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The first thing I did was to, ‘make safe’ and disassemble the pistol; then I sprayed the frame down with Gun Scrubber and patted it dry. After that I tried fitting the Agrip pattern to the frame without removing the paper backing to expose the adhesive. This turned out to be a good move on my part, and allowed me to become familiar with the way the pattern moved around, lined up, and fit into all the nooks and crannies.
Let me tell you: When the Agrip people say to ONLY remove the center section of the paper backing in order to expose the adhesive, here, first – they mean it! If you remove the paper on the right or left, ‘wings’ first, you are doomed to failure; and you, just, blew $20 bucks! Here’s how I did it: First, paint a little oil around the edges of the magazine release button on BOTH sides of the frame. (Do NOT put any oil on the flat surfaces (faces) of the magazine release.) Then:
(1) Remove the paper backing and expose the adhesive on the center section first; lightly press fit it around the top of the back strap. (2) Even up the top of the pattern on both sides underneath the slide; and, then, line up the bottom of the pattern, again, on both sides with the edges of the magazine well. (This may take some time as well as a little stretching and pressing here and there.) At this point it should be mentioned that it is very easy to slip the Agrip material underneath the slide stop lever; just make sure that you don’t go up too high on the frame and, thereby, impede its operation.
(3) Next, practice fitting the right wing under the trigger guard THEN remove the paper from the right wing, and fit it under the trigger guard, around the other side onto the left grip panel, and over the magazine release button. (You’ll have to stretch and press, here, for a good fit.) BE SURE TO WATCH THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WING TO MAKE SURE THEY’RE LINED UP, LEVEL, AND EVEN. With the right grip panel finished, now is the time to start working on the left grip panel. (4) While remembering to keep the top and bottom level and even, wrap the left wing under the trigger guard by slightly stretching and press fitting it in place over the trigger grooves; then, (5) secure it in place with a nice even pull onto the right grip panel.
(6) If everything appears to be lined up, without any wrinkles or bubbles, NOW is the time to make two pinches at 4:00 and 8:00 o’clock along the rim of the Jentra plug; then, take out that razor knife and cut off the pinched material and press down along the rim to tuck the material in along the border. (Even if you’re not using a frame plug, I’d still recommend making these two pinches for a better fit.)
Finally, I used an old credit card to slip under the edge of the Agrip material around the frame pins. I lifted up about an 1/8 of an inch and sliced off a small piece along a diagonal line. This gave me enough clearance to knock the pins out on the right hand side and begin detail-stripping the pistol. On the trigger housing pin at the rear of the frame, I took a small sewing needle and punched a little hole on each side in order to aid future removal.
To finish everything up I spent the next hour pressing and rubbing the Agrip material into what turned out to be an absolutely perfect fit! This stuff is REALLY NICE! FEELS GREAT, TOO! If you haven’t tried it on your Glock, yet, I highly recommend Agrip to you. You’ll think your Glock is an extension of your hand; and moisture of any kind actually makes it grip better. Amazingly, Agrip only sticks to the skin of your hand; it will not stick to anything else and does not cause, ‘patterning’ under your shirt or jacket.
The only negative is that my hand kept turning black from all of the rubbing and fitting. It’s taken about two days for the Agrip material to stop shedding its color onto my skin. (It did NOT come off on my holster or clothes, though.) I got’ta tell ya, the fit is, now, perfect; and the finished result, really, looks good! What a great accessory for a Glock.