A couple of days ago I applied blue wonder Armadillo to the exterior of my slide to try and protect the finish without having to send my gun away or possibly void the warranty with an aftermarket permanet application of some sort.
Armadillo is a real PITA to work with. The directions suggest that you apply it with a wet cloth, let dry, and then buff it. These directions suck.
Wet cloth + wax uhhh.... water and was repel each other.....
Here's what works...a much better job in a fraction of the time.
I don't know a lot about gun smitting but I do know a little about hot waxing a pair of skis.
Armadillo is basically two types of wax and two types of oil plus silicone.
1. Forget the wet cloth.
2. Remove the block of wax (Armadillo) from the container
3. Scrub the entire outside of the slide with it, cake it on good
4. Place the slide with the caked on Armadillo in your toaster oven.
5. Heat it until the Armadillo begins to melt but before it begins to drip off
at this point the Armadillo is mostly clear and it will get into every corner, crack and crevase.
6. Let it dry.
7. Use a dry cloth to buff it up.
This whole process takes less than 5 minutes
I tested mine under the faucet and the water beaded up and ran off just like it should.
Thought this might help anyone who wants to try and use the stuff.
Armadillo is a real PITA to work with. The directions suggest that you apply it with a wet cloth, let dry, and then buff it. These directions suck.
Wet cloth + wax uhhh.... water and was repel each other.....
Here's what works...a much better job in a fraction of the time.
I don't know a lot about gun smitting but I do know a little about hot waxing a pair of skis.
Armadillo is basically two types of wax and two types of oil plus silicone.
1. Forget the wet cloth.
2. Remove the block of wax (Armadillo) from the container
3. Scrub the entire outside of the slide with it, cake it on good
4. Place the slide with the caked on Armadillo in your toaster oven.
5. Heat it until the Armadillo begins to melt but before it begins to drip off
at this point the Armadillo is mostly clear and it will get into every corner, crack and crevase.
6. Let it dry.
7. Use a dry cloth to buff it up.
This whole process takes less than 5 minutes
I tested mine under the faucet and the water beaded up and ran off just like it should.
Thought this might help anyone who wants to try and use the stuff.