Removing Glock Hydrographic

[9mmContagion]

Long story short, I have a Glock that was given to me as my first handgun some years ago.. it came stock with a carbon fiber Hydrographic on the frame.

Has anyone been successful in removing Hydrographic from Polymer, and if so, how?

[hermosabeach]

Never seen a factory glock with a hydro dip....

With that said it is difficult to suggest how to remove..

Some add the dip only
Some use a clear coat on top of the grip

The dips tend to be slippery so this might help in identifying if the dip was clear coated or not.


Start with easy stuff first that cannot harm polymer-
Denatured alcohol removes some hydro dip products and work up with different solvents.

Any pics of the gun and areas where the graphic is damaged?

[1911su16b870]

IIRC they clear coat paint the hydrographic after it is applied to "fix" it. I have not ever removed a hydrographic, but I would venture to say you will need to remove any clear coat first and then re-hydrating the graphic should allow it to be removed.

AR15.com says acetone. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/37...o_dipping.html

Some say denatured alcohol.

Oakley forum says boiling in water. https://www.oakleyforum.com/threads/...t-today.30233/

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=removing+hydrographics

[Gun Kraft]

Wouldn't boiling water soften the plastic and potentially cause it to deform?

I've also heard liberal amounts of CLP can remove some hydrographics. Good luck.

[jhmc2000]

Can you double dip?

[9mmContagion]

I'll try to get some pics tonight.. it is chipping around the trigger guard and muzzle/accessory rail from holster wear. From memory, it does appear to have a clear coat. I was told it was a factory job, but I may very well have been misinformed. Where there is wear, it almost appears that it might be FDE or ODG, but magwell is black on the interior

[Fishslayer]

AR15.com says acetone.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_6_19/372306_how_to_remove_hydro_dipping.html

Boy, I'd be VERY careful using acetone on anything plastic. Just because it doesn't melt something right away it might make the plastic brittle & lead to premature failure.

[side2side]

Try Citrustrip, it's biodegradable if that matters. You can find it at Home Depot or Lowes

[Illumi Naughty]

Ruger told me Sun Tan Lotion or Bug Spray can remove the Real Tree Camo Dip on my rifle, so I'd assume alcohol is what causes it.

Watch out using CLP if you're thinking Break Free, read the warning label on the Powder Blast to understand why you don't want to confuse the two.

[SAGISI]

Do not soak in acetone! Sandblast it and recoat it with cerakote

[Rizzo]

Why not just call a place that does the procedure and see what they recommend? Perhaps they would do it for you.

[sloppy joe]

Like Rizzo just wrote ^^

[9mmContagion]

Yep I'll try giving someone a call on Monday..

After further inspection, I'm pretty sure this is a coating somebody did after purchasing. Not factory. It is in fact a Dark FDE (leaning towards FDE) or ODG, it's still hard to determine. I'm slowly chipping away at it. A soft wire brush is taking it off slowly on the already chipped areas. I'll be stoked if it turns out to be FDE