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November 14, 2002, 08:04 AM | #1 |
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Help on refinishing a Nickle pistol
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I'm looking to refinish a Nickle coated pistol that works great but the Nickle finish is comming off at the normal wear spots for a working gun. Some of coatings I've been looking at have been ,parkerizing, Roguard, KGI Gunkote, Diamondkote, Arctic Kote, np3... Now I understand that the rest of the Nickle has to be stripped off and that will add to the cost but is it possable to have this job done around $200. If so, drop the name of good smiths that would like such work. The pistol in question is my wife's browning BDA in a .380 (not my choice but a nice shooter) as she works for a security service. Thanks for your time John
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November 14, 2002, 08:37 AM | #2 |
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Just did search on refinishing
Answered, most if my questions, but any advise is welcomed.
Thanks
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November 15, 2002, 01:50 AM | #3 |
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Ever think of Black-T?
I read that Birdsong will put Black-T over e-nickel.
Maybe save yourself the effort of stripping the nickel, and get some extra corrosion protection. Steve |
November 15, 2002, 09:03 AM | #4 |
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Personally, I think it's a real bad idea to leave the old nickel finish, since it's already coming off!
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November 15, 2002, 10:55 PM | #5 |
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Hi, Duckfoot,
You probably know about removing the nickel electrically, essentially the reverse of the way it was put on. I have had it done on several guns, then had them blued. This works pretty well, but sometimes leaves the gun a bit loose as the factory made slight changes to guns to be nickeled to allow for the thickness of the nickel. Jim |
November 16, 2002, 07:11 AM | #6 |
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November 16, 2002, 10:59 AM | #7 |
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ME TOO
Mr. Cogan is awesome.
Also can highly recommend NP3.
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November 18, 2002, 07:35 PM | #8 |
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Consider hard chrome.
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