Dirty Grigri

[tomio]

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

[Jens]

I used one with paint (three story painting help for my cousin) on it for about two years. No problem.