My Government Resto Project

[.Bear.]

I decided to refresh one of my aging Colt .45's..

Before:
The pics don't really show how beat up it was. Lots of small scratches & worn bluing.




Teardown:
I guess the previous owner had a rail mounted to the slide. It was removed & filled before I bought it.




Stripping Finish:
Scotch Brite pad to clean up the scratches and the finish was glass beaded off.




That's where I'm at as of today (11/11/11)... I'm going to use DuarBake to refinish it. I'm still tiring to decide what color to use.. WWII OD Green or Combat Black...

-Bear

[Colt-SL]

Excellent job to date! I'll cast my vote for Combat Black. Keep us posted.

[saemetric]

****************PINK*************

[.Bear.]

Uhhh.. Unfortunately my Wife wants me to "Pink" out a Commander I have for her.. I was thinking about picking up a Glock for her instead. I wouldn't feel very bad about painting that pink...

[kustomroor]

It would look pretty awesome in the green... BUT.... that being said.. has a pistol ever looked bad in black?

[.Bear.]

Not alot of progress.. I did some more cleaning & polished up the barrel.. I'm still thinking about what coating to use..

[.Bear.]

Well I decided to go with Blue Wonder Gun Black as a finish... I only did the frame & slide. I wasn't happy with the look so I re-bead blasted it & I'm going with a factory gun blue.

[jringo8769]

hey ..looks very good..inspires me to get to work on my projects...gotta love 1911's..keep up the great work