What all does the warranty cover for the finish? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

djturnz · 12-04-2006, 01:03 PM

I never get more than a little surface rust on my XD9 SC. But the finish in the front corners of the slide is wearing through, I assume due to my kydex holster. Will they fix it for that? Will they re-blue, or use the new finish everyone is asking about?

yeldarb · 05-15-2007, 12:53 PM

Mine has the same wear. I don't know if SA will cover refinishing for that or not... I'd like to know though

zac07 · 05-15-2007, 12:57 PM

I dont know if they will cover that but if you let it get a little rust then send it in to get it refinished they will refinish the entire slide.

Timmy44221 · 05-15-2007, 05:49 PM

I dont get any rust on my xd at all. I dont think it should ever realy rust, not even a little. As for the other wear. It is normal wear and tear on a gun, and it does have a lifetime warrenty.

Broadside · 05-15-2007, 10:08 PM

I really doubt SA will refinish for normal holster wear. My XD 357 which I purchased a while ago has got some goold holster wear going. I'm not too bothered by it. If you have rust problems SA may refinish it for you. I would call them and ask.

AbNo · 05-18-2007, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Broadside

I really doubt SA will refinish for normal holster wear. My XD 357 which I purchased a while ago has got some goold holster wear going. I'm not too bothered by it. If you have rust problems SA may refinish it for you. I would call them and ask.

SA's closed most of the time I'm awake (night shift worker), and my .40 Service is showing some rather alarming amounts of surface rust all of a sudden.

Besides obviously shipping it out there, what does the warranty-claim process entail? Is there any cost or anything?

thomasanelson · 06-11-2007, 05:04 PM

I had rust on my XD-40. Sent pictures to SA customer service and they told me to send the gun back. I asked to send only the slide and barrel. They agreed, refinsihed the slide and barrel and sent back. It cost a few bucks to send and I did not fight to have SA pay for my shipping to them. I have heard others have and have received that cost as well. On a side note: the rust sucks, but SA did the right thing without any problems...it did take a few hundred rounds through the "re-finished" upper before the gun operated without malfunctions.

AbNo · 06-12-2007, 03:52 AM

Well, I called SA a week or so ago, and read off my serial. Turns out mine was made in 2004. So yeah, old finish.

Unfortunantly, the guy on the phone didn't seem to knowledgeable of the problem with the old finish and was a bit.... astonished that I knew about it.

Ah well. Now I just need to find Fishersville so I can send it off sometime.

And Thomas, that's just another reason to go to the range, right?

SpringfieldXD.40 · 06-12-2007, 04:24 AM

I'm having the same problem...subscribing to thread...

AbNo · 06-12-2007, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by SpringfieldXD.40

I'm having the same problem...subscribing to thread...

Oh hey, Woodstock? You're about an hour from me!

12-04-2006, 01:03 PM	#1
djturnz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: PA Posts: 243	What all does the warranty cover for the finish? I never get more than a little surface rust on my XD9 SC. But the finish in the front corners of the slide is wearing through, I assume due to my kydex holster. Will they fix it for that? Will they re-blue, or use the new finish everyone is asking about? __________________ From Pennsylvania? Check out http://www.pafoa.org/forum/ tell em djturnz sent ya. XD9 SC Black Polished Barrel hood and Muzzle XD45 Compact - Tactical in FDE

05-15-2007, 12:53 PM	#2
yeldarb XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Front Royal, VA Posts: 1,870	Mine has the same wear. I don't know if SA will cover refinishing for that or not... I'd like to know though __________________ XD40SC Black w/TRUGLO TFO's "Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." - William Dement "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald R. Ford

05-15-2007, 12:57 PM	#3
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,014	I dont know if they will cover that but if you let it get a little rust then send it in to get it refinished they will refinish the entire slide. __________________ The Guns: XD40 Service Mossberg 500 12 ga Remington 597 .22 Remington 700 .243 Remington 870 12 ga

05-15-2007, 10:08 PM	#5
Broadside XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,879	I really doubt SA will refinish for normal holster wear. My XD 357 which I purchased a while ago has got some goold holster wear going. I'm not too bothered by it. If you have rust problems SA may refinish it for you. I would call them and ask. __________________ XD - 9 Subcompact XD - 357 Service w/ SA Custom Carry Pro Pkg SA - Mil Spec 1911 A1

06-11-2007, 05:04 PM	#7
thomasanelson XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 62	I had rust on my XD-40. Sent pictures to SA customer service and they told me to send the gun back. I asked to send only the slide and barrel. They agreed, refinsihed the slide and barrel and sent back. It cost a few bucks to send and I did not fight to have SA pay for my shipping to them. I have heard others have and have received that cost as well. On a side note: the rust sucks, but SA did the right thing without any problems...it did take a few hundred rounds through the "re-finished" upper before the gun operated without malfunctions. __________________ XD45

05-15-2007, 05:49 PM	#4
Timmy44221 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 787	I dont get any rust on my xd at all. I dont think it should ever realy rust, not even a little. As for the other wear. It is normal wear and tear on a gun, and it does have a lifetime warrenty.

06-12-2007, 03:52 AM	#8
AbNo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 355	Well, I called SA a week or so ago, and read off my serial. Turns out mine was made in 2004. So yeah, old finish. Unfortunantly, the guy on the phone didn't seem to knowledgeable of the problem with the old finish and was a bit.... astonished that I knew about it. Ah well. Now I just need to find Fishersville so I can send it off sometime. And Thomas, that's just another reason to go to the range, right? __________________ Why do police need guns? To protect themselves from criminals. Why do civilians need guns? Same answer.

06-12-2007, 04:24 AM	#9
SpringfieldXD.40 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Woodstock, VA Posts: 5,887	I'm having the same problem...subscribing to thread... __________________ We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. — George Orwell ------------------------------------------------ Kermee in 2008 ------------------------------------------------ www.nationalgunforum.com www.pitbullforum.com

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