Adventures of a dipstick with a Sig 229, need help

[soutex50]

gb6491-

+1 on the Ceramacoat...only thing, I noticed yours is grainy, which is not a bad thing at all....I did this on an old Tokarev's slide and the finish was very smooth, almost satiny. Maybe I did something wrong?

 

[gb6491]

.... Maybe I did something wrong?

Probably not, I think the final texture has a lot to do with how it's applied. I like the grainy surface. It feels like a non skid surface on the frame. I shoot the cerama coat from quite a distance; almost dust it on. I think that is what gives the grain. I also apply a second coat after baking on the first one. I applied the Dupli-Color (also a ceramic) on the rifle at a much closer distance and it is pretty smooth.
Regards,
Greg

BTW - I forgot another option for duckslayer's pistol and was reminded of it today while on Brownells site.
Electroless nickel can be a DIY proposition. It would give you a wear resistance finish and can be done on a prepped aluminum alloy; more info here: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/electroless.htm

 

[duckslayer]

That says it is as simple as boiling an egg...hey, maybe even I could do it without tearing something up

 

[frogomatic]

sadly, a cracked frame cannot be repaired, and it is not safe, you have a dead gun.

 

[soutex50]

Hey Duck, I found this on the net.......its some crap ti fix aluminum and alloys
www.durafix.com in case you want to switch out that mag release as suggested.

 

[Taptaps]

this is you:banghead::banghead::banghead: haha,, just playing with, ya. You seem to be taking some posts personally.
I think a lot of us have done things like this. I know how hard it is to stop trying to fix something even when you know your experiment with DIY is going all wrong. There's always something.
I learned the hard way abouot the tiny retaining pin on the mag catch when i was trying to switch out the release on my p239. Ended up bending the plate and having to get a new one. Scratched up my framw under the grip, right around the backing plate for the mag release (trying relentlessly to push it into place. Hoplessly impossible unless you have the mag catch out, which is sooo easy) pretty good too. Lesson learned though.
I tend to take my guns apart at some point. I am getting over that though. I can dismantle a Sig, but I have yet to learn or attempt to take the slide components apart though. If someone can tell me how to get the firing pin out of a p239, or any sig for that matter, it would be some useful info. Is there no other way to do it than pressing out that pin you guys are talking about?

 

[duckslayer]

Yeah, that's me alright. To get the firing pin out, you have to get that hard pin out of the slide. apparently the carbon steel slides have a small pin inside a larger pin. Punch the small one out and then the big one should come out. The stainless slides have the incredible hulk operating the incredible press to get that pin in there. It has little flanges machined all around on one side that stick it in there, so you have to press the booger out.

I bought a 1 ton arbor press like was shown in the link gb6491 posted above. You have to make some kind of wedge to keep the slide level while you press though.