My DE and my DE get new paint

[agtman]

Interesting & different ...


... plus, I noticed the red on the frame of your Delta appears perfectly matched to the red on the grip medallion's triangular "Delta" insignia.

 

[BHPshooter]

The finish is Gun-Kote and I did it myself at the Simmon's shop.

Wow, man, that looks like a professional job! How hard was it to do?

Wes

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

I think I would have liked a nice dark blue color... they look well done though.

 

[outofbattery]

I like em I've wanted to give my 3913 a safety orange frame for a while but haven't had the gumption to do it .

 

[wildehond]

If it is just range guns is cool. Now they as loud and LOUD.

wildehond

 

[BluesBear]

Man, that's just like a horrific car wreck or a really ugly girl naked.

No matter how hard you try, you just can't stop from looking.

 

[Dorian]

Well to turn the tables a little, I think it looks pretty good!

I'd personally want something in Navy Blue, that would be for carry though. Strictly a range/fun gun like a DEagle or play 1911? Lookin hot

Now how do you keep people from thinking it's a toy gun with the red muzzle?

Shoot them?

 

[sc1911cwp]

Kinda screams "PIMP" to me It should be a crime to do that to a Delta Elite :banghead: Naw, its your gun and I'm glad you like it. Definite improvement on the grips pictured in the original post

 

[Black Snowman]

Took about 6 hours of labor including stripping, cleaning, blasting, cleaning, degreasing, coating, plus about an hour and a half of bake time, and reasembly.

Both guns were showing their age and if I didn't keep them oiled up good they wanted to rust here and there. Better to get a long lasting coat on them so they can continue to be a shooter than let them waste away in a safe somewhere.

The red in the pictures is a little brigher than they appear in real life. My digital camera tends to over-saturate red. In person they're still loud but slightly less so Definately not for everyone, and I'm still scratching my head on the .50 barrel. Don't know if it will stay that way or not. It's a quite a bit of real-estate to be that bright of a color.

 

[41mag]

Kool!
That Desert Eagle would be the bomb w/a little metal flake thrown in!

 

[Black Snowman]

Sorry to disapoint 41mag but no pearl or flake finishes on these. If I had gone purple maybe

I think I'll tone the "bomb" down by just leaving the chamber area red and redoing the rest of the barrel in black. It will keep in theme with the magazines better that way too.

Blue seems to be a popular theme. My friend Kamicosmos has a Beretta that's seen better days. If he'll let me, maybe I'll pick up some blue and do it to see how it turns out. A nice deep navy blue done like the OD versions should look good

 

[paul45]

I have lurked around here for quite a while, and must say as my 1st post... ...one more delta bites the dust... .But its yours and i respect the work you put into it.

 

[Gewehr98]

Red Handgun = Red Herring?

Hey, it's your bar of soap and washcloth. You can scrub as hard and fast as you want to, nobody's gonna stop you.

I want to refinish my Desert Eagle, it's got a lot of color variations in the original blueing. But I would never have thought of cop-catch-me red. Parkerizing is your friend.



Blues Bear is absolutely right, it's like a train wreck or a big ugly in skimpy swimsuit, you just have to look...

 

[Kik'nFortifiv]

Snowman, I love it! Swim against the current, my man. I think they are both great. And the craftsmanship shows. Good job!!!

PS - I really like the jeweling too. I have seen a lot of race guns that folks have customized, but yours look really clean.

 

[Third_Rail]

I really like the Desert Eagle in red. I've never been too fond of it at all in terms of looks, but in red... it just seems right to me for some reason.

 

[Vitamin G]

Its kinda like how Moe commented on the "Flaming Homer" before it was set on fire...


"Umm... Its not without its charm..."

 

[dav]

Taste is an amazing thing... people are dissing your original grips, and all I was thinking was "I've always wanted some black pearlite grips"!

Who did the jewelling? That turned out nice. I had my barrel done, but it is too muted. And having the other "small parts" really enhances the effect.

 

[carebear]

Does it stick to aluminum/titanium? Cause my pimp-daddy "Spectra Blue" Taurus is wearing badly.

I thought it was anodized, turns out it's just paint.

 

[10-Ring]

Interesting!

Congrats...I think!

 

[Black Snowman]

It will stick to aluminum, but not as well. Helps if it's anodized before being coated but not absolutely nessiary. No idea on Ti. As for the jewelling I did it myself with a brush and compound had from Brownells or MidwayUSA, can't remember off hand, a Cummins $40 drill press, a swivel hobby vice, good lighting and a little care.

 

[jlwatts3]

I like em. I would never do that to MY guns but I like em.

 

[LynnMassGuy]

If you like it, that's all that matters. I'm going to go with,"If you don't have something nice to say..."

 

[pax]

Why is everyone so down on these? I think they're great looking!

Black Snowman, don't let 'em get you down.

Hmmmm, now I'm thinking I want a DE in DeWalt yellow with black rubber grips...

pax

 

[psyopspec]

Interesting, not sure if they do it for me, but I don't think they're ugly either.

 

[George Hill]

That's just not right.