Rhino bed liner coating for XD slide? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

aaroncstevens · 10-05-2005, 01:45 PM

Now maybe I'm really going out on a limb here, but I'm sick of rust on my month old xd. I oil it 3x/week and even have the "blue wonder stuff on it. I'd just like to be able to rack my slide without worrying about wiping it off (and no, I'm not buying a glock). I talked to the guys who Rhino the truck beds, and although ti seems like a stretch, it may work...
The round chambered indicator would be stuck, but blue wonder got in and played with it already, so maybe that's not a problem I'm just wondering if anyone has done it, or If there are any glaring problems that I have glossed over. Any ideas?

[TASF]Overkill · 10-05-2005, 02:08 PM

Why not get a real firearm finish?

Why use a truck product on a gun?

RonS · 10-05-2005, 02:15 PM

I have visions of about six months of service, and then one day you rack the slide and it collapses into a hollow Rhino coat shell filled with iron oxide dust. Generally putting a coating of any kind over steel that has previously rusted is a temporary solution because of the difficulty of removing all traces of rust under the coating.

If I were Caspian I would introduce a Stainless Steel aftermarket slide for the XD as quickly as possible to cash in on this issue.

XDTOM40 · 10-05-2005, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [TASF

Overkill]Why not get a real firearm finish?

Why use a truck product on a gun?

+1

Ajames and Duracoat

aaroncstevens · 10-05-2005, 03:41 PM

OK, so the Rhino idea may not work. After trying to get the rust off myself today, I was getting desperate/creative. Hopefully I didn't irritate James to the point where he's going to laugh hysterically at me when I have to beg him to help me fix my XD (which, after todays little "cleaning" fiasco, I probably need to do). Anyone know if he can refinish more than just the slide? I've got rust on/in the barrel, and now on the internal parts inside the slide. Not just that, but I need the same work on a Kel-tec P3at of mine. Man, I just need to accept that I am cut out to shoot them, not work on them. That's why they have professionals.

stunksinatl · 10-05-2005, 09:52 PM

What the crap are you doing to your XD to make it rust like that!?!?!?

I've heard of the surface rust problem, but your barrel too? Goodness, I feel really sorry for you, man.

Do you keep it in an area that is humid? You say you oil it thice a week, right? I am REALLY surprised that you've got rust on your barrel. Are you oiling that too? What kind of oil are you using? Sorry for all the questions, this just seems like a really bad case of the rusts (instead of the runs, hehe

).

-stunks

XDTOM40 · 10-05-2005, 09:56 PM

You're shooting underwater right?

nickc50310 · 10-06-2005, 06:16 AM

Why not just send it in to springfield?

SLCDave · 10-06-2005, 07:51 AM

Are you sure it's rust in the barrel, and not copper fouling?

aaroncstevens · 10-06-2005, 04:34 PM

Yup, its rust. Buty, james is going to take care of the slide for me. I was meaning to do that anyway. And Dave, I"d give my left one to be able to trade you places with where you live. I've lived all over, and that place has no equal.

10-05-2005, 01:45 PM	#1
aaroncstevens XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 52	Rhino bed liner coating for XD slide? Now maybe I'm really going out on a limb here, but I'm sick of rust on my month old xd. I oil it 3x/week and even have the "blue wonder stuff on it. I'd just like to be able to rack my slide without worrying about wiping it off (and no, I'm not buying a glock). I talked to the guys who Rhino the truck beds, and although ti seems like a stretch, it may work... The round chambered indicator would be stuck, but blue wonder got in and played with it already, so maybe that's not a problem I'm just wondering if anyone has done it, or If there are any glaring problems that I have glossed over. Any ideas? __________________ XD Sub 9 XD 9 Tactical Walther P22 Ruger 10-22 in butler creek folding, with 3x9 Remington 870 Express with folding pistol-grip furniture Soon to add Kel-tec PF-9

10-05-2005, 02:08 PM	#2
[TASF]Overkill XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lynchburg, VA Posts: 2,446	Why not get a real firearm finish? Why use a truck product on a gun? __________________ "Semper facere bonum, an a amare odium, vita mors." [Do good always, whether through life or death, love or hate.] "He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish." Photo thread is back! (Until next disaster)

10-05-2005, 03:41 PM	#5
aaroncstevens XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 52	OK, so the Rhino idea may not work. After trying to get the rust off myself today, I was getting desperate/creative. Hopefully I didn't irritate James to the point where he's going to laugh hysterically at me when I have to beg him to help me fix my XD (which, after todays little "cleaning" fiasco, I probably need to do). Anyone know if he can refinish more than just the slide? I've got rust on/in the barrel, and now on the internal parts inside the slide. Not just that, but I need the same work on a Kel-tec P3at of mine. Man, I just need to accept that I am cut out to shoot them, not work on them. That's why they have professionals. __________________ XD Sub 9 XD 9 Tactical Walther P22 Ruger 10-22 in butler creek folding, with 3x9 Remington 870 Express with folding pistol-grip furniture Soon to add Kel-tec PF-9

10-05-2005, 09:56 PM	#7
XDTOM40 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 358	You're shooting underwater right? __________________ XD40 Subcompact, Matte Black Duracoat,Ameriglos HBE COM3 w/shark loops & trim Bushmaster AR15 XM15 E2S M4 S&W 66-7 2.5"

10-06-2005, 07:51 AM	#9
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,983	Are you sure it's rust in the barrel, and not copper fouling? __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

10-05-2005, 02:15 PM	#3
RonS XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 179	I have visions of about six months of service, and then one day you rack the slide and it collapses into a hollow Rhino coat shell filled with iron oxide dust. Generally putting a coating of any kind over steel that has previously rusted is a temporary solution because of the difficulty of removing all traces of rust under the coating. If I were Caspian I would introduce a Stainless Steel aftermarket slide for the XD as quickly as possible to cash in on this issue.

10-05-2005, 09:52 PM	#6
stunksinatl XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 335	What the crap are you doing to your XD to make it rust like that!?!?!? I've heard of the surface rust problem, but your barrel too? Goodness, I feel really sorry for you, man. Do you keep it in an area that is humid? You say you oil it thice a week, right? I am REALLY surprised that you've got rust on your barrel. Are you oiling that too? What kind of oil are you using? Sorry for all the questions, this just seems like a really bad case of the rusts (instead of the runs, hehe ). -stunks

10-06-2005, 06:16 AM	#8
nickc50310 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 369	Why not just send it in to springfield?

10-06-2005, 04:34 PM	#10
aaroncstevens XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 52	Yup, its rust. Buty, james is going to take care of the slide for me. I was meaning to do that anyway. And Dave, I"d give my left one to be able to trade you places with where you live. I've lived all over, and that place has no equal. __________________ XD Sub 9 XD 9 Tactical Walther P22 Ruger 10-22 in butler creek folding, with 3x9 Remington 870 Express with folding pistol-grip furniture Soon to add Kel-tec PF-9

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