am going to buy a 1911 soon. i want a plain jane model, but for the most part they are parkerized. if i buy a parkerized gun and have the front strap lifted and checkered, can the gun then be blued, or am i stuck with parkerizing?
Parked guns can get away with less prep than a blued one. The cost of refinishing will far outweigh any savings you're trying to get by buying the parkerized one in the first place.
I concur with Sigfan. To have a good blue job the steel has to be prepped to a mirror finish. Parkerizing can go on over a rough one. Get yourself a nice blued gun and forget it.
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