[handgunfan101]

i actually swung into the lgs this morning and i talked to a smith and he said that berrymans chem dip is what a lot of smiths use. But yeah it looks like a one gallon bucket of paint(the container) but he said they strip everything down and stick everything in jys give it a swish every once in a whil.

I tore the 1911 down to the frame and took out all the guts plus took apart the slide. I after looking at the parts i went online and purchased a rebuild kit (all the springs) from brownells (wolf springs).

so i will let everything soak over night and do a further assessment I am considering about replacing the extractor (probably will) as it looks pretty worn.