. LOL Yep, deal with it, and go home and sleep at night.

May 12, 2013, 03:12 PM	#40
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	Check your messages Last edited by Ignacio49; May 12, 2013 at 03:20 PM.

May 13, 2013, 01:04 AM	#43
Glock20/460long Member Join Date: April 23, 2013 Posts: 68	Man Up!!!!!!! It's over! In fact get out your dremal and make impressions before you paint them. OK, now I'm getting borad!

May 11, 2013, 06:54 PM	#27
tipoc Senior Member Join Date: December 11, 2004 Location: Redwood City, Ca. Posts: 4,114	I learns something all the time! Thanks for the info on the Kel Tec "grips". tipoc

May 11, 2013, 07:57 PM	#28
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	I know I can buy a replacement grip from Kel Tec, but I am not in the US and can not import guns or accesories. After reading all your comments I think that trying to fix it is kinda risky, so I'm telling my friend to better leave it alone. Thank you for your good help

May 11, 2013, 09:22 PM	#31
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 3,513	double post

May 12, 2013, 10:50 AM	#35
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	Quote: I know I can buy a replacement grip from Kel Tec, but I am not in the US and can not import guns or accesories. You may not be able to but the gun shops can. Give the shop where your buddy got it from a call, explain what happened and tell them you will cover shipping fees and toss them a few bucks for their trouble. No reason why they cant accept firearm accessories when they have actual firearms shipped there. Well, they cannot - shops cannot import/buy/sell, civilians cannot either

May 12, 2013, 10:54 AM	#36
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	Paint two eyeball's over it looking up and over to the left. Hahahaha.... I might do that

May 12, 2013, 02:55 PM	#38
Ignacio49 Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2002 Posts: 221	They don't. Shops are practically out of business - they survive by selling accesories they had in inventory and some they import legally, and who knows what else they do .... while they wait for better times...

May 12, 2013, 06:09 PM	#41
pete2 Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 2,566	I'd leave it alone, it's not like it's a Python or something.

May 12, 2013, 07:45 PM	#42
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	Or, using a soldering iron, try to fix it -- and be prepared to buy a replacement cover [which your gunsmith or dealer can do for you]. (That's what you're talking about -- a plastic cover for the aluminum frame. Change colors, while you're at it, if you want something different.)

May 14, 2013, 11:47 PM	#44
myusername Member Join Date: May 11, 2013 Posts: 99	It's obvious this gun is ruined. You should send it to me for proper disposal and go buy your friend a new one.

May 17, 2013, 06:31 AM	#45
zaxbad Member Join Date: March 29, 2013 Posts: 15	its a 200 dollar gun leave it be

May 17, 2013, 08:25 AM	#46
joe-lumber Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2013 Posts: 257	SR9 I took my SR9 to have a gunsmith, (best in town) to have a HIVIZ green sight put on it and after getting it back I noticed a scratch next to the sight on the slide. The SR9 has a SS slide and that part of the slide is dulled and I can notice it readily. But after shooting it with the new sight it improved my shooting ability so I left it at that. I love the gun and I figure it will get marred up later in its life. SS guns mare more easily I have assumed because a PPK/S in SS has a scratch also while I was holding a magazine up to it while in my hand. They could be buffed a bit but as long as they shoot well enough is what matters. J