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XD-Texan · 02-05-2008, 08:32 PM

I love my XD40SC. It hides well. It hits where I point it every time without mechanical failure. But we're approaching another Texas summer. I sweat. I sweat a lot. The XD slide is a rust magnet. What can I have done to the surface to make it more rust resistant? And who can do it in Central Texas? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm to the point of trading it off so I don't have to fight it another summer!

XD 9 Loaded Sub-Compact · 02-05-2008, 08:38 PM

I would figure I'd do this for any gun but everytime I come home from carry I wipe it down with a silicone cloth, if I think it might need it I'll hit it with some oil too.

RAVXD · 02-05-2008, 08:39 PM

central texas cant be to diffrent from sth florida and i sweat probably just as much.......i carry my sc at all times and have no issues w/ rust and use break free clp continuely and am always wiping down my slide whenever i have a chance..........how old is your xd?..... mine is hitting 2 yo.........

Noah Mercy · 02-05-2008, 08:53 PM

If rust is a genuine problem, get a can of Brownell's Teflon/ Moly Oven Cure spray. Strip the slide down (bead blast or wire wheel), follow the directions on the can, and your slide will be virtually impervious to anything you can throw (or leak) at it. If your XD is a newer model, it should already be highly corrosion resistant. As for internals, a good dry spray lube works nice...won't bleed onto your clothes, gum up the action, or collect dust and grit like greases or oils will.

Noah (Florida native who knows about rusty guns!) Mercy

**TacoMalo** · 02-05-2008, 09:35 PM

You can sell it to me and I'll send it to Robar to have it coated in NP3

rogerxd45 · 02-05-2008, 09:57 PM

is it the melonite version? if it isnt i belive SA will refinish it for free

MarKing · 02-05-2008, 11:03 PM

Send it here

chrisxd45t · 02-05-2008, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rogerxd45

is it the melonite version? if it isnt i belive SA will refinish it for free

I've heard this also, though I can't say for sure.
+1 for Robar NP3 as well.

gkelley3 · 02-06-2008, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XD-Texan

I love my XD40SC. It hides well. It hits where I point it every time without mechanical failure. But we're approaching another Texas summer. I sweat. I sweat a lot. The XD slide is a rust magnet. What can I have done to the surface to make it more rust resistant? And who can do it in Central Texas? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm to the point of trading it off so I don't have to fight it another summer!

It gets very hot here too in the summer (plus high humidity) and I sweat immensely. I always routinely wipe down my weapons with a very light coat of oil. I've never had a problem with rust.

**Dark Knight** · 02-06-2008, 11:04 AM

Send it to fellow Texan Virgil Tripp to be hard chromed only 2 week waiting or less.. Some of these others sujested are MONTHS. www.trippsresearch.com
Here is a pic of a XD 9 he did

02-05-2008, 08:32 PM	#1
XD-Texan XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kyle, Texas Posts: 61	My XD is a rust bucket I love my XD40SC. It hides well. It hits where I point it every time without mechanical failure. But we're approaching another Texas summer. I sweat. I sweat a lot. The XD slide is a rust magnet. What can I have done to the surface to make it more rust resistant? And who can do it in Central Texas? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm to the point of trading it off so I don't have to fight it another summer! __________________ Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.

02-05-2008, 08:38 PM	#2
XD 9 Loaded Sub-Compact XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,131	I would figure I'd do this for any gun but everytime I come home from carry I wipe it down with a silicone cloth, if I think it might need it I'll hit it with some oil too. __________________ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -- Albert Einstein

02-05-2008, 08:39 PM	#3
RAVXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: usa Posts: 247	central texas cant be to diffrent from sth florida and i sweat probably just as much.......i carry my sc at all times and have no issues w/ rust and use break free clp continuely and am always wiping down my slide whenever i have a chance..........how old is your xd?..... mine is hitting 2 yo......... __________________

02-05-2008, 08:53 PM	#4
Noah Mercy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sheridan, Wyoming Posts: 276	If rust is a genuine problem, get a can of Brownell's Teflon/ Moly Oven Cure spray. Strip the slide down (bead blast or wire wheel), follow the directions on the can, and your slide will be virtually impervious to anything you can throw (or leak) at it. If your XD is a newer model, it should already be highly corrosion resistant. As for internals, a good dry spray lube works nice...won't bleed onto your clothes, gum up the action, or collect dust and grit like greases or oils will. Noah (Florida native who knows about rusty guns!) Mercy __________________ I may be fat, hairy, and ugly...BUT AT LEAST I SMELL BAD!

02-05-2008, 09:35 PM	#5
TacoMalo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,274	You can sell it to me and I'll send it to Robar to have it coated in NP3 __________________ "... My 350 dollar gun can save a life. Her 350 dollar Coach bag could get us killed." - Lazarus *Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas*

02-05-2008, 09:57 PM	#6
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	is it the melonite version? if it isnt i belive SA will refinish it for free

02-05-2008, 11:03 PM	#7
MarKing XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 126	Send it here

02-06-2008, 11:04 AM	#10
Dark Knight XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SpokaVegas WA STATE Posts: 357	Send it to fellow Texan Virgil Tripp to be hard chromed only 2 week waiting or less.. Some of these others sujested are MONTHS. www.trippsresearch.com Here is a pic of a XD 9 he did __________________ "It's not who is right it's who is left" Mr. Ed Parker www.xdguys.com Exclusively Supporting OEM, Aftermarket and Custom Parts for The Springfield Armory XD and XD(M)™ Pistol Series ONLY Period! New XD(M)™ Products Here http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/xd...%29/Categories Home of the First XD Extended Slide Stop www.xdguys.com

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