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dfletcher
does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with brownells oven cure lacquer gun finish? Im considering refinishing the slide on my glock

Jake
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  • dfletcher
    After being stolen, used in a crime and dumped in the woods for about 6 months and left in a garage for about 6 years an old Ruger P89 is coming back to life. The lower came through it all looking good and the gun, after oiling and cleaning (alot of oiling) functions perfectly. The slide, being stainless, didn't rust and definitely "stained - less" than blued steel but it is discolored. It almost cleans up great with careful sanding and I should be happy with that, but I'd like to have the slide refinished. I don't like the spray on "dura coat" stuff, but I do want to have it refinished and am leaning toward hard chrome or another "stainless" colored finish. Any suggestions? Ruger is probably out because they want the whole gun and shipping gets expensive.

    Any suggestions on who to use?
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  • yoshmyster
    Bead blast it. I figure that's the cheapest. NP3 but you stated you don't like coating. So I figure the first or take it to a buffing wheel.
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  • beantownshootah
    quote:Originally posted by yoshmyster
    Bead blast it. I figure that's the cheapest. NP3 but you stated you don't like coating. So I figure the first or take it to a buffing wheel.


    +1.

    Easy and relatively cheap to do, good-looking, functional.

    While it certainly can be done, the whole point of stainless steel is that you don't need to put an external coated finish on it.

    If you wanted to, you could buff it first (or maybe not even have to), then apply a brushed finish with a scotchbrite pad. That's a slightly different look than bead blasting, but you can easily do it yourself at home with zero equipment, and if you ever scratch the gun its trivial to touch up!
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  • Bill DeShivs
    If it "almost cleans up" with sanding, then you need to sand more.
    Any pitting is in the surface, and will disappear once the surface is removed to the lowest point of the pits.
    Tape sheets of 320 grit wet/dry sandpaper to a hard, smooth surface. Move the slide lengthwise, back and forth, until all the pits are gone. Repeat with 400 grit, then finer grits if you wish.
    The only other option is blasting.
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  • v35
    Staining is superficial unless there's pitting.
    Minor buffing or bead blasting should do it.
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