kevin c Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Yes, they're a million times more durable than those plastic doodads Gaston slapped on his guns, but the plastic (and the rest of the gun) hasn't ever rusted on me. Tried cold rebluing them on the slide - yuck. After all the trouble spent drifting them just right, I gotta take them off. Of course I could ignore it (it's a gun I'm not using at the moment), but that's trading temporary ignorant bliss for long term grief. I shoulda known that blood, sweat, sunblock and then a week in a nonventilated case after gettting steamed up in Hawaii and flying in a subzero airplane cargo hold would not be a good thing. Self directed shooting related mortification - mods do as ye will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Smith Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 +1 I have two Glocks with well know, highly recommended, after market sights and it ticks me off to find rust-dust on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hello: If you hit the sights with Heavy silicon spray a CRC product. They will not rust, or at least they have not on me yet. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I wire brush mine from time to time. Clean them up,,,and slap on some cold blue. Can of sight black at the range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 7, 2009 Author Share Posted August 7, 2009 But, but...... Sight black is so NASTY.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
short_round Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 ... none of my C-More's have ever rusted ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 I carry spare batteries for C-mores...even though I don't shoot one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSeevers Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 I carry spare batteries for C-mores...even though I don't shoot one. (Note to self) I always put a little rem oil on stuff like that. Paper towel and just give everything that can rust a dusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted August 8, 2009 Share Posted August 8, 2009 There are different kinds of cold blue. If you dont have good results with one kind, dont give up .... try another brand. I used to use one kind and I thought it was me that was doing something wrong. Then when I finally ran out of that kind, I picked up another brand, and was pleasantly surprised at the results. One brand told me to use cold water between bluings, and the other told me to use HOT water, and then coat the parts with oil for 24 hours. Sounded weird to me, but it worked out beautifully. Very dark, and clean sights on my STI now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted August 8, 2009 Author Share Posted August 8, 2009 There are different kinds of cold blue. If you dont have good results with one kind, dont give up .... try another brand. I used to use one kind and I thought it was me that was doing something wrong. Then when I finally ran out of that kind, I picked up another brand, and was pleasantly surprised at the results. One brand told me to use cold water between bluings, and the other told me to use HOT water, and then coat the parts with oil for 24 hours. Sounded weird to me, but it worked out beautifully. Very dark, and clean sights on my STI now. puh-lease pm me w/ the brand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted September 1, 2009 Author Share Posted September 1, 2009 Follow up: I ended up using Birchwood Casey Super Blue. I used BC Blue/Rust remover first, and tried a few applications - too streaky/blotchy, and with powdery buildup. I thought that perhaps I was leaving the sight in contact with the solution too long, and that handling the sight, even with gloved fingers, was marring the finish. I ended up attaching the sight to a threaded rod, using the tapped set screw hole. A little red Lok Tite kept it in place. This to allow quick manipulation w/o touching the piece. Restripped the sight, then a thorough degreasing using Simple Green and a nylon brush. Rinse in distilled water followed by canned air and then a hot hair dryer to get it bone dry and warm. A quick dip in the straight Super Blue with an immediate rinse distilled water. Good color, minimal powder build up. Dried again, a quick burnish with 0000 steel wool. Repeat degrease and drying, and repeat blue dip twice. Sight looks pretty good now. It is now liberally coated with BC Sheath to avoid repeat incidents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerba Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 Yeah, mine is rusted as well. I pay no mine to it. Just rub some Break Free on it before matches to rid it of surface rust and I'm good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted September 1, 2009 Share Posted September 1, 2009 DiamondBLACK baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Duracoat? Might be a good alternative to keep the rust off your AM sights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Cold blue isn't much of a rust preventative... Just keep them oiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin c Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Duracoat? Might be a good alternative to keep the rust off your AM sights. I thought about that (or, more exactly, my smith suggested it) - no time with the Nats coming up. Mebbe next time. Cold blue isn't much of a rust preventative... Just keep them oiled. Ya, now I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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