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rimshotsports · 01-22-2007, 09:25 AM

Find somebody that doesnt intend to carry and handle the gun on a daily basis, sell your old-finish model to them and go get a Melonite finish unit. It nearly killed me to let go of my XD S/C but now that I have a new one with the new finish...the universe is properly aligned once again! WHAT A MACHINE!!! I've been to the range twice with my new XD S/C 9 and, just like the old rust bucket, I can't make it malfunction.

speedracer211 · 01-22-2007, 06:04 PM

Mine rusted a little once and i cleaner her up good. Now i carry my subby everywhere almost everyday and i might wipe it down once a week at best. No more rust for some reason.

EDIT "Until it started getting warm out and a little bit of sweat made it rust like no ones business"

country85 · 01-23-2007, 01:29 PM

I have the old finish and I have not had any rust problem, I guess I got a good one.

**PackerfanXD** · 01-23-2007, 01:50 PM

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Want to stop the rust...

...move to Az! Yet another reason I live here; no rust! My original finish is just fine.

LTC-USA · 01-25-2007, 04:03 PM

I have the old finish. Just covering it up with hard chrome makes all the difference.

Myk9noseknows · 05-03-2007, 07:51 PM

I'll probably buy up older models with rush issues. Nice cheap guns to do projects with and get spare parts. you can PM me here if you've got one to sell. Even parts to sell like the slide or frame...

para_org · 05-04-2007, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by PackerfanXD

...move to Az! Yet another reason I live here; no rust! My original finish is just fine.

Yeah but you need to bring your own water if you move there.

**PackerfanXD** · 05-04-2007, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by para_org

Yeah but you need to bring your own water if you move there.

Well...we do have more boats per capita than any other state for a reason...

**Krackels** · 05-04-2007, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by speedracer211

Mine rusted a little once and i cleaner her up good. Now i carry my subby everywhere almost everyday and i might wipe it down once a week at best. No more rust for some reason.

+1

Mine showed a little bit of rust, but that was only because I hosed it off (yeah like with a garden hose) after 4-wheeling once. I carry mine daily and our summers are hot and very sticky and I have very few problems.

I'm lucky if I oil it once a week.

I bought mine back in 2003.

rimfire,22 · 05-30-2007, 08:00 AM

None of my XD's every rusted/corroded! I just keep mine in the blue vapor bag that came with it. Call/contact Springfield Armory and ask them for one or two. That should keep the crusted brown off.

rimfire,22

01-22-2007, 09:25 AM	#1
rimshotsports XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southwest Ohio Posts: 80	Want to stop the rust...do what I did Find somebody that doesnt intend to carry and handle the gun on a daily basis, sell your old-finish model to them and go get a Melonite finish unit. It nearly killed me to let go of my XD S/C but now that I have a new one with the new finish...the universe is properly aligned once again! WHAT A MACHINE!!! I've been to the range twice with my new XD S/C 9 and, just like the old rust bucket, I can't make it malfunction. __________________ Never argue with idiots, they'll bring you down to their level, then beat you with experience. 1 in 12 people on the planet are armed...How do we arm the other 11? XD9 S/C Bersa Thunder .380

01-22-2007, 06:04 PM	#2
speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,179	Mine rusted a little once and i cleaner her up good. Now i carry my subby everywhere almost everyday and i might wipe it down once a week at best. No more rust for some reason. EDIT "Until it started getting warm out and a little bit of sweat made it rust like no ones business" __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Trigger kit group buy Last edited by speedracer211 : 05-31-2007 at 04:21 PM.

01-23-2007, 01:29 PM	#3
country85 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: NC Posts: 126	I have the old finish and I have not had any rust problem, I guess I got a good one. __________________ Laws that forbid the carry of arms, disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; Thomas Jefferson

01-25-2007, 04:03 PM	#5
LTC-USA XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UT Posts: 928	I have the old finish. Just covering it up with hard chrome makes all the difference. __________________ Springfield XD 9mm subcompact-Tripp chrome (2005) Browning Hi-Power (1966) Browning .25 (1966) 1903 A3 .30-06 Jack Russell Terrier

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05-03-2007, 07:51 PM	#6
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,750	I'll probably buy up older models with rush issues. Nice cheap guns to do projects with and get spare parts. you can PM me here if you've got one to sell. Even parts to sell like the slide or frame...

05-30-2007, 08:00 AM	#10
rimfire,22 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 33	None of my XD's every rusted/corroded! I just keep mine in the blue vapor bag that came with it. Call/contact Springfield Armory and ask them for one or two. That should keep the crusted brown off. rimfire,22