Any tips for stippling a polymer handgun? Is a soldering iron sufficient? I've seen references to a harbor freight wood knife...is this better to use?

I picked up a wood burning kit from Michael's.  They always have coupons for 40% off one item.

 

It's pretty easy.  I watched a few videos on youtube beforehand.  You should find an item to practice on like an old A2 grip.

 

You should also know what type of texture you prefer.  I wanted a really aggressive texture and chose the appropriate tip.

I have a Dremel butane soldering iron where the kit comes with a half dozen tips or so. There's one tip that looks like a ballpoint pen and with an adjustable temperature flame i bet that would be just the ticket.

 

I haven't stippled yet but I use the blade tip for cutting/fusing paracord, the deflector tip for fine tuning kydex, etc. Oh, and it solders too.

I've used a cheap soldering iron which is basically dedicated to this purposes. Worked fine. It would probably be best if you get one that had adjustable heat levels because the one I have can get hot enough to punch all the way through if you don't keep your contact very short. 

I used something very similar to this on my Glock 35 frame.

 

 

Take your time, and don't let your OCD get the best of you while doing this.

 

Funny thing was the glock polymer melted quicker than the PMAG polymer.

Vibro dimond point marking tool. You know the one you use to put your name on your metal tools. Works great for stippling wood.

Here's my first shot a stippling. I found the best technique for me was to take the finest tip and ground it down so it's a mm or so less fine and did quick hard presses in a straight line alternating back and forth until it met in the middle. I hit it with some light sandpaper and it's great

 

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