TheJuggernaut
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- Jul 20, 2008
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I don't post much but I like reading the informative threads here. I decided to get the melonite finish based on threads here and other sites and wanted to share my experience.
Drake's Gun Works was one of the ones recommended. http://drakesgunworks.com/index.htm His was the least expensive of all the melonite shops I could find. He charges $175 and the turnaround is about 3-4 weeks. It took 4 weeks for my pistol to be completed.
I am very pleased with the results. I was tempted to purchase a new Nighthawk or Wilson combat because I wanted a black 1911. I love my TRS so the best solution was to have it finished in black. In most pictures I've seen of this finish, it tends to look gray. In person, mine is great shade of black. I've not received my holster from K & D yet but it seems like it is a very durable finish. It looks more like the color of the steel than a coating. Anyway, here's some eye candy. Not a good photographer though.
Drake's Gun Works was one of the ones recommended. http://drakesgunworks.com/index.htm His was the least expensive of all the melonite shops I could find. He charges $175 and the turnaround is about 3-4 weeks. It took 4 weeks for my pistol to be completed.
I am very pleased with the results. I was tempted to purchase a new Nighthawk or Wilson combat because I wanted a black 1911. I love my TRS so the best solution was to have it finished in black. In most pictures I've seen of this finish, it tends to look gray. In person, mine is great shade of black. I've not received my holster from K & D yet but it seems like it is a very durable finish. It looks more like the color of the steel than a coating. Anyway, here's some eye candy. Not a good photographer though.