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GUNPILOT · 02-18-2006, 06:00 PM

1500 rounds and the new melonite is holding up rather well. It looks better than my custom 40 with only 1000 rounds. The 45 is my daily carry gun, and the 40 has never seen a holster, yet the 40 looked so worn it is already with ajames getting a tan duracoat.

kraigster414 · 02-18-2006, 06:12 PM

Looks great GP. What did you use to color in the brand? The gold is sharp!

GUNPILOT · 02-18-2006, 09:45 PM

Birchwood Casey Gold stick engraving enhancer, only because I couldnt find a white china marker.

Delija · 02-18-2006, 10:10 PM

I like the gold. I wouldn't have thought so without seeing it, but it looks great.

Peace,
D.

kraigster414 · 02-19-2006, 06:41 AM

I agree I like the gold better than the white. You done good.

Gelicious · 02-19-2006, 06:57 AM

VERY Nice gold touch! Im not a gold fan but damn that looks sharp. I might have to give mine that custom look too. But might go with silver if they make that color. I have a local "Michaels" Crafts store. Do you have a picture of the tool u used?

GUNPILOT · 02-19-2006, 10:47 AM

It looks like a big gold crayon. It is too easy to use. Degrease, then rub over engravings, wipe off excess with a tissue or soft cloth. Re-oil treated areas and you are done. It can be removed with a toothbrush and mineral spirits. I have seen white china markers used and it looked nice, but I went to every arts and craft store within 30 miles and couldnt find a white marker, but I found the Gold stick when I went to get some Hoppe's No. 9, it was with the gun cleaning items in a local gun shop. It looks so good, I am thinking of having it done with real gold.

fivefold · 02-19-2006, 11:54 AM

That is just sweet! Nice job.

02-18-2006, 06:00 PM	#1
GUNPILOT XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FT Riley, KS Posts: 135	1500 rounds and she still looks new (pic) 1500 rounds and the new melonite is holding up rather well. It looks better than my custom 40 with only 1000 rounds. The 45 is my daily carry gun, and the 40 has never seen a holster, yet the 40 looked so worn it is already with ajames getting a tan duracoat. __________________ \"Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.\" (The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone.)

02-18-2006, 06:12 PM	#2
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,441	Looks great GP. What did you use to color in the brand? The gold is sharp! __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

02-18-2006, 09:45 PM	#3
GUNPILOT XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FT Riley, KS Posts: 135	Birchwood Casey Gold stick engraving enhancer, only because I couldnt find a white china marker. __________________ \"Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.\" (The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone.)

02-19-2006, 06:41 AM	#5
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,441	I agree I like the gold better than the white. You done good. __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

02-19-2006, 06:57 AM	#6
Gelicious XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bend, Oregon Posts: 22	VERY Nice gold touch! Im not a gold fan but damn that looks sharp. I might have to give mine that custom look too. But might go with silver if they make that color. I have a local "Michaels" Crafts store. Do you have a picture of the tool u used? __________________ Springfield XD.45acp -Carry- Hornady T.A.P 230gr Hollow Points.

02-18-2006, 10:10 PM	#4
Delija XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 4,157	I like the gold. I wouldn't have thought so without seeing it, but it looks great. Peace, D.

02-19-2006, 10:47 AM	#7
GUNPILOT XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FT Riley, KS Posts: 135	It looks like a big gold crayon. It is too easy to use. Degrease, then rub over engravings, wipe off excess with a tissue or soft cloth. Re-oil treated areas and you are done. It can be removed with a toothbrush and mineral spirits. I have seen white china markers used and it looked nice, but I went to every arts and craft store within 30 miles and couldnt find a white marker, but I found the Gold stick when I went to get some Hoppe's No. 9, it was with the gun cleaning items in a local gun shop. It looks so good, I am thinking of having it done with real gold. __________________ \"Fortes et strenuos etiam contra fortunam insistere, timidos et ignoros ad desperationem formidine properare.\" (The brave and bold persist even against fortune; the timid and cowardly rush to despair through fear alone.)

02-19-2006, 11:54 AM	#8
fivefold XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 33	That is just sweet! Nice job.

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