[AnthonyRSS]

What is the best way to remove rollmarks? I want to do away with the importer names on my Norinco before I refinish it.

Thanks,
Anthony

[DnPRK]

Draw file

[pete f]

usually drawfiling rollmarks will take so much material as to alter shape or function. Find a realy really good welder and ask them to tig in the spots. A really good welder can do that without warping the piece or killing the heat treat of the whole thing. then file the weld spots flat.

[Bill Z]

Drawfiling is one way, but I prefer the use of a surface grinder. A good machinest with one of these can remove the rollmarks and insure the slide is true and parrallell. I can IM you a reccomendation of who to use.

No, it will not deminish the stregnth of the slide any appreciable amount if done correctly, it's not an uncommon thing to do.

[Sunray]

Depends on how deep they are and where on the pistol.
Bill, what's a 1911 Online Instructor? Just curious.

[ACORN]

I had a machinist friend refinish a table saw table for me with a surface grinder. It was cast iron with a ton of rust and pits. When I got it back it had a near mirror finish.

[Big Daddy]

Surface grinding will give the best results. However, plan to spend about $75 on it. I got a quote once to remove the STI logo from a slide I got at a good deal and it was either $75 or possibly $50 a side. I plan on doing it with a flycutter on my mill. I know it won't be as nice of a finish as on a surface grinder but for me the time is cheaper than sending it out. I will of course re-polish the slide flats so when I'm done it will be better than surface ground. Quite frankly, before I spent $75 to $100 for said operation I would buy a new, bald aftermarket slide and be done with it.