GUNKOTE
ALSO PASSED AN ABRASION RESITANCE TEST.
A
TABOR ABRASIVE WITH A #CS10 WHEEL LOADED TO 500 GRAMS WAS ROTATED
235 TIMES
AGAINST
THE FINISH.
OUR
TUFF-GUN FINISH REQUIRES A HUGE AMOUNT OF PREPARATION.
THIS
INCLUDES SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLEANINGS, ABRASIVE BLASTING, METAL
PRE-TREATMENT AND
A FOUR
STAGE CURING PROCESS IN A MICRO-PROCESSOR CONTROLLED RE-CIRCULATING OVEN.
A DIFFERENT
WELL ADVERTISED "COAT" FINISH ADVERTISES THAT THEIR FINISH REQUIRES ONLY
CLEANING AND
OVERNIGHT
CURING AT NORMAL AIR TEMPERATURE.
THESE
ARE PHOTO'S OF A SIG SLIDE THAT WAS FINISHED WITH "THEIR COAT" PER THEIR
INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SLIDE WAS ON A DUTY WEAPON CARRIED DAILY IN ALL KINDS
OF WEATHER EXTREMES. AS YOU CAN SEE, "THEIR COAT" DID NOT HOLD UP IN THE
REAL WORLD!
HERE'S MORE OF THE SAME FINISH
ON A HI-POWER FRAME.
TRY
THIS: ASK "THEM" HOW LONG THEIR FINISH WAS TESTED SUBMERGED IN
HYDROCHLORIC
ACID OR AVIATION FUEL?
OK,
OK! THAT MAY BE TOO TOUGH FOR "THEM".
HOW
ABOUT THIS: HOW LONG WILL IT WITHSTAND A SUPERHEATED 15% OXYGENATED
SALT
WATER IMMERSION SPRAY?
STILL
TO TOUGH? WELL, DANG!
ALLRIGHT,
HERE'S AN EASY ONE! ASK THEM THIS: HOW
LONG
WILL THEIR FINISH WILL HOLD UP TO A COMBINED EXPOSURE TO SODIUM
HYPOCHLORITE
VAPORS AND SODIUM CHLORIDE?
OH
COME ON NOW! THAT'S JUST SOME TIME AROUND THE POOL AND THEN A WALK ON THE
BEACH. IF THEIR FINISH IS UNABLE TO COPE WITH THAT, WHY WOULD YOU WANT
IT ON YOUR FIREARM?
NOTE:
IF THIS WERE GUNKOTE WE WERE DISCUSSING, THE ANSWERS WOULD BE:
24
HOURS
24
HOURS
1000
HOURS (42 DAYS!)
TOTALLY
UNAFFECTED
TOTALLY
UNAFFECTED
IN
CASE THEY ANSWER THAT THOSE QUESTIONS ARE TOTALLY UN-REALISTIC, I HAVE
BEEN ASKED ALL OF THEM
SEVERAL
TIMES EACH EXCEPT FOR THE HYDROCHLORIC ACID ONE. NOBODY HAS EVER ASKED
ME THAT!
WARNING!
WARNING! WARNING!
THE FOLLOWING
PHOTO'S ARE ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING AND WILL CAUSE YOU TO LOOSE SLEEP.
DO
NOT
CONTINUE PAST THIS POINT IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH!
YOU HAVE
BEEN WARNED!
THIS SIG WAS REFINISHED
BY A CERTIFIED GUNSMITH! AT LEAST, IT SAYS HE'S A CERTIFIED GUNSMITH ON
HIS BUSINESS CARD. HE USED "THEIR" FINISH PER THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. AT LEAST,
HE CLAIMS HE FOLLOWED THEIR INSTRUCTIONS. NOW, I DON'T LIKE "THEIR" FINISH
AND WON'T USE IT BUT THIS IS WAY PAST THEIR NORMAL "I LOOKED TO CLOSELY
AT IT AND THEIR FINISH FELL OFF". HE ATTEMPED TO DO A TWO TONE WITH TAN
AND BLACK. LOOK CLOSELY AT THE PHOTO'S AND SEE IF YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ODD.
REMEMBER, HE CLAIMS TO BE A CERTIFIED GUNSMITH. (HINT. LOOK FOR THE PATTERN!!)
HE APPLIED A TWO TONE PATTERN BY MASKING
OFF CERTAIN PARTS..WHILE THE PISTOL WAS STILL ASSEMBLED..AND THEN SPRAYED
BLACK OVER THE TAN. YOU CAN SEE THIS REALLY
WELL ON THE TRIGGER AND HAMMER. THE GOOPY LOOKING STUFF ON
THE TRIGGER AND HAMMER IS THE FINISH.
HE SPRAYED IT WITH IT STILL ASSEMBLED!
NOTICE THE PATTERN ON THE END OF THE PIN?
SEE THE PATTERN ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF
THE HAMMER RETURN BLOCK? THE BARE SPOTS ON THE BARREL WERE PEELED OFF BY
FINGERNAIL.
THE ARROW IS POINTING TOWARDS THE SEAR.
THE FINISH GLUED IT IN PLACE!!! NOTICE THE BUILT UP CRUD AROUND THE SEAR.
THIS
SO-CALLED GUNSMITH USED RUBBING ALCOHOL
AS THE CLEANING SOLVENT PRIOR TO REFINISHING IT. ALTHOUGH RUBBING ALCOHOL
MAY BE A GOOD SURFACE CLEANER, IT'S NO
GOOD AS A GENERAL CLEANING SOLVENT!
THIS PHOTO OF THE FRAME SHOWS HOW IT WAS
RECEIVED IN OUR SHOP.
YES, HE EVEN SPRAYED UP INSIDE THE BARREL!!!
NOW, LIKE I'VE SAID IT BEFORE: I DON'T LIKE
"THEIR" FINISH AND REFUSE TO USE IT! HOWEVER, IN ALL FAIRNESS,
THIS AWFUL LOOKING JOB IS THE RESULT OF A HACK PRETENDING TO BE A CERTIFIED
GUNSMITH. PER THE CUSTOMER: THE SO-CALLED GUNSMITH TOLD HIM THAT HE DID
IT THAT WAY BECAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE A SIG APART!
THE SINGLE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH ALL SPRAY
ON TYPE FIREARM FINISHES IS THAT IT SEEMS SO EASY. A TOASTER OVEN, SOME
BRAKE CLEANER AND A EIGHT DOLLAR AIRBRUSH IS ALL YOU NEED, RIGHT? PER "THEIR"
FINISH INSTRUCTIONS, YOU DON'T EVEN NEED THE TOASTER OVEN AND DON'T WORRY
ABOUT EXPERIENCE: jUST FOLLOW THEIR INSTRUCTIONS! THE ABOVE PHOTO'S
SHOW THE RESULT OF THAT.
YES,
IT DOES ALL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
MAC'S
FINISHES ARE TUFF!
TUFF-GUN!
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL
