For those of you with a Black XD .45

[texasreddirt]

Originally Posted by redtree

Copper is a softer metal and I'm guessing that the marks are actually from the metal of the rivet rubbing off on your gun not actual scratches on your gun. The same thing happened to me. Try putting some solvent on a patch and rubbing the marks off. The marks should come right off. It worked for me.

sweet. I'll try this when it gets it's first clean. I was hoping somebody might have some kind of save lol

[Slotback]

Ah don't worry about it too much. It's a working gun, not a piece for your museum.

[D-FENS]

My wife dropped my 45 getting it out of the bag yesterday. landed on the butt of the grip "empty mag well" and bounced onto the top of the slide. After sliding 3 feet I picked it up and wiped it off. Only minor scratches, the finish is alot tougher than I thought. I will eventually post pics, but there is really nothing to see. Loose gravel is no match for the XD. I almost thought she was going to give me an excuse to send it off for some custom work, oh well.

[texasreddirt]

update - The solvent worked. Thanks guys!