March 28, 2011, 11:06 PM | #1 |
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nickel chipping?
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I have in my safe (which I and I alone know the combination to) a Norinco 1911a1 which I had nickel plated about 20 years ago; Last time I looked at it it was flawless. That was about 6 months ago. Last night, for no particular reason, I decided to visit my firearms. When I pulled out the Norc, (which was in a Nylon holster) I noticed a chip right at the bottom of the grip, back side, about 1/8th inch of nickel missing. I KNOW this firearm was not dropped, or handled by anyone in the interim. What could be happening? Will this "cancer" spread? Rmocarsky |
March 29, 2011, 09:31 AM | #2 |
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What oil is on the gun?
Have you used any copper solvent type cleaners? |
March 29, 2011, 09:47 AM | #3 |
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One of the things about plating is that the surface must be chemically clean [not just soap and water clean] . If it isn't clean then the plating doesn't bond to the base metal and it will eventually peel off. It's hard to say what the rest of the plating is like. Corrosion , rust, has a tendency to work under the plating and peel more. Keep the gun coated with a good rust inhibitor ,something like RIG.
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March 29, 2011, 10:56 AM | #4 |
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I assume the Norinco has an investment cast frame and I don't know what alloy they used? I've seen some castings you just couldn't get plating to adhere well to, but others that had no problem with it.
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