JDBraddy Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hey guys, I was just curious what's the most durable, lowest maintenance finish if you where to order a new gun, that you plan to shoot a lot? plain Stainless? Hardchrome'd stainless? If you where to chrome parts, what parts should/shouldn't be chromed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterj Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 go with hard chrome and let your smith decide what gets plated and what doesn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 At this point... I'm thinking IonBond is the way to go... coat everything that can be coated.... But... I say that having no long term personal experience w/ the finish. I'm planning on going there, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Get a gun made of regular steel (in the white, blued, whatever). Shoot it for a season. See if you want to make any changes. THEN...think about sending it off to get chromed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcarter Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Get a gun made of regular steel (in the white, blued, whatever). Shoot it for a season. See if you want to make any changes. THEN...think about sending it off to get chromed. +1 on that. You don't want to go and spend the money to have a gun finished and then need work on it that will ruin your new finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkbrd Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 +2 on hard chrome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireant Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Get a gun made of regular steel (in the white, blued, whatever). Shoot it for a season. See if you want to make any changes. THEN...think about sending it off to get chromed. +1 on that. You don't want to go and spend the money to have a gun finished and then need work on it that will ruin your new finish. +2 I did not do that with my first limited gun and now I want a ton of changes and really can't do it. Deal with a blued gun for a whole year not just a match or two and then decide on the finish. You will be amazed at what you actually like or don't like after shooting a gun alot for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I had a great experience which became a terrible one with coatings. I recommend hard chrome for an Open gun. You can almost wipe it clean. My last hard chromed gun had 100K+ rds and was very tight and accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I plan to go with IonBond DLC, for numerous points, to include: price, looks, hardness, thickness of coating, and lubrication properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbocomp38s Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 plus 3 on hardchrome. Had good experience with Tripp research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwmagnus Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 +3 on IonBond. It's an amazing finish. Second choice would be goos ole fashion blue steel, which leaves plenty of options open down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcCracken Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I may consider getting stainless steal initially for the suggested break in period whether you decide to get it hard chromed or IonBonded. Something about that natural resistance to corrosion in combination with the ultra hard surface coating seems appealing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBraddy Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 (edited) Thanks Guys, always good to hear the voice of experience. Sounds like hard chrome is the tried and true way to go, but only after I'm sure I have everything the way I want it! I really appreciate the advice. It's so nice to have a place, where you can learn from "other people's mistakes" before going out, and making them yourself. Get a gun made of regular steel (in the white, blued, whatever). Shoot it for a season. See if you want to make any changes. THEN...think about sending it off to get chromed. Edited May 4, 2007 by JDBraddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Right now I am shooting a blued STI in Open but have been thinking about going for an IonBond finish. One thing I am wondering about it is if this finish will make it easier to clean my comp out after several matches. Right now all I have is some heavy carbon fouling. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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