1911 slide refinished (pics)

It looks good, but I think we're curious how well the engine enamel will hold up to wear and abrasion, not just heat.

It looks black......

Is it textured or is it just the way the camera makes it look?

Be nice to see how it looks with the frame in the same finish.

I'm curious also about how well it holds up in holster carry.

Nope, leave the frame be. Too much krinkle. The "two tone" looks.......different. 'Fraid it would have to grow on me.

Looks like something I'd try on a boring day in the shop.

We have no shame. :0

Not bad, the duplicolor ceramic is a good paint , but offly thick. I think you may have put it in the oven while it was still curing or wet and it started to orange peel or ripple a bit.

The trick before backing it, is to let it dry for 24hrs. then back it in the oven for about 1 hr and then let it cool in the oven at 200 degrees, to much heat will damage the finish, or if you touch it while it is still hot the paint will come off or get finger prints on it, till there is a full cure.

Brownells allumihyde 2 works better will air cure over night and if you leave it for a week it will even hold up to holster wear. It dries good enough over night to assemble the gun and shoot it the next day.

Post up some pics after some holster time.

Now what would look good is......

Lay out a sheet of 400 grit paper on a pice of glass. Lay slide on its side. Sand one way, full stroke, till all steel shows. Move to 800, then to 1000. Result will be mirrors on the sides.

I use a light stream of water to clear debris. I bet the krinkle on the other sides, mirror polish on the sides, and the dull matte frame would pick up chicks.

Never run the slide on a piece of glass with sand paper, doing so will remove the sharp edges from the slide serrations, this is a common mistake backyard gunsmiths make.

The correct way to do it, is to use a small flat piece of steel or aluminum bar or anything really square and flat, wrap the sand paper around the bar and then carefully sand the flats to desired finish while avoiding the slide serrations completely.

Personal opinion, but I'm not a fan. Regular paint is pretty much the least durable "finish" you're going to find and the "texturing" makes it just look like and old pitted slide that was redone (I know that's not the case, but it duplicates the look).

Tis your gun so if you like it that's all good, but I can't say that I'm a fan.

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Sorry to say it does nothing for me. You probably wouldn't like the new wheels I just put on my car. it's ALL good.