Refinish a Smith 642??
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krs
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Paint, or for the big bucks IonBond, Mellinite, NR3...
No hardchroming alloys. Anodizing instead.
No hardchroming alloys. Anodizing instead.
jfh
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There's a simple answer to this one, if it's a recent model and if you bought it new.
Inquire at S&W customer service. I believe refinishing will be covered by warranty, and will provide as good a finish as the original.
As for an alternative--I suspect I would get Robar to do it in the aftermarket, although it would be costly.
Jim H.
Inquire at S&W customer service. I believe refinishing will be covered by warranty, and will provide as good a finish as the original.
As for an alternative--I suspect I would get Robar to do it in the aftermarket, although it would be costly.
Jim H.
Just have it bead blasted. I have a stainless steel Charter Arms Bulldog that was looking a bit ragged from carrying and had some fine pitting on the outside of the barrel where a former owner must have left it sitting in a leather holster for a long time. It looked like the holster got moist and allowed some rust to start. Anyway, I took it to a local gunsmith to have a little custom work done they bead blasted the whole gun and gave it a nice matte finish. It looks like new now.
jaydubya
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Ignore it. It is simply an overspray, and its flakey appearance has no effect on the revolver itself. Consider this: everyone who sees it will know it has been to h**** and back. I can hardly wait until my 637 looks like that!
Cordially, Jack
Cordially, Jack
rdrancher
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The finish on my 642-1 is plenty beat from pocket carry - especially the side that sits against my thigh. It's for protection, not for show...and it still works great, so why fix it?
That said, someone posted a pick of a 642 refinished by Birdsong in their Black-T finish that looked great. I couldn't find the 642, but here's a M37 with the Black-T. http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/530103904/m/1621039692?r=7771039692#7771039692
rd
That said, someone posted a pick of a 642 refinished by Birdsong in their Black-T finish that looked great. I couldn't find the 642, but here's a M37 with the Black-T. http://smith-wessonforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/530103904/m/1621039692?r=7771039692#7771039692
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Orange_Magnum
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Sell it. Taurus looks to be a better snubby.
rdrancher
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"Looks" can be deceiving.
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jad0110
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My thoughts as well. My 642 has a nice amount of wear on it nowadays. My 1911 on the other hand still looks nearly new. There is nothing like honest wear that makes a gun look even more menacing/business-like.
Hmmm... Seems to me a stainless gun really doesn't HAVE any finish. It's just metal, right?
My two "working" guns are both stainless ex-cop pistols that looked sad when they arrived so I removed the major dings with a fine file and then I polished them up on a buffing wheel.
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Did the same with a 659 but don't have the before photo.
My two "working" guns are both stainless ex-cop pistols that looked sad when they arrived so I removed the major dings with a fine file and then I polished them up on a buffing wheel.
M64 before:
After:
Did the same with a 659 but don't have the before photo.
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