Rust on hardware on the polymer reciever? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

CB750Kguy · 05-25-2006, 10:27 PM

I just bought my first handgun just over two weeks ago. I have been to the range with it once. Only once because later that week I was in a motorcycle accident... so it will be some time before I am able to shoot again.
Anywho, after I got back from the range, I used a cleaner to clean every nook and cranny I could get to after field-stripping the XD40 service. I then followed up with liberally applying gun oil to all metal surfaces. Even when I would pull the gun out of its case to look at the gun... It is a beautiful gun, I would re oil the outside metallic surfaces to protect it from rust. Now the pins that are on the polymer frame show surface rust.

What is going on? Do I have to do a detail-strip just to get at those pieces? I would consider having all those fudging pieces plated just to have some peace of mind.

Any suggestions?

SLCDave · 05-25-2006, 10:38 PM

I never had the roll pins rust, just the slide and the control levers. I had them refinished while the gun was back at SA for some other work, and haven't had a problem since.

You might try, after getting the rust off of them, applying a wax of some kind. Since the pins are recessed in the frame a bit, you might be able to get a good heavy coat of Blue Wonder Armadillo, or Johnson's Paste Wax on them to prevent them from rusting in the future.

Good luck!

LTC-USA · 05-26-2006, 07:36 AM

It probably is not rust. The pins have a reddish color.

CB750Kguy · 05-26-2006, 09:55 AM

When I bought the gun I had noticed that the "pins" (hardware) visible on the outside of the frame had a really dull, dark, gray finish.
Only 5-6 days later did they develop a reddiesh color-- I could get just a little of the reddish stuff off with toothpicks and cotton swabs.
So, I am pretty sure it is rust.

CB750Kguy · 05-27-2006, 06:19 PM

My gun was test fired by the factory on 26 March 2006, So it is "pretty" new.

05-25-2006, 10:27 PM	#1
CB750Kguy XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 24	Rust on hardware on the polymer reciever? I just bought my first handgun just over two weeks ago. I have been to the range with it once. Only once because later that week I was in a motorcycle accident... so it will be some time before I am able to shoot again. Anywho, after I got back from the range, I used a cleaner to clean every nook and cranny I could get to after field-stripping the XD40 service. I then followed up with liberally applying gun oil to all metal surfaces. Even when I would pull the gun out of its case to look at the gun... It is a beautiful gun, I would re oil the outside metallic surfaces to protect it from rust. Now the pins that are on the polymer frame show surface rust. What is going on? Do I have to do a detail-strip just to get at those pieces? I would consider having all those fudging pieces plated just to have some peace of mind. Any suggestions? __________________ WAX THIS... XD-40 Service

05-25-2006, 10:38 PM	#2
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,980	I never had the roll pins rust, just the slide and the control levers. I had them refinished while the gun was back at SA for some other work, and haven't had a problem since. You might try, after getting the rust off of them, applying a wax of some kind. Since the pins are recessed in the frame a bit, you might be able to get a good heavy coat of Blue Wonder Armadillo, or Johnson's Paste Wax on them to prevent them from rusting in the future. Good luck! __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

05-26-2006, 07:36 AM	#3
LTC-USA XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 954	It probably is not rust. The pins have a reddish color. __________________ Springfield XD 9mm subcompact-Tripp chrome (2005) Browning Hi-Power (1966) Browning .25 (1966) 1903 A3 .30-06 Jack Russell Terrier

05-26-2006, 09:55 AM	#4
CB750Kguy XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 24	When I bought the gun I had noticed that the "pins" (hardware) visible on the outside of the frame had a really dull, dark, gray finish. Only 5-6 days later did they develop a reddiesh color-- I could get just a little of the reddish stuff off with toothpicks and cotton swabs. So, I am pretty sure it is rust. __________________ WAX THIS... XD-40 Service

05-27-2006, 06:19 PM	#5
CB750Kguy XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 24	My gun was test fired by the factory on 26 March 2006, So it is "pretty" new. __________________ WAX THIS... XD-40 Service

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