burningsquirrels Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Looking for pics of CZs that were refinished in something other than factory looking finishes. Something that isn't black on black, nickel, nickel on black or black on nickel. Yeah, yeah. I've found a local cerakote refinisher and thinking of refinishing my her CZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaute Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Have you seen this? http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=141050 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 yeah. looking for off-the-wall. i saw one a while back that was all a dark desert tan with black hardware and it looked badazz. i can't find the pic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chirpy Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 What, no PINK? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 if you can find a picture, sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jody Waring Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Not sure when these will be available, but the grey/silver finish looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ck1 Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Do a Google images search for "Burnt Bronze Cerakote"... A friend of mine won a certificate and got his M&P and all his mags done, looks killer, it's not too "tacti-cool" or really too "bling bling", kind of in-between, a pretty cool and unique color that looks good for firearms. YMMV, subjective of course... Actually, here's a link to another forum that shows his gun: http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/show-tell/67762-cerakote-finish-m-p.html Of course I'm a sucker for Hard Chrome as it looks good and is so freaking hard that it's a good choice for competition guns that see hard use. AGW does all the Hard Chroming for STI and don't think their prices can be beat... There's a pic on google of a guy who hard chromed a Shadow and it looks pretty badass, and since it's HC it'll most probably stay that way. Here's a link to a thread where a guy did one, his is mostly "polished" finish, don't forget you can also get a matte finish or mix of both: http://www.czfirearms.us/index.php?topic=21927.0 Also found a link with pics of a guy who did a half and half two-tone one: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=60642 Edited January 16, 2012 by ck1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justaute Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 G.... before you re-finish your/her gun, you need to first get one of these. http://shop.cz-usa.com/P-19811/Czusa-Belt-Buckle.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 oh snap! maybe burnt bronze and black slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 16, 2012 Author Share Posted January 16, 2012 also considering a matte black with polished flats? hm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Hey, I'm in the same boat. I just dropped one of my Shadows off with a guy for cerakoting. I was going to go tactical black, but now I'm having second thoughts. I don't have the link handy, but I came across one site that lets you see what a gun looks like with various finished. You can mix and match the slide and frame. That bronze actually looks pretty cool. I briefly considered with a white gun - but I'm betting I'd hate it after a short while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 mmm. yeah, i'm thinking burnt bronze frame, since i switched to black grips anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Found the link. http://nicindustries.com/guncoater.php They don't have all the colors. I think bronze is one that's not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 yep, also found it. now i see the difference between graphite black and armor black. looks cool. more ways for me to waste my money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 yep, also found it. now i see the difference between graphite black and armor black. looks cool. more ways for me to waste my money! I know I'm going to use some combo involving one of blue colors for one of my guns. Just not sure about the second gun. Part of me thinks that if I'm going to the trouble to do this, the gun should look different than what I can get from the factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 yeah. i also can't imagine using something other than black for the slide. i don't know what glare would be like. ah, a lot of ho hum maybe. a beat up finish = patina and a sign of experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 yeah. i also can't imagine using something other than black for the slide. i don't know what glare would be like. ah, a lot of ho hum maybe. a beat up finish = patina and a sign of experience. I was wondering about that. I've never really noticed a problem with stainless guns - in terms of glare - as long as the top is more of a matte finish. I've been thinking about a black frame with maybe a Socom blue or titanium blue top for one of mine. But maybe I should reverse it put the blue on the frame. So many choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 I wonder about brushed flats on the sides. Would look good I think. I have seen this on glocks with the sides brushed, retaining a dark look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I wonder about brushed flats on the sides. Would look good I think. I have seen this on glocks with the sides brushed, retaining a dark look. Interesting. Not sure I've seen anything like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revopop Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I've always liked the look of matte black on the slide and controls, and a dark matte grey on the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I'm now starting to think of doing one in all bronze, with black controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 go for it! i'll wait for the pics can't find the pics i'm looking for, but check this TiN finish with FDE, looks sharp with polished flats, especially on this XDm: http://springerprecision.com/galleries/IonBond/Polished_Gold_w_FDE_polished_flats_2.jpg from http://springerprecision.com/gallery_ionbond.php good pics there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 and here's polished flats on a 1911: http://www.miamipolicesupply.com/Handguns/Springfield%20Armory/1911%20Loaded%20Stainless%20Adjustable%201PX9152LP.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningsquirrels Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 and one more polished flat: http://healthbydon.com/glockglove.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 and one more polished flat: http://healthbydon.com/glockglove.jpg The polished flats do look pretty cool. Stupid question, but how do the accomplish that? Is that just bare metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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