Xander Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 The newer batches that has the made in Austria markings has the newer dull gray finish unlike the slick shiny Tenifer finish on the typical Gen 3 models. I do find the Tenifer tougher but quite slippery, but the new finish is more prone to scratches, nicks and burrs but add more grip. Which one do you prefer most? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I prefer the older slicker finish. It doesn't mess up my grip with racking the slide and is pretty much bullet proof. I do wish I had the RTF fish gill serrations though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Glocks are supposed to have a black/gray finish on them? I thought they all had shiny streaks of holster wear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underlug Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Glocks are supposed to have a black/gray finish on them? I thought they all had shiny streaks of holster wear? I thought those were racing stripes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.roberts Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I handled one of the newer ones with the matte finish, almost looks like parkerizing. Didn't really like it. I'll stick to the slick Tenifer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EkuJustice Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Tennifer is not the finish applied to the glocks that you see. Tennifer is a metal treatment. The finish that you see is not the tennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What is the surface treatment? Has anybody tried touching it up with the home cold blues that are available? (Honestly, my match guns don't need to look "purty", so I'm mostly just curious.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have, actually. It works though the black you get from cold blue is considerably darker than the black surface finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 There are some people, myself included that seem to think that the newer finish wears EXTREMELY well. I have a Gen 4 G19 that has seen several thousand presentations, been thrown into sand, dirt, gravel etc and still has zero scratches. At 8k rounds there is barely any wear on the hood or on the muzzle end. I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-the new guy Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 My experience is the opposite of magsz, my gen 4 35 started showing holster wear in a matter of days and the muzzle end of the gun had zero finish remaining after a couple of months. I removed a lot of the rest of the finish and polished the slide it looks like black Chrome. The slide has a recall on it so soon I will be getting a new one to wear the finish off of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 The black/blackish-grey older finish was simply parkerizing. I haven't seen the newer finish, yet, but park can also be grey-ish in color, so it could just be a different version of the same beast. As I've understood it for a while (as described to me by guys that worked at Glock in Smyrna), the just park over the top of the tenifer treatment to give it some kind of a dull finish. I would doubt that they stopped doing tenifer on the new ones - and the tenifer won't wear off, as it's part of the metal, now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck s Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 my older Gen 2 guns had the dull finish and my newer Gen 3s have the slicker finish and now my Gen4 34 has the duller finish again. I much prefer the duller finish. I have to put grip tape on the rear of the Gen3 guns so I can get a good grip, but not so on the dull finished guns. Both finishes seem to wear with holster use and I find that perfectly ok. the tenifer is impregnated into the steel and has no effect on the finish you actually see,that is why you will not get rust on the shiney parts of the slide. glocks just seem to look right with the dull finish to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkballedtarget Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 There are some people, myself included that seem to think that the newer finish wears EXTREMELY well. I have a Gen 4 G19 that has seen several thousand presentations, been thrown into sand, dirt, gravel etc and still has zero scratches. At 8k rounds there is barely any wear on the hood or on the muzzle end. I dig it. I agree with this. Neither the barrel or the slide of my gen 4 is showing any wear. This is just my personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueOvalBruin Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 My 10 year old G35 had the dull parkerizing, but my newer glocks from the last few years had the slicker coating. It almost seems as if they were parkerizing after tennifer, then applying a ptfe final coating. Maybe they've stopped the ptfe final finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Scott Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I have two gen 3 guns, G19 and G34. I have one gen 4, G26. The G26 had rust on the left side from carry(IWB) within 6 months. I'll admit I never did anything to prevent it, but I carried my G19 for over a year the same way/same holster without any such issue. I dont like the look of the new finish either. The G26 will be getting Duracoated this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) Today at the gun store I held a new Glock 17 Gen 3. I've been thinking about switching from an XDM to a Glock for this game. My carry gun is usually a G19. I noticed that the finish seemed a little crappy. It was missing that slick shiny Tenifer finish. How could they? Glock has (had) the best finish of any stock gun on the market IMHO. What a bunch of retards. First they jack up the spring system on the Gen 4, and now this. The best is going down hill! Edited October 5, 2011 by Red Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatFender Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I actually really like the new finish, its got a little more texture to it, making it easier to manipulate the slide. The slides are still tennifer treated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP55 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I actually really like the new finish, its got a little more texture to it, making it easier to manipulate the slide. The slides are still tennifer treated. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98sr20ve Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 You can't see the tennifer finish. It's in the metal. The other is just a cover of some sort. I have not seen the Gen 4 version yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirveyr Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I actually really like the new finish, its got a little more texture to it, making it easier to manipulate the slide. The slides are still tennifer treated. This. Me 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I like the "slick tennifer". It resists scratches better. I bet this new finish is cheaper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Merged with an already existent, and currently active, thread on this topic - which was only the second topic down on the first page, actually. You might want to put some effort into searching before posting a "new" topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Ryder Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 (edited) Merged with an already existent, and currently active, thread on this topic - which was only the second topic down on the first page, actually. You might want to put some effort into searching before posting a "new" topic. I read the previously posted topic. I didn't care for the "new finish is better" tone. So I decided to start a different topic with the "new finish sucks ALOT" tone. You merged it. That's ok. You have that power. I don't like it, but what can I do about it? Nothing. It's no big deal but you shouldn't automatically assume that I was stupid and failed to "search", or read the current thread. Edited October 6, 2011 by Red Ryder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magsz Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Merged with an already existent, and currently active, thread on this topic - which was only the second topic down on the first page, actually. You might want to put some effort into searching before posting a "new" topic. I read the previously posted topic. I didn't care for the "new finish is better" tone. So I decided to start a different topic with the "new finish sucks ALOT" tone. You merged it. That's ok. You have that power. I don't like it, but what can I do about it? Nothing. It's no big deal but you shouldn't automatically assume that I was stupid and failed to "search", or read the current thread. So...you mentioned you held a generation 3 gun at the gun store and the finish "felt bad". What else are you basing your statements on? Those of us with Glocks that have all THREE finishes are the ones that should be commenting. My Gen 4 is wearing like my Gen 2's with the matte finish, ie extremely well. All in all, they're wearing about the same as my buddies gen 3 with the slick/shiny finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Guys, let's cool the commentary on what other members should and shouldn't be thinking. This would be a good time to reread the Forum Guidelines, specifically this part: AttitudePlease be polite. Or if not polite, at least respectful. On BrianEnos.com we don't engage in back-and-forth exchanges where we tell each other what we "should" be thinking, or what the other person should or shouldn't be saying. The "what you did was rude, no, what you did was MORE rude" game is one we simply don't play here. If there does need to be correction of a member's behavior, then a moderator will do it via PM, in private. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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