Dura baked a 1911 slide...

Mausermolt · December 18, 2011, 01:33 PM

I dura baked my AO 1911 slide Parker. It has been pulled out of the holster about 50,000 times so i thought id return her to her original glory. but when i compleated the project the finish looked like it had "craters" from the moon all over it. color was fine, the durability is great, but my pistol has a textured slide now! the Durabake was the arisol in a can spray on stuff. any ideas why it did this? ill see if i can figure out how to post some pictures on here this evening

cmoulton · December 18, 2011, 02:25 PM

I believe this is called fish eye, it is due to contamination, like oil that was soaked into the metal and leeched out during the baking.

oneoldsap · December 18, 2011, 10:13 PM

That would indeed be a preperation issue . When you think you have it degreased , degrease it again . I have found that heating the metal when degreasing works well , thins out the crap so it can be flushed out !

Navy joe · December 18, 2011, 11:11 PM

Yeah, strip and try again, fish-eyed from oil.

Mausermolt · December 19, 2011, 04:53 PM

roger that, thanks

December 18, 2011, 01:33 PM	#1
Mausermolt Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2007 Location: Ory-gun Posts: 508	Dura baked a 1911 slide... I dura baked my AO 1911 slide Parker. It has been pulled out of the holster about 50,000 times so i thought id return her to her original glory. but when i compleated the project the finish looked like it had "craters" from the moon all over it. color was fine, the durability is great, but my pistol has a textured slide now! the Durabake was the arisol in a can spray on stuff. any ideas why it did this? ill see if i can figure out how to post some pictures on here this evening __________________ Molon Labe

December 18, 2011, 11:11 PM	#4
Navy joe Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2001 Location: VA, USA Posts: 1,804	Yeah, strip and try again, fish-eyed from oil. __________________ FY47012

December 19, 2011, 04:53 PM	#5
Mausermolt Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2007 Location: Ory-gun Posts: 508	roger that, thanks __________________ Molon Labe

December 18, 2011, 02:25 PM	#2
cmoulton Member Join Date: December 18, 2011 Location: 757 Posts: 37	I believe this is called fish eye, it is due to contamination, like oil that was soaked into the metal and leeched out during the baking.

December 18, 2011, 10:13 PM	#3
oneoldsap Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2009 Location: I live in the foot of the Green Mountains of Vermont Posts: 1,602	That would indeed be a preperation issue . When you think you have it degreased , degrease it again . I have found that heating the metal when degreasing works well , thins out the crap so it can be flushed out !