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I have a Kimber Stainless TLE II and I would like to have it coated with a tough, durable and corrosion resistant finish. Hopefully in black. My questions are:
1: What finish should I look at?
2: How much will it cost?
3: How do they maintain slide to frame tolerances?
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I'd go with Cerakote. About 200.
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I have a Kimber Stainless TLE II and I would like to have it coated with a tough, durable and corrosion resistant finish. Hopefully in black. My questions are:
1: What finish should I look at?
2: How much will it cost?
3: How do they maintain slide to frame tolerances? I've had good luck with Springfield's Armory Kote. You can get it black or choose from several other colors.
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NP3 is an excellent and very tough finish you might consider. I had my 1911 done and am very pleased. It isn't black, but is a pleasing gray color.
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I had my Series 70 Colt Commander hard chromed some 15 years ago. After all those years of hard use, not a mark on it, and no rust.
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I had my Series 70 Colt Commander hard chromed some 15 years ago. After all those years of hard use, not a mark on it, and no rust. Yep. I have a Les Baer that's been hard chromed, and it's amazingly tough and corrosion resistant.
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Kimber offers a proprietary frinish they call "KimPro". It's tough!
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If BLACK is your preference, there's not quite as many options to choose from. Hard-chrome (generically speaking) is probably the best all-around finish, but nobody has come up with a decent application in a "dark" color yet. The newest ceramic-based coatings seem to provide the best qualities in a "spray-on" finish. Here's a couple of places you might find helpful: http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htmhttp://www.howardguideservice.com/calendar.html
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Melonite and IonBond would be two metal treatments to look at that aren't spray and bake and can have a dark tone.
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Man, a good two-tone is hard to beat, IMO....I'm a sucker for it!
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