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jigman586 · 06-10-2006, 07:31 PM

Got a drop of sweat on it didntknow it.it was very tiny!

jon3k · 06-15-2006, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RangeRat

but if I did I would sell the guns immediately and switch brands I think some of your loyalty is bordering on glockish one speck of rust and I am done!

It's a gun not a religion. You bet your a** I'd switch in a heartbeat if I got any rust on a well maintained weapon. I expect perfection and nothing less in a handgun. If SA can't offer that, there are plenty of other manufacturers who will.

jednp · 06-27-2006, 10:40 PM

I can't remember how I voted, as I obviously have voted on this at one point. But, I have seen rust on my XD now. I went on a trip down to georgia, where the humidity is quite a bit higher than here... even though it's still humid where I live. Anyway I didn't trust leaving my gun in the hotel room while we were out and about, so I kept it locked up in the case in the trunk. The case wasn't a foam one so there wasn't much to hold moisture up against the gun. I had armadillo freshly put on it, and heavily too. When in my gun safe at home, I have one of those things the emits a vapor to protect against rust so it stays protected all the time. Anyway this trip, I saw rust on my gun start to form. it easily wiped off, but what worries me is I probably just wiped off the visible rust, and the rust that will continue to come around will always be on the finish now. I now have quit bothering to use armadillo and am just going to use CLP on the slide and hope rust stays away.

deltafred · 08-22-2006, 09:36 AM

yes i have had a tiny bit of rust on my slide, nothing due to my cleaning or storing techniques.

springfieldin · 08-30-2006, 04:03 AM

I cant say that i have seen any rust on XD and i have put that thing through hell and back. It has been submersed, covered in dirt and mud and bummped around. I havent had a corrosion prob one. "Knock on wood"

speedracer211 · 09-06-2006, 10:44 AM

Pulled mine out of my safe after it sitting in there for two weeks and now it is rusted to hell. I oiled all the metal surfaces which got rid of the surface rust but left the finish dimpled from rusting.

dtek · 09-11-2006, 07:51 PM

No rust

**hacker15** · 09-14-2006, 06:17 AM

Never had any anywhere on the pistol. It's used every shift (XD 40, service model) and been out is all kinds of weather in a duty holster. Nice pistol, easy to carry.

BBunin · 11-18-2006, 01:48 PM

A question for those who have encountered rust on their XD:
Are you oiling the slide?
The non-Melonite finish on the XD's is just like parkerizing. For all I know, it IS parkerizing. This finish does NOT protect the gun from rust. What it does is absorb oil, which then protects the gun.

I've got several parkerized guns and I wipe down the exposed parts with oil, let it set for about 5 minutes, then wipe it dry. I do this every thime I clean them, or 3-4 months, if that gun's not being shot. Doing this, I've never had any sort of a rust problem with ANY of them. And the 870 Express has been out in some serious rain and snow storms....

aequitasmurphy · 01-07-2007, 03:24 AM

Haven't had any rust issues with my 45 service, but back when I had my 40 service with the old finish I ran into rust a few times. One was when I was helping a friend house sit for a week and I didn't know the owners had a swamp cooler, talk about giving the xd a reason to rust.

View Poll Results: Have you ever had rust on your XD's slide?
Yes	191	24.49%
No	589	75.51%
Voters: 780. You may not vote on this poll

06-10-2006, 07:31 PM	#111
jigman586 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Georgia(Southernhalf) Posts: 207	Got a drop of sweat on it didntknow it.it was very tiny! __________________ "You tellem im comin' and hells comin' with me!!"-Wyatt Earp; Tombstone

08-22-2006, 09:36 AM	#114
deltafred XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington Posts: 276	yes i have had a tiny bit of rust on my slide, nothing due to my cleaning or storing techniques. __________________ "Killing the enemy's courage is as vital as killing his troops. Physical wounds heal. The mind has no firewall"

08-30-2006, 04:03 AM	#115
springfieldin XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Valdosta, Ga Posts: 34	I cant say that i have seen any rust on XD and i have put that thing through hell and back. It has been submersed, covered in dirt and mud and bummped around. I havent had a corrosion prob one. "Knock on wood" __________________ J.I.C USAF "CCW is not just a right it is a responsability used to protect the common good" SA XD40 SC SA 1911A1 Loaded

09-06-2006, 10:44 AM	#116
speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,324	Pulled mine out of my safe after it sitting in there for two weeks and now it is rusted to hell. I oiled all the metal surfaces which got rid of the surface rust but left the finish dimpled from rusting. __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Great reloading site and tell them I sent you. www.glockpost.com

06-27-2006, 10:40 PM	#113
jednp XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,691	I can't remember how I voted, as I obviously have voted on this at one point. But, I have seen rust on my XD now. I went on a trip down to georgia, where the humidity is quite a bit higher than here... even though it's still humid where I live. Anyway I didn't trust leaving my gun in the hotel room while we were out and about, so I kept it locked up in the case in the trunk. The case wasn't a foam one so there wasn't much to hold moisture up against the gun. I had armadillo freshly put on it, and heavily too. When in my gun safe at home, I have one of those things the emits a vapor to protect against rust so it stays protected all the time. Anyway this trip, I saw rust on my gun start to form. it easily wiped off, but what worries me is I probably just wiped off the visible rust, and the rust that will continue to come around will always be on the finish now. I now have quit bothering to use armadillo and am just going to use CLP on the slide and hope rust stays away.

09-11-2006, 07:51 PM	#117
dtek XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: CT Posts: 380	No rust __________________ Dave "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

09-14-2006, 06:17 AM	#118
hacker15 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 3,378	Never had any anywhere on the pistol. It's used every shift (XD 40, service model) and been out is all kinds of weather in a duty holster. Nice pistol, easy to carry. __________________ If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. Mark Twain

11-18-2006, 01:48 PM	#119
BBunin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,029	A question for those who have encountered rust on their XD: Are you oiling the slide? The non-Melonite finish on the XD's is just like parkerizing. For all I know, it IS parkerizing. This finish does NOT protect the gun from rust. What it does is absorb oil, which then protects the gun. I've got several parkerized guns and I wipe down the exposed parts with oil, let it set for about 5 minutes, then wipe it dry. I do this every thime I clean them, or 3-4 months, if that gun's not being shot. Doing this, I've never had any sort of a rust problem with ANY of them. And the 870 Express has been out in some serious rain and snow storms.... __________________ . When seconds count, the police are only five minutes away. ------------------------------------ MY PARTIAL TOY LIST XD-9 5" (Production) XD-40 5" (Limited10) SA 1911 Loaded (Limited10/SingleStack) STI Spartan (Limited10/SingleStack) Kahr PM9 (CCW) KT P3AT (CCW) Remington 11-87 (Trap) Remington 870 Express (HD/Trap) Misc Rifles for fun and hunting

01-07-2007, 03:24 AM	#120
aequitasmurphy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 421	Haven't had any rust issues with my 45 service, but back when I had my 40 service with the old finish I ran into rust a few times. One was when I was helping a friend house sit for a week and I didn't know the owners had a swamp cooler, talk about giving the xd a reason to rust. __________________ Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws XD 45 Service XD 9 SC bitone Bushy AR-15 AK-47 Mossberg Persueder

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