openglock34 Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 hello fellow glockers, ive once again returned for guidance. i have my open glock 34 (no sh@! huh) and i dont necesarrily want to hard chrome the slide. i thought about getting it powdercoated silver to match all my other do dads, slide rack, carver mount, soon to arrive comp etc. has anyone ever heard of this being done. will it work ok..and what do i need to do? do i need to just remove all the internals. extractor firing pin plunger etc. any guidance is needed thanks .. shawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robomanusa Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Im not too sure about powder coating, but I have seen some work from CCR and his quality is good. His prices are reasonable and you can check his website out at: http://www.ccr-refinishing.com/hg.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 If you want a silver Glock slide, just have the black oxide bead blasted off. The underlying Tenifer is silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul B Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 Powder coating, while tougher than regular paint, is not as tough as blueing, chrome or some of the gunsmith paints that are available from Brownells. It's also a lot thicker and may cause some clearance problems unless you are very careful. Powder coats scrape and bruise a lot easier than you think and repairs to the finish are a bitch. For a silver color, consider matte chrome, electroless nickel or silver gunsmith paint from Brownells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangris Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 I think it depends on the skill of the person powder coating. I've seen exceptional and VERY tough powder coating, and I've seen it done very poorly - just like bake on finishes. I personally would like to powder coat an open gun as well. Remains to be seen if it happens, but let us know if you find a good source. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 shawn, If you are looking for sliver, have it matte hard chromed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 For a while, Tripp was doing all sorts of colors on Glock slides and frames. They still coat, http://www.trippresearch.com/coat/coat.htm, but I don't know what colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openglock34 Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 this is all great info. i thought about having the tenifer bead blasted off but the gun is going to brian hawley first week of january and he is going to have the slide just hard chromed. so my glock wont be the ugly duckling in the 1911 fashion show called ipsc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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