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Slide Refinish Advice?

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January 24, 2018, 12:37 PM
wolfe 21
Slide Refinish Advice?
Bought a third gen smith online. Not really happy with the condition upon its arrival, but I can't get the seller to respond. Chalk it up to never doing business with them again and I now have a gun that needs to have the slide refinished (my assessment, others may not agree).

Anyway, I am curious what the forum recommends for slide finish. I would like something more durable than cera-kote, so... Would Coyotekiller or CCR be who I'm looking for or would something like ion-bond be a better option. Just want a basic black with corrosion resistance.


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January 24, 2018, 12:44 PM
elberettas
CCR would be my recommendation.
January 24, 2018, 12:48 PM
marksman41
Robar would be another viable option.




January 24, 2018, 12:49 PM
aguilar64
CCR, nice people, great job, affordable prices.


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January 24, 2018, 01:18 PM
GaryBF
My experience with CCR has been excellent.
January 24, 2018, 08:11 PM
ruquikr
I recommend CCR as well. Long wait sometimes, but stellar work.
January 24, 2018, 08:43 PM
rbmcmjr
As most 3rd gen S&Ws have stainless steel slides, you might consider just a simple bead blasting and go from there.
January 24, 2018, 10:13 PM
P-220
I have had excellent experiences with ROBAR and CCR.

CCR is an active, contributing member here at SIGforum.


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January 25, 2018, 06:38 AM
PGT
I had my P230 slide done by CCR (lots of finish wear on it when I bought it). Looks better than new now...just amazing work.


January 25, 2018, 06:54 AM
recoatlift
Ccr refinishing, excellent jobs for me. Better call Mary ASAP. Ask if they have any specials or upcoming specials. Very good folks.
January 25, 2018, 06:58 AM
ceptor781
I’ve used all of those mentioned so far and have been very pleased with Robar. Also Birdsong Black-T has been fantastic.



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January 25, 2018, 07:30 AM
Sunset_Va
quote:
Originally posted by wolfe 21:
Bought a third gen smith online. Not really happy with the condition upon its arrival, but I can't get the seller to respond. Chalk it up to never doing business with them again and I now have a gun that needs to have the slide refinished (my assessment, others may not agree).

Anyway, I am curious what the forum recommends for slide finish. I would like something more durable than cera-kote, so... Would Coyotekiller or CCR be who I'm looking for or would something like ion-bond be a better option. Just want a basic black with corrosion resistance.


CoyoteKiller and CCR offer great finishes, but my personal preference would be Ion Bond DLC (black).

Club Custom Guns, Denton , NC offers this process at the best prices , I have had several slides done by them (they are the middleman), normally a bare slide will cost around $100 for Ion Bond in matte or satin, not sure what the polished option would run.

I had my Walther PPS slide and barrel treated with Ion Bond 2 years ago, with daily carry in various holsters and usage , looks like it was just treated.

http://www.clubcustomguns.com

Club Custom Guns Ion Bond price list:
http://www.jabuie.com/_fileCab..._Price_list_2017.pdf


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January 25, 2018, 08:11 AM
Prefontaine
CCR. Brad and Mary have served the Forum well for years.



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January 25, 2018, 08:25 AM
Cobra21
The thing about refinishing is that like most things there are a number of folks/shops that do it well. CCR has done it well for a long time right here on the forum. Hard to beat that.


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January 25, 2018, 08:53 AM
Warhorse
Another vote for CCR.

They really did a good job on my police trade in P226.


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January 25, 2018, 06:03 PM
ruquikr
quote:
I had my P230 slide done by CCR (lots of finish wear on it when I bought it). Looks better than new now...just amazing work.


Please tell me that's their CPII Dusk.

I have a P229 slide, and a CZ75 Compact @ CCR now to get refinished in CPII Dusk. If either look anywhere near that fantastic when they return, then I'll be blown away.
January 26, 2018, 06:30 PM
patw
I've had coyotekiller do a few slides for me and they look amazing. His turn around time is pretty quick as well.
January 26, 2018, 09:33 PM
Prefontaine
quote:
Originally posted by ruquikr:
quote:
I had my P230 slide done by CCR (lots of finish wear on it when I bought it). Looks better than new now...just amazing work.


Please tell me that's their CPII Dusk.

I have a P229 slide, and a CZ75 Compact @ CCR now to get refinished in CPII Dusk. If either look anywhere near that fantastic when they return, then I'll be blown away.


Sure looks like it. They’ve done a pair of Px4’s For me in CPII Dusk and it looks fantastic.



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January 27, 2018, 09:23 AM
apf383
quote:
Originally posted by elberettas:
CCR would be my recommendation.


Yup. In my experience great results and fast turn around time.



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January 27, 2018, 11:52 AM
wolfe 21
I'm gonna clean up the slide to a shootable condition and then function test it before making any decisions on coatings.

Does ccr have a color chart with pics online somewhere? I'm kinda leaning toward the cera-hide right now, but didn't see a list of available colors in my cursory exam of their web page.


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