The Old Rust Issue Again..... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

TxPhantom · 12-10-2007, 11:04 AM

It's been a long time since I last posted here. It's been since I was doing some research of which auto pistol I wanted to buy. I wound up buying a couple of S & W, M & P's but not because they were any better than the XD's. That's just the way it worked out and I have no regrets.
All that said, I keep hearing on other forums about rust problems with the XD's and I think that issue has been addressed and corrected by S.A. I would like to set someone straight about this, so called, XD problem. Could someone please direct me to the thread(s) addressing this issue?

**DanTheEldest** · 12-10-2007, 01:34 PM

It would probably be easier just to use the "search" function with key words like melonite and rust for specific threads, but I can provide a summary.

Yes...the early models of the XD did have finish and corrosion problems due to the use of a conversion coating that wasn't up to the job. It didn't affect every pistol, but enough to make it a recognized design problem. The XD45 was the first model to make use of the same finish process as Glock (Tennifer, but a different name), effectively fixing the problem. The entire XD line was then upgraded to the new finish around April of '06, so if you purchase an XD manufactured after that date, you've got the new finish. However, even if you by some chance get one of the older models, if it does rust, just send it back to SA and they'll refinish it for you.

The new finish is much better than the old one, as accounts of corrosion issues in newer models have effectively disappeared.

yocan · 12-10-2007, 01:43 PM

top left of your screen above this box, there is in blue "xdtalk forums- your hs2000/sa-xd information source!>Main Room>...." click on the first one xdtalk forums, and scroll down to rusty tales its a whole section, while seldom used is still there

**BPNovum** · 12-10-2007, 03:22 PM

Blue Wonder to the Rescue!!!!

**Ed Ely** · 12-10-2007, 04:47 PM

I just moved you to the Rusty Tales.
Right in the middle of the rust thingie.

Ed

pinhole · 12-26-2007, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by BPNovum

Blue Wonder to the Rescue!!!!

I have one of the early XDs, and yes it did start to rust soon after I got it. I got it out one day to find it looked as if it was covered in very fine iron power. It cleaned off without a problem, but it did kind of freek me out. I started using the Blue Wonder and have not had one problem since. The stuff works great! And you don't have to re-apply that often. I only do it about every 5th time I clean my gun. pete ps- I hope the jar-headed grammer police find this post cut the muster. Or is it mustard?

12-10-2007, 11:04 AM	#1
TxPhantom XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2006 Location: Frisco, Texas Posts: 24	The Old Rust Issue Again..... It's been a long time since I last posted here. It's been since I was doing some research of which auto pistol I wanted to buy. I wound up buying a couple of S & W, M & P's but not because they were any better than the XD's. That's just the way it worked out and I have no regrets. All that said, I keep hearing on other forums about rust problems with the XD's and I think that issue has been addressed and corrected by S.A. I would like to set someone straight about this, so called, XD problem. Could someone please direct me to the thread(s) addressing this issue? __________________ Member NRA Member TSRA Texas CHL holder USA OUT OF THE UN - LET THEM APPLAUDE THAT!

12-10-2007, 01:34 PM	#2
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,119	It would probably be easier just to use the "search" function with key words like melonite and rust for specific threads, but I can provide a summary. Yes...the early models of the XD did have finish and corrosion problems due to the use of a conversion coating that wasn't up to the job. It didn't affect every pistol, but enough to make it a recognized design problem. The XD45 was the first model to make use of the same finish process as Glock (Tennifer, but a different name), effectively fixing the problem. The entire XD line was then upgraded to the new finish around April of '06, so if you purchase an XD manufactured after that date, you've got the new finish. However, even if you by some chance get one of the older models, if it does rust, just send it back to SA and they'll refinish it for you. The new finish is much better than the old one, as accounts of corrosion issues in newer models have effectively disappeared. __________________ The AK-47: Designed to be field-stripped and used effectively by a half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscript who found it buried in Mother Russia's mud after last year's Regiment exercises. SOP: retrieve from ground, pee in action, cycle bolt, go back to work. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. --Martin Luther

12-10-2007, 01:43 PM	#3
yocan XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 1,807	top left of your screen above this box, there is in blue "xdtalk forums- your hs2000/sa-xd information source!>Main Room>...." click on the first one xdtalk forums, and scroll down to rusty tales its a whole section, while seldom used is still there __________________ The three requirements for a school shooting. 1 know the floorplan. 2 Know the threats inside the location and response time/entry time for the police 3. Royally screwed up intelligent analytic mind. We need more laws to protect these three rights. Ban guns in schools, it obviously works.

12-10-2007, 03:22 PM	#4
BPNovum XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Houston, Texas USA Posts: 243	Blue Wonder to the Rescue!!!! __________________ Bob Price Blue Wonder Gun Care Products BPrice@NovumSolutions.com SA XD9 (w/M6 Light & Laser) SA XD9 Subcompact (w/XML Light) SA XD45 ACP Compact

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12-10-2007, 04:47 PM	#5
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,492 Blog Entries: 1	I just moved you to the Rusty Tales. Right in the middle of the rust thingie. Ed