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posted January 24, 2018 12:37 PM

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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posted January 24, 2018 12:44 PM

CCR would be my recommendation.

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posted January 24, 2018 12:48 PM

Robar would be another viable option.

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posted January 24, 2018 12:49 PM

CCR, nice people, great job, affordable prices.

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posted January 24, 2018 01:18 PM

My experience with CCR has been excellent.

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posted January 24, 2018 08:11 PM

I recommend CCR as well. Long wait sometimes, but stellar work.

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posted January 24, 2018 08:43 PM

As most 3rd gen S&Ws have stainless steel slides, you might consider just a simple bead blasting and go from there.

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Ignored post by rbmcmjr posted January 24, 2018 08:43 PM

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posted January 24, 2018 10:13 PM

I have had excellent experiences with ROBAR and CCR.

CCR is an active, contributing member here at SIGforum.

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Ignored post by P-220 posted January 24, 2018 10:13 PM

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posted January 25, 2018 06:38 AM

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.

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posted January 25, 2018 06:54 AM

Ccr refinishing, excellent jobs for me. Better call Mary ASAP. Ask if they have any specials or upcoming specials. Very good folks.

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Ignored post by recoatlift posted January 25, 2018 06:54 AM

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posted January 25, 2018 06:58 AM

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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Ignored post by ceptor781 posted January 25, 2018 06:58 AM

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posted January 25, 2018 07:30 AM

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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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CCR. Brad and Mary have served the Forum well for years.

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Ignored post by Prefontaine posted January 25, 2018 08:11 AM

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posted January 25, 2018 08:25 AM

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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Ignored post by Cobra21 posted January 25, 2018 08:25 AM

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posted January 25, 2018 08:53 AM

Another vote for CCR.

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

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Ignored post by Warhorse posted January 25, 2018 08:53 AM

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posted January 25, 2018 06:03 PM

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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.

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Ignored post by ruquikr posted January 25, 2018 06:03 PM

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posted January 26, 2018 06:30 PM

I've had coyotekiller do a few slides for me and they look amazing. His turn around time is pretty quick as well.

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Ignored post by patw posted January 26, 2018 06:30 PM

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posted January 26, 2018 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by ruquikr:
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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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Ignored post by Prefontaine posted January 26, 2018 09:33 PM

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posted January 27, 2018 09:23 AM

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Originally posted by elberettas:
CCR would be my recommendation.

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

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Ignored post by apf383 posted January 27, 2018 09:23 AM

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posted January 27, 2018 11:52 AM

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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