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texasreddirt · 06-16-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpringfieldXD.40

I, too, own a pre-melonite XD and I still doubt that it is an actual SCRATCH. Chances are, his belt buckle is made of a softer metal than the XD Slide. Try rubbing it with a cloth and some gun oil...it may take a bit of elbow grease, but I think it will probably come off.

this will probably work. The brass rivets on my jeans were scratching mine. I cleaned it with some solvent and they came right off.

xdfan80 · 06-16-2008, 03:00 PM

I have found that you can scratch the finish on the slide pretty easy regardless of what you do it with. My crossbreed holster put a scratch through the finish on my slide.

**mvician** · 06-16-2008, 04:20 PM

I'm surprised nobody has posted "it is a tool and not a work of art" statement yet.

or

"chicks dig scars"

Terry · 06-16-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by newXD

I don't know what it's made of, except that a magnet will stick to it.

TERRY: Free of charge? Do they pay for shipping too, or would I just have to bring it to an authorized dealer to have it done, and then Springfield pays for it? When you sent yours to them, did you mail the whole gun, or just the slide?

I called them and they had me mail in just the slide. I paid the postage and had it insured. I figured it was worth the eight bucks.

newXD · 06-17-2008, 11:01 AM

Well, that sounds good and I'll look into it!

I will also try rubbing it with some gun oil and a rag. Although I did this at another point where the dealer had put a sticker on it and I wanted to get the adhesive off that was left behind. It started getting a shiny silver color at that spot which led me to think that I was rubbing the finish off by rubbing too hard. I'll give it another try where the scratches are, and if the finish starts rubbing off, I'll just send it in for the new finish. I guess it would need it anyway.

**DRH** · 06-17-2008, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Terry

I called them and they had me mail in just the slide. I paid the postage and had it insured. I figured it was worth the eight bucks.

Tell the service representative at SA how much you paid for shipping/insurance and they will reimburse you by check. It took about three weeks to get the check after they returned my slide.

Tricky · 06-17-2008, 12:24 PM

I have carried my XDSC pretty hard and not a scratch on it! Now remember, to scratch metal a HARDER METAL has to scratch it. Y'all are probably seeing marks left from other objects, that will come off with a but of work with oil and a cloth (I prefer a silicone cloth).

Gdirty5 · 06-17-2008, 02:32 PM

I used one of the dental tools, dentist use to scratch tartar from gumlines (kinda like a hook, with a razor sharp edge) and it didn't scratch my finish at all... I used it to "scratch" out the crayola i used in the engravings....

**jnclement** · 06-17-2008, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvician

I'm surprised nobody has posted "it is a tool and not a work of art" statement yet.

or

"chicks dig scars"

It's a tool, not a work of art. Don't know any chicks anymore, so I can't say. I do know the things you do to get those scars really come back to haunt you later in life.

Nastynewt · 06-17-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpringfieldXD.40

I, too, own a pre-melonite XD and I still doubt that it is an actual SCRATCH. Chances are, his belt buckle is made of a softer metal than the XD Slide. Try rubbing it with a cloth and some gun oil...it may take a bit of elbow grease, but I think it will probably come off.

you are not able to seethe melonite finish as it is enbeded into the metal of the gun the black you see is not the melonite.

06-16-2008, 03:00 PM	#12
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,812	I have found that you can scratch the finish on the slide pretty easy regardless of what you do it with. My crossbreed holster put a scratch through the finish on my slide. __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

06-16-2008, 04:20 PM	#13
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,917	I'm surprised nobody has posted "it is a tool and not a work of art" statement yet. or "chicks dig scars" __________________ AR15s...ya I've built more than a few http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ar-talk...ar-family.html

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06-17-2008, 11:01 AM	#15
newXD XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	Well, that sounds good and I'll look into it! I will also try rubbing it with some gun oil and a rag. Although I did this at another point where the dealer had put a sticker on it and I wanted to get the adhesive off that was left behind. It started getting a shiny silver color at that spot which led me to think that I was rubbing the finish off by rubbing too hard. I'll give it another try where the scratches are, and if the finish starts rubbing off, I'll just send it in for the new finish. I guess it would need it anyway.

06-17-2008, 12:24 PM	#17
Tricky XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Statesboro GA Posts: 149	I have carried my XDSC pretty hard and not a scratch on it! Now remember, to scratch metal a HARDER METAL has to scratch it. Y'all are probably seeing marks left from other objects, that will come off with a but of work with oil and a cloth (I prefer a silicone cloth).

06-17-2008, 02:32 PM	#18
Gdirty5 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 104	I used one of the dental tools, dentist use to scratch tartar from gumlines (kinda like a hook, with a razor sharp edge) and it didn't scratch my finish at all... I used it to "scratch" out the crayola i used in the engravings....