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MADISON · September 12, 2008, 08:43 AM

Back in the early 80's I had a guy who said he could "Parkerize" a 1911 slide for me. He was to cover the slide and bake it in an oven.
He covered the INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the slide and baked it. That made the slide un-usable and charged me twice what he quoted me for my ruined slide.

September 12, 2008, 08:43 AM	#16
MADISON Senior Member Join Date: January 1, 2000 Location: Roanoke, Virginia Posts: 2,678	Sandblassting your slide Back in the early 80's I had a guy who said he could "Parkerize" a 1911 slide for me. He was to cover the slide and bake it in an oven. He covered the INSIDE and OUTSIDE of the slide and baked it. That made the slide un-usable and charged me twice what he quoted me for my ruined slide.