What's your favorite handgun finish

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Shipwreck

Discussion Starter · 8 mo ago

What's the handgun finish you like on your pistols?

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Arizona Desertman

· #21 · 8 mo ago

Javbike said:
Hey Arizona Desertman what do you use to polish your stainless

Depending on the type of finish you're looking for. I use wet or dry sandpaper. A brushed metal finish from the factory is usually 320 to 400 grit. Some stainless steel guns have a bead blasted finish. In which case you can either polish them out or leave well enough alone. For a mirror like finish similar to chrome or nickel plating. I start with 220 and work my way up to 2000. Obviously before starting the guns have to be taken completely apart and thoroughly cleaned when you're done and then put back together.

badge851

· #22 · 8 mo ago (Edited)

A deep, rich-blued finish, aka Colt® "Royal Blue."

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Arizona Desertman

· #23 · 8 mo ago

I'm also a fan of two tone finishes with contrasting controls.

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Hg007

· #24 · 8 mo ago (Edited)

Stainless or raw titanium ..

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Jester560

· #25 · 8 mo ago

Cerakote ftw!

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Gary1952

· #26 · 8 mo ago

I like the Nitron finish on my Sig P220 and the FDE on my Sig 1911 Emperor Scorpion Carry

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guydodge

· #27 · 7 mo ago

polished blued finish

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guydodge

· #28 · 7 mo ago

John Smith_inFL said:
Something that looks a little "used" and doesn't look like a safe queen.
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beautiful 1911.. i have those same grips i sanded the crap out of them to make thinner

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Audacity

· #29 · 28 d ago

I miss the ORIGINAL Glock finish with the tennifer.

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Rick McC.

· #30 · 27 d ago

guydodge said:
polished blued finish

Same here! 👍👍

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Rick McC.

· #31 · 27 d ago (Edited)

Stainless has it’s places; but I still like an honest wear blued gun.
I don’t care anything about buying any gun with a “pre-worn” finish.
Like holey jeans; I like to put the wear on my things myself. In other words; they earn the way they look.

”Pretty stainless:”

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Arizona Desertman

· #32 · 26 d ago

Javbike said:
Hey Arizona Desertman what do you use to polish your stainless

Sorry I missed your earlier post # 14. It looks like it got mixed in with mine?
I use wet or dry sand paper. Depending on how course the original gun's finish is. I'll start with 220 or 320 to get a uniform finish then work up from 400 to 600 to 1500 to 2000.

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Arizona Desertman

· #33 · 26 d ago

Rick McC. said:
Stainless has it’s places; but I still like an honest wear blued gun.
I don’t care anything about buying any gun with a “pre-worn” finish.
Like holey jeans; I like to put the wear on my things myself. In other words; they earn the way they look.

”Pretty stainless:”

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Wow! That's real nice.

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Tape

· #34 · 18 d ago

I've always loved Colt Royal Blue

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Arizona Desertman

· #35 · 18 d ago

Tape said:
I've always loved Colt Royal Blue

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That is real nice!!!

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Rick McC.

· #36 · 18 d ago

Shipwreck said:
Yes, I miss the old Glock tennifer coating. Realize that Glock no longer uses that old finish. I think they use DLC now, if I remember right. I miss that old tennifer.

Walther was using tennifer on their P99s too. I think they still do, as the finish looks the same. But, it's possible they stopped.

Supposedly, there are environmental issues with the chemicals involved in making the tennifer finish. The same reason is why hard chrome is going away. Because of EPA rules, many hard chrome places have given up the business.

I have found the Beretta finish does wear fairly easily. The finish on HKs is pretty tough, though.

There are “environmental issues” with most anything worth a damn these days.
I tend to “consider the source” of the “BS of the day” anymore; and take it all in with a grain of salt.
Liberalism is a disease that currently knows no boundaries, and they’ll do their best to fukkup anything that's worthwhile…

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Rick McC.

· #37 · 18 d ago

Rick McC. said:
Stainless has it’s places; but I still like an honest wear blued gun.
I don’t care anything about buying any gun with a “pre-worn” finish.
Like holey jeans; I like to put the wear on my things myself. In other words; they earn the way they look.

”Pretty stainless:”

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Honest wear on blueing looks better to me than anything else that I’ve seen so far…

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hotshot357

· #38 · 16 d ago

For me it's stainless for carry and blued for looking.

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crc4

· #39 · 15 d ago

For patrol police work I preferred stainless steel and nickel. Then when I made detective, I began using blue-steeled guns to better to hide my handguns.

Now I only buy and use blued, poly coat, and parkerized firearms for carry purposes. My grips are also rubber, and my preferred holsters are black.

As I do my best to be a grey man in all situations, I find dark firearms far less likely to show under clothing and less likely to give a glint of shine whether in an alley,a street, store, or a vehicle. Surprise is a great defense.

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