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xd_john · 04-21-2008, 08:13 PM

did it with a wheel and a few different machining compounds. not quite the chrome look of some, but I really like how it came out.

pictures are crappy. oh well.

higher resolution is available here:

Flickr: Photos & Video from xd_john

Modificationvt · 04-21-2008, 08:17 PM

looks good

**Grip** · 04-21-2008, 08:18 PM

looks good!

i did mine earlier this week too...i did mine by hand, started with 600 grit wet/dry paper, then used 1200 wet/dry, then 1500, then 2000....then i rubbed it with 3m buffing compound, then rubbed it with buffing glaze.

i let my barrel sit in hoppe's #9 gun cleaner over night....then i cleaned it as normal.

a DIY done right is the best form of modification.

Tripledigitride · 04-21-2008, 08:19 PM

Now do the guide rod end, grip safety, mag release, disassembly lever, slide stop, and all the pins. It will look sharp. I did mine, but don't have a camera that will take pictures worth a darn.

**rufusdog** · 04-21-2008, 08:32 PM

nice job, looks good

**Houseboat** · 04-22-2008, 02:32 AM

I agree it looks great..you would think that they would do the barrel at the factory since it is the first to show wear?

**mhillsing23** · 04-22-2008, 05:18 AM

It looks like you did a very good job. That sure would look sweet with a Don's Guide Rod. (If you don't know where to get 'em, check Pistol Gear.)

xd_john · 04-22-2008, 06:59 AM

thanks!

to be clear -- if you look at it, you can absolutely see your reflection, i just don't think you could read off it like some folks can with theirs. I'll get better photos.

And yeah, the polished DGR might be a next step.

rgeliske · 04-22-2008, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Houseboat

I agree it looks great..you would think that they would do the barrel at the factory since it is the first to show wear?

The XD is a Tactical weapon not Bling....

Wear indicates use, more wear = more use.... wear is good...

rogerxd45 · 04-22-2008, 09:00 AM

here is mine done with "heavy metal polish"

04-21-2008, 08:13 PM	#1
xd_john XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 66	polished barrel: home job did it with a wheel and a few different machining compounds. not quite the chrome look of some, but I really like how it came out. pictures are crappy. oh well. higher resolution is available here: Flickr: Photos & Video from xd_john

04-21-2008, 08:18 PM	#3
Grip XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,177	looks good! i did mine earlier this week too...i did mine by hand, started with 600 grit wet/dry paper, then used 1200 wet/dry, then 1500, then 2000....then i rubbed it with 3m buffing compound, then rubbed it with buffing glaze. i let my barrel sit in hoppe's #9 gun cleaner over night....then i cleaned it as normal. a DIY done right is the best form of modification. __________________ 2008 AR-15...in the work's (need a BCG) 2007 XD-9 Service, 2,225 shots fired since 12-20-07 (zero problem's)

04-22-2008, 02:32 AM	#6
Houseboat XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 648	I agree it looks great..you would think that they would do the barrel at the factory since it is the first to show wear? __________________ www.gun-works.com www.tennesseeholstercompany.com Gun-Works.com is wholly owned subsidiary of Tennessee Holster Company, LLC Quality Leather Holsters for your XDs

04-22-2008, 05:18 AM	#7
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,419	It looks like you did a very good job. That sure would look sweet with a Don's Guide Rod. (If you don't know where to get 'em, check Pistol Gear.) __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

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04-21-2008, 08:17 PM	#2
Modificationvt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Burlington Vermont Posts: 996	looks good

04-21-2008, 08:19 PM	#4
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 675	Now do the guide rod end, grip safety, mag release, disassembly lever, slide stop, and all the pins. It will look sharp. I did mine, but don't have a camera that will take pictures worth a darn.

04-21-2008, 08:32 PM	#5
rufusdog XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 976	nice job, looks good

04-22-2008, 06:59 AM	#8
xd_john XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 66	thanks! to be clear -- if you look at it, you can absolutely see your reflection, i just don't think you could read off it like some folks can with theirs. I'll get better photos. And yeah, the polished DGR might be a next step.

04-22-2008, 09:00 AM	#10
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	here is mine done with "heavy metal polish"