NEED picture of MELONITE next to old finish - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

ARin · 09-14-2006, 09:37 AM

Im sure it has been posted already, but apparently my search-fu is weak.

If anyone has a picture of the two finishes side by side, it may be helpful for those of us in the market for an XD, but NOT in the market for a potential rust-factory.

thanks in advance.

EVO · 10-21-2006, 12:52 AM

umm it's not an XD but the M&P comes with melonite and here are some high res pics of the finish

http://mp-pistol.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=496

limblessbiff · 10-27-2006, 08:01 AM

I have an XD .40 with the older finish, the only problems i have ever had with rust are the rear slide serrations where i touch it. if my hands are geasy or sweaty and i leave it, it will rust a little bit, but it is easily cleaned off. it is annoying, but i think all of the pros of the XD outweigh the cons. just get it re-finished, or get a newer melonite gun

Dhunter55 · 11-26-2006, 04:56 PM

.....or wipe the whole thing down after you touch it.

**nikon777** · 11-26-2006, 05:13 PM

the pic isnt gonna make a difference if both guns are new. the melonite is a clear treatment to the metal it self, its not a finish.

sloopy70 · 12-01-2006, 11:07 PM

well, if you get a .45, you'll know its melonite finished...

09-14-2006, 09:37 AM	#1
ARin XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 454	NEED picture of MELONITE next to old finish Im sure it has been posted already, but apparently my search-fu is weak. If anyone has a picture of the two finishes side by side, it may be helpful for those of us in the market for an XD, but NOT in the market for a potential rust-factory. thanks in advance.

11-26-2006, 04:56 PM	#4
Dhunter55 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bikini Paradise Posts: 3,298	.....or wipe the whole thing down after you touch it. __________________ "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day." My greatest fear is when I pass away my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them. Ron Paul 2008

11-26-2006, 05:13 PM	#5
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,419	the pic isnt gonna make a difference if both guns are new. the melonite is a clear treatment to the metal it self, its not a finish. __________________ I AM THE TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM. Innocent Citizens Should Never Speak to Police Officers BloG.

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10-21-2006, 12:52 AM	#2
EVO XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27	umm it's not an XD but the M&P comes with melonite and here are some high res pics of the finish http://mp-pistol.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=496

10-27-2006, 08:01 AM	#3
limblessbiff XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 403	I have an XD .40 with the older finish, the only problems i have ever had with rust are the rear slide serrations where i touch it. if my hands are geasy or sweaty and i leave it, it will rust a little bit, but it is easily cleaned off. it is annoying, but i think all of the pros of the XD outweigh the cons. just get it re-finished, or get a newer melonite gun

12-01-2006, 11:07 PM	#6
sloopy70 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Louisiana Posts: 1,092	well, if you get a .45, you'll know its melonite finished...