Checkering generally does not hold up well on laminated stuff because the short little pieces of wood sticking out at wierd angles get rubbed off too easily.
Stippling might work, though I have never stippled one.
Ugly as they are though you could just as well get some of the anti-skid floor sand and mix it in any old paint you have kicking around and apply it to the grip... hard to make a mud fence any harder on the eyes. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" />
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