Well, the defender is off to finishing school. It's at UPS right now, shipping will take seven days, Bearcoat said it would take them "no more than ten days, probably less, to refinish". I'm having it done in matte black Bearcoat. I'm really interested in seeing how it looks. Hopefully, the new Esmeralda grips won't be ashamed to be seen with it. Ah, the things we do for love. I'll keep everyone posted as this soap opera plays out. Gene