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Originally posted by paulbriand:
I would be interested in anyones experience having a nitron finish pistol re finished in nickel or satin nickel and how well it held up assuming pistol was carried frequently.

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Originally posted by paulbriand:
What about value? -Does re finishing a pistol add or subtract?

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Originally posted by colt_saa:

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Originally posted by paulbriand:
I would be interested in anyones experience having a nitron finish pistol re finished in nickel or satin nickel and how well it held up assuming pistol was carried frequently.

I have found satin nickel harder to clean. The matte surface has little places that dirt does not want to come out of. I only owned one, but this is the reason I never bought another

Other than that, it holds up just fine

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Originally posted by paulbriand:
What about value? -Does re finishing a pistol add or subtract?

It does both.

Purist collectors hate anything that is not original and will devalue it.

Some will recognize the additional corrosion resistance and possibly pay a premium for it over a like condition blue firearm.

Still others just love nickel and will trip over themselves once they see it.

Afterall, Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder