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02-20-2005, 05:42 PM

Well, my wife got a SC 9mm at the gun show a couple of weeks ago, and when we got home she took a nap. I had some matte black GunKote lying around from another project, and decided that I would go ahead and "Kote" the barrel while she was sleeping. It looks great. The pistol still has never been fired (she's been sick), but do yo think it was a good or a bad idea to do?

[TASF]Overkill · 02-20-2005, 06:58 PM

Let us know after 500 rounds how it's doin'.

02-20-2005, 07:43 PM

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Overkill]Let us know after 500 rounds how it's doin'.

Don't think it will hold up?

NExd · 02-20-2005, 08:19 PM

yeah, I doubt it will hold up to the friction between metal. Make sure you applied it light around the breach, and withsome CLP it might not wear too fast, but I wouldnt hold up much hope.

I personally sanded my barrel down and polished it, I think it looks best that way to begin with

02-21-2005, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by NExd

yeah, I doubt it will hold up to the friction between metal. Make sure you applied it light around the breach, and withsome CLP it might not wear too fast, but I wouldnt hold up much hope.

I personally sanded my barrel down and polished it, I think it looks best that way to begin with

Well, I didn't strip the bluing off of it, i just applied gunkote over that. Wish it came with a stainless barrel, because the slide is stainless

02-20-2005, 05:42 PM	#1
BlenderWizard Guest Posts: n/a	GunKoted the barrel Well, my wife got a SC 9mm at the gun show a couple of weeks ago, and when we got home she took a nap. I had some matte black GunKote lying around from another project, and decided that I would go ahead and "Kote" the barrel while she was sleeping. It looks great. The pistol still has never been fired (she's been sick), but do yo think it was a good or a bad idea to do?

02-20-2005, 06:58 PM	#2
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02-20-2005, 08:19 PM	#4
NExd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Land of pretentious, viperous, rancorous little, little men Posts: 1,553	yeah, I doubt it will hold up to the friction between metal. Make sure you applied it light around the breach, and withsome CLP it might not wear too fast, but I wouldnt hold up much hope. I personally sanded my barrel down and polished it, I think it looks best that way to begin with