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KMO · April 7, 2008, 05:01 PM

I haven't tried any of these do-it-yourself coatings, but they do seem interesting. I dropped off the slide from my 1911 just today to have it powder coated by a professional shop. It was parkerized, but looking pretty shoddy. I heard that a parkerized finish is a great base coat for nearly anything else, so I tried some satin black spray paint on it as a temporary coat. It looked nice, but spray paint does not hold well when peppered with ejected .45 casings. So, I'm leaving my job to a shop, but I'm curious to hear how this do-it-yourself project comes out for publius. Let us know...

April 7, 2008, 05:01 PM	#6
KMO Senior Member Join Date: January 13, 2008 Location: Northern Arizona Posts: 949	Trying Powder Coat... I haven't tried any of these do-it-yourself coatings, but they do seem interesting. I dropped off the slide from my 1911 just today to have it powder coated by a professional shop. It was parkerized, but looking pretty shoddy. I heard that a parkerized finish is a great base coat for nearly anything else, so I tried some satin black spray paint on it as a temporary coat. It looked nice, but spray paint does not hold well when peppered with ejected .45 casings. So, I'm leaving my job to a shop, but I'm curious to hear how this do-it-yourself project comes out for publius. Let us know...