Old bakelite PPK grips, how do you preserve them?
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Mr_Willson
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let em soak in a little CLP for a while?
dunno, its plastic
dunno, its plastic
Actually I don't think it's plastic. I think it's pressed cardboard or some such material. I wasn't aware they needed maintenance.
(EDIT)
OK I went back and looked up Bakelite in Wikipedia, and this is what I found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite
It is indeed a form of plastic, but with a wood or paper filler. Neat what you find in Wikipedia.
(EDIT)
OK I went back and looked up Bakelite in Wikipedia, and this is what I found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite
It is indeed a form of plastic, but with a wood or paper filler. Neat what you find in Wikipedia.
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