Question for CZ-97b owners.

[Lightsped]

I have a CZ-97b with the polycoat finish. It is the flat black finish. On the right side of the gun, there is this nasty looking gold print stating that CZ is located in Kansas City (I believe, as the gun is at home right now).

Anyways, this tacky gold text bothers me somewhat. Would it be wise to somehow try to remove this gold text? If so, how is the best way to do so, and with what product?

 

[George Hill]

Interesting... mine didn't have any gold and I had the poly finish too.

Is this just printed on or is the gold printed down into an impression in the poly coat?
If there is an impression you can just fill it with black acrylic paint and then wipe off the excess so your capping off the impression with black.

 

[Lightsped]

It is just printed. Like it was stamped on with a gold colored stamp. No impression. Mine is a very early 97b.

How could I safely remove the gold colored ink/stamp? It really doesn't look right on the polycoat finish.

 

[BevrFevr]

it white on a 75B

It's funny, my buddy has a 75b that has brand new white lettering and he asked why mine wasn't white. I didn't even notice that mine wasn't white anymore.

It wears off with use and cleaning it seems. But there is an impression in the metal still. I've had mine a little longer but they were made at the same time. I shoot the heck out of mine.

Contact cz-usa and maybe they will give you some idea of what to use that won't affect the finish.

good luck -bevr

 

[dleong]

The lettering on the frame is actually laser-etched through the polycoat and down to the bare metal. What I did on my 97B and 75B was apply some Perma Blue with a Q-tip onto the lettering. It darkened the bare metal sufficiently to render the letters virtually invisible.

DL

 

[mattk]

take a black crayon and rub it back and forth across the letters, it will fill the letters in black. Then wipe off the excess.

 

[George Hill]

Yeah, but he says its just on the surface.... thats the problem.
You don't want to damage the coating, as that could allow moisture under the finish... very bad things can happen.

Other than putting a coat of paint over it to cover it... I don't think I would risk anything else.

 

[PCRCCW]

I vote for the pen..they have a black color instead of blue that will blend much better with the Poly Coating. Have a damp rag, fill in the lettering with the pen and wipe the excess away with the rag.

Shoot well