MIL-DOT
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Hey guys, I've always liked the two-tone look, and never had anything in it, and I've been ruminating on having a cerakote job done to a stainless Springfield Mil-spec slide (so this is stricly for aesthetics rather than function).
The questions are as follows:
-Is cerakote about the best option available, factoring in cost, availability, resilience,etc?
-What would a typical fair price for this job be? (from a proffessional operation, I am NOT doing this myself).
-Will it be difficult to get a "satin" or semi-gloss black finish (versus a high-gloss or fully matte finish)?
-I was thinking I might even prefer they only coat the outside of the slide, leaving the inside as exposed stainless, partially for easier cleaning. This would also leave my rail-to-rail contact completely un-altered, which is already extremely tight as it is. I don't see an advantage to adding anything in there that could possibly be a game-changer, cycling-wise. Are there any reasons this would be a good, or bad, idea? Or would they have to uniformlly apply the stuff to the entire slide?
Any advice, info , warnings, recommendations,etc. are much appreciated.......
The questions are as follows:
-Is cerakote about the best option available, factoring in cost, availability, resilience,etc?
-What would a typical fair price for this job be? (from a proffessional operation, I am NOT doing this myself).
-Will it be difficult to get a "satin" or semi-gloss black finish (versus a high-gloss or fully matte finish)?
-I was thinking I might even prefer they only coat the outside of the slide, leaving the inside as exposed stainless, partially for easier cleaning. This would also leave my rail-to-rail contact completely un-altered, which is already extremely tight as it is. I don't see an advantage to adding anything in there that could possibly be a game-changer, cycling-wise. Are there any reasons this would be a good, or bad, idea? Or would they have to uniformlly apply the stuff to the entire slide?
Any advice, info , warnings, recommendations,etc. are much appreciated.......