Silicon Carbide Grip Enhancement

Increased friction on the gripping surface of your handgun is one of the best strategies you can employ to enhance performance, unlike using stippling which only lasts temporarily and requires regular upkeep. Silicon carbide applications offer permanent and highly long-term solutions.

Epoxiing the frame ensures a strong bond, after which silicon carbide granules in your desired grit will be applied and permanently adhered to the epoxy surface.

Increased Friction

Silicon carbide (commonly referred to as “carborundum”) is a hard chemical compound composed of silicon and carbon that occurs naturally as the rare mineral moissanite; however, since 1893 mass production of this abrasive powder and crystal for use as abrasives began. Furthermore, silicon carbide ceramic material has long been utilized as high endurance brake and clutch applications such as car brakes/clutches or bulletproof vest plates.

Grip stippling can help increase grip strength and control, yet does not provide the same level of retention that silicon carbide offers – an essential feature in tactical applications where gun may become wet or worn with gloves on.

Silicon carbide coating the areas where your hands contact with a firearm frame is simple and fast. A high performance 2 part epoxy is applied directly over these desired spots, followed by silicon carbide of various grit sizes being sprinkled onto it to form a permanent bond to its surface.

For most applications, we recommend our 120 grit texture. It feels similar to 120 grit sandpaper and provides excellent grip in all conditions.

Enhanced Grip Strength

Silicon carbide is an extremely hard non-oxide ceramic with many desirable properties. It’s often used as an abrasive, for cutting, grinding, honing and polishing applications as well as being integral components in high performance engineering materials such as ceramic brake discs, car clutches and bulletproof vest plates – its high melting point, toughness corrosion resistance and heat tolerance make it the ideal material for extreme and high performance engineering such as pump bearings valves sandblasting injectors and heating elements constructed out of silicon carbide!

Due to its unique atomic structure, pure silicon carbide acts as an electrical insulator; when doped with certain impurities (known as dopants), however, its electrical conductivity changes into semi-conductivity, allowing current to pass through. Doping with silicon carbide allows current to move through material for various uses including improving crystal quality in LEDs while decreasing efficiency droop and acting as thermal conductor in power electronics devices.

Grip stippling is an inexpensive and simple way to increase friction between your hands and pistol frames, but using silicon carbide instead may provide more permanent and effective grip enhancement that won’t wear away over time. Our silicon carbide service involves applying high-performance two part epoxy adhesive directly onto any desired areas on your frame before pouring silicon carbide powder with your choice of grit into it – finishing it off by cutting away its border so it appears factory applied.

Durabilidade

Silicon carbide is one of the longest-wearing grip-enhancing coatings available. While stippling wears away over time, silicon carbide remains permanent – lasting the entire lifetime of a firearm! In addition, silicon carbide has lower thermal expansion rates than other materials and therefore remains in place during use.

Stippling involves applying a pattern of small dots to the grip surface to create friction between your fingers and frame and increase purchase on the pistol. If done incorrectly, however, stippling could cause discomfort or even cause permanent damage to its structure.

Brekke Custom offers an advanced alternative to stippling with our silicon carbide grip treatment. First, high performance 2 part epoxy is applied in desired area before pouring your choice of grit silicon carbide powder directly on top and permanently bonding it to frame. This creates an aggressive yet comfortable texture that still qualifies as competition legal; any high abrasion areas which might irritate hand can be sanded down while beavertail areas can remain un-textured as desired.

Black silicon carbide (carborundum) is an extremely hard, blocky abrasive often utilized in grinding wheels,’sand’ paper, and abrasive blasting applications. Because its unique ability to break down continuously exposing sharp new edges extends its useful life in tumbler applications (such as rock tumbling).

Convenience

Silicon carbide surface applications offer permanent, durable surface coverage to increase grip friction. Stippling wears off over time and becomes slippery when wet – an ineffective option for concealed carry or competitive shooting.

Brekke Custom takes great care in surface preparation prior to treatment for maximum adhesion, coupled with rigorous testing of their products to ensure they stand up in various conditions and environments. We can apply silicon carbide coating to any polymer grip as well as most grip panels on guns such as 1911s or CZ SP01/Shadows; additionally we may add aggressive textures at an additional charge based on individual cases.

Bon Tool 14-296 rub brick features black silicon carbide blast media that is the hardest available. With its hard, blocky and angular grain structure that cuts exceptionally well across a range of applications. Granularity also makes this material particularly efficient at clearing away dirt, grime, grease and oil deposits from surfaces over extended use periods. Our premium quality rub brick is designed for long-term performance to deliver maximum results over extended use periods.