RUST!!! What steps to take? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

HOLYROLLER · 07-17-2007, 07:05 PM

Pulled my XD sub from my holster and found some surface rust along the body side of the slide. I have a faded Melonite finish and am afraid that if I try to polish or sand it, it will affect the rest of the finish.

What are my options? I am cheap and would prefer to fix it myself as opposed to paying someguy $100 an hour. Refinish it? Blue it? Duracoat? Polish?

Also, there is rust on the inside of my holster now, can i still use it?

Thanks in advance, HR.

Myk9noseknows · 07-17-2007, 07:11 PM

I'd sandblast it and then dip/spray it with K-Phos by KG GunKote. Or blast it then Parkerize it, then K-phos. I have a huge bottle of it, I could send you an ounce if you paid shipping. K-Phos inhibits rust.

Then I'd coat it in some form of coating. Moly Resin is my favorite of the usual coat jobs, very durable bake on finish. Or you don't even have to coat it with a color, just put a clear coat on it if you like.

AbNo · 07-21-2007, 01:45 AM

Now, if you say, home-parkerize it, will that void your warranty in any way?

**R Dub** · 07-21-2007, 02:40 AM

Call SA customer service. If it is rusting they will have you send it in for refinishing under warranty.

mcb · 07-21-2007, 04:49 AM

If it is light surface rust then wiping it down with a good oil will clean that rust off. Then keep is coated in a very light coating of something protective and you should not have a problem. My personal favorite is RIG grease. A very light coating and it protects very nicely. I have the old coating on my XD-40's and they have gotten surface rust on me several times. Usually from going in my shooting bad dirty after a match and me not getting to clean them for several days. The surfaces rust always cleans off and they still look decent.

rambling
mcb

ppdoriginal · 07-22-2007, 12:14 AM

First of all I want to say hi to everyone, I am knew here, but just like all of you guys, I love XDs. Rust seams to be a problem among some of us, I bought a used XD9 SB and of course it did not showed any rust at time I bought it. I was carrying it conceal with a comp-tac CTAC IWB holster and some how the humidity was getting to it. After I carry the pistol for about 8 hrs, I got home and it was showing some rust spots. After reading some threads at XDTALK, I found out that the Some XD models 2005 and earlier showed some rust problems, and believe me, I keep my guns clean and well lubricated. My options was to get the rust remove and get a new coat on the gun, either duracoat or one of the other coats available online. But after doing some math, I determeine that I was going to spent at least $100 to have the problem temporarily fix. I say temporarily, because rust can not be stop, it can be slow down, but not stop. Believe me I know, I am a corrosion protection tech, or cathodic protection for those familiar with that term. So what I desided to do was to pay about $160 dollars out of pocket, and trade the XD9 SB for a brand new XD-357sig. Now I am a happy camper, and I am not stress out about my investment rusting away for now...

mattjohnston87 · 07-22-2007, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by R Dub

Call SA customer service. If it is rusting they will have you send it in for refinishing under warranty.

+100000000000000000

nuj · 07-22-2007, 04:54 PM

hi to all,
I'm from the philippines and it seems there is a problem with the rust proffing of the hs/xd. I had a hs2000 9mm 1st generation pistol and when I got the gun , it had rust in some places including the outside of the barrel. I once read that the gun has a tennifer like coating called bruniral or something. If most of the guns there at the states are like this, no wonder glock rules.
I'm not saying glock is a better gun, I'm actually gonna buy a new hs2000 40 cal. tactical. I had my experience with the glock 17 and 21 pistol. They too rust but not that offen, you have to abuse the pistol for it to apprear but as long as hs/xd keeps having this prblem, I think springfield must address this issue at once.
Also isn't melonite the finished that s&w were using on there sigma line of pistol? Anyway if you have any comment you can e-mail me at mraldnyt@yahoo.com
Takecare and be safe always

Lumberjack98 · 07-22-2007, 07:19 PM

I had the same problem with mine. Put some Blue Wonder on it, let it sit for a few minutes and wipe the rust right off. It won't hurt any of the remaining finish. Then just make sure that you put some oil on it when you clean it and wipe it down and you should be good to go.

**Frenchy** · 07-25-2007, 03:26 AM

Blue Wonder has had a great effect on my Gen 1...It sits out on my night stand, and has not exibited any signs of rust for well over a year.

07-17-2007, 07:05 PM	#1
HOLYROLLER XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 74	RUST!!! What steps to take? Pulled my XD sub from my holster and found some surface rust along the body side of the slide. I have a faded Melonite finish and am afraid that if I try to polish or sand it, it will affect the rest of the finish. What are my options? I am cheap and would prefer to fix it myself as opposed to paying someguy $100 an hour. Refinish it? Blue it? Duracoat? Polish? Also, there is rust on the inside of my holster now, can i still use it? Thanks in advance, HR. __________________ "A friggin 12 guage...whadya think!" *Napoleon Dynamite*

07-17-2007, 07:11 PM	#2
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,745	I'd sandblast it and then dip/spray it with K-Phos by KG GunKote. Or blast it then Parkerize it, then K-phos. I have a huge bottle of it, I could send you an ounce if you paid shipping. K-Phos inhibits rust. Then I'd coat it in some form of coating. Moly Resin is my favorite of the usual coat jobs, very durable bake on finish. Or you don't even have to coat it with a color, just put a clear coat on it if you like. __________________ "When people need help, they call the Police. When Police need help, they call K-9"

07-21-2007, 01:45 AM	#3
AbNo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley, VA Posts: 355	Now, if you say, home-parkerize it, will that void your warranty in any way? __________________ Why do police need guns? To protect themselves from criminals. Why do civilians need guns? Same answer.

07-21-2007, 02:40 AM	#4
R Dub XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Last Frontier Posts: 3,540 Blog Entries: 1	Call SA customer service. If it is rusting they will have you send it in for refinishing under warranty. __________________ Need XD Accessories? Support the XDTalk Sponsors. They support us! Need some competition? IDPA / USPSA

07-21-2007, 04:49 AM	#5
mcb XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 1,991	If it is light surface rust then wiping it down with a good oil will clean that rust off. Then keep is coated in a very light coating of something protective and you should not have a problem. My personal favorite is RIG grease. A very light coating and it protects very nicely. I have the old coating on my XD-40's and they have gotten surface rust on me several times. Usually from going in my shooting bad dirty after a match and me not getting to clean them for several days. The surfaces rust always cleans off and they still look decent. rambling mcb __________________ If at first you don't succeed; RELOAD _ _ _ _ My web site

07-22-2007, 12:14 AM	#6
ppdoriginal XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 23	First of all I want to say hi to everyone, I am knew here, but just like all of you guys, I love XDs. Rust seams to be a problem among some of us, I bought a used XD9 SB and of course it did not showed any rust at time I bought it. I was carrying it conceal with a comp-tac CTAC IWB holster and some how the humidity was getting to it. After I carry the pistol for about 8 hrs, I got home and it was showing some rust spots. After reading some threads at XDTALK, I found out that the Some XD models 2005 and earlier showed some rust problems, and believe me, I keep my guns clean and well lubricated. My options was to get the rust remove and get a new coat on the gun, either duracoat or one of the other coats available online. But after doing some math, I determeine that I was going to spent at least $100 to have the problem temporarily fix. I say temporarily, because rust can not be stop, it can be slow down, but not stop. Believe me I know, I am a corrosion protection tech, or cathodic protection for those familiar with that term. So what I desided to do was to pay about $160 dollars out of pocket, and trade the XD9 SB for a brand new XD-357sig. Now I am a happy camper, and I am not stress out about my investment rusting away for now... __________________ Sig Sauer P239 SAS 357sig 0 rounds XD-40, black, Service Model, 2000 rounds XD-357, Black, Service Model, 0 rounds I hope I never have to, but if I ever do, I hope I remember "2 to the body 1 to the head" I believe in Peace, I believe in freedom, I believe in justice, and I believe in fighting to preserve all of them...

07-22-2007, 04:54 PM	#8
nuj XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 122	rust problem hi to all, I'm from the philippines and it seems there is a problem with the rust proffing of the hs/xd. I had a hs2000 9mm 1st generation pistol and when I got the gun , it had rust in some places including the outside of the barrel. I once read that the gun has a tennifer like coating called bruniral or something. If most of the guns there at the states are like this, no wonder glock rules. I'm not saying glock is a better gun, I'm actually gonna buy a new hs2000 40 cal. tactical. I had my experience with the glock 17 and 21 pistol. They too rust but not that offen, you have to abuse the pistol for it to apprear but as long as hs/xd keeps having this prblem, I think springfield must address this issue at once. Also isn't melonite the finished that s&w were using on there sigma line of pistol? Anyway if you have any comment you can e-mail me at mraldnyt@yahoo.com Takecare and be safe always

07-22-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
Lumberjack98 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 854	I had the same problem with mine. Put some Blue Wonder on it, let it sit for a few minutes and wipe the rust right off. It won't hurt any of the remaining finish. Then just make sure that you put some oil on it when you clean it and wipe it down and you should be good to go. __________________ XD-9 Service, DGR, CC 3.5# Trigger, TFOs, KG Gunkote Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

07-25-2007, 03:26 AM	#10
Frenchy XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Mid-Missouri Posts: 12,117	Blue Wonder has had a great effect on my Gen 1...It sits out on my night stand, and has not exibited any signs of rust for well over a year. __________________ ~SC Harvey~ Because Fritz says so! "Though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire." Thomas Paine, The American Crisis, #1, December 23, 1776 http://mikeharvey.org/ RON PAUL IN 2008

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