So I have a grigri that has paint on it. My friend gave it to me. It doesn't have paint in any of the bolts, just on it's surface and where the rope runs through. She has shown it to the local gym adn they said it's fine for use. The only thing I'm worried about is the paint getting rubbed into the sheath of my rope. I've seen it used and it locks off just fine. I just wanted a second opinion. I was thinking about just sanding all the paint off or maybe use paint thinner, but I don't want to mess with its safety. Any thoughts?

Thanks

At first I read this as "Dirty Gigi" but in any case...

Use steel wool instead of sand paper to remove the paint. It will gouge the metal less. As for the thinner, I would make sure it doesn't dissolve the plastic parts. It probably won't, but try the wool first.

Sorry, Stich,

I am overdue for my yearly sexual harassment training. I'll sign up for it soon. Thanks for the reminder. My co-worker friend just text'd me a dirty banana image the other night (she's also overdue), and kept asking me, "Hey G, did you get it, did you get it, the big banana picture I sent you?" I told her, "Look, Country,(That's what we call her; she said she's from the back roads in Arkansas, and even had told us one time that we should eat dirt; it's tasty, good for us; a delicacy in the South she says), I just worked a 16 hour shift, and I'm not hungry, I'll check it out when I'm bored, and rested up." I think she's trying to tell me something, but I'm not into gynormous bananas.

Stich, Jonny is the dirty one on the down-low. He even likes it when I'm digging the stuck truck out of the dirt when we are like a hundred miles from civilization, and when I'm shoveling like a ton of dirt in the backyard to grow a garden. Sometimes when I finally lift my head up to get some air, I notice he's just standing there, smiling. You know that song "Hurt, sung by Johnny Cash?"

OK, trivia time.

How many "slots" does the Gi-Gi have? No peeking.

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Damn, Stich, you got me. I've always wanted one of those!

Just don't let 'em catch you ridin' dirty.

Ah, yes. Just try, and catch me Ridin' Dirty

A non solvent based paint stripper might also work instead of steel wool. I use a orange based one to strip multiple layers of paint from steel, cast white metal and plastic with no obvious problems. I got it from the large orange home improvement box store and the stripper itself is a day glo orange color also.

Thanks for the info (and the side discussion haha) guys. i got most of the paint off and it works just fine!