I was going to replace the grip; there was a milspec or standard A2 grip on it. I left the A2 one on there so I could see what the citristrip did to plastic and also it gave me something to hold while I sprayed & rinsed.

The only reason I left the selector switch in place when stripping the paint was because I left the grip on. Since I removed it to paint, and replace with a Magpul K grip (slightly more vertical and no beaver tail back strap).

Original condition was regular black anodized lower with rattle can paint; was solid FDE that matched Magpul’s really well for about a year then faded outh