I posted this over on the Sig forum but it seems that no one cares to respond over there. I want to turn my 229 into a two tone gun and am wondering what are my options for refinishing the slide. It is "blackened" stainless and so I wonder can I simply have the slide stripped to its stainless base or should I have a new finish applied to it? I contacted Robar and they advised that I should have it refinished. If I go with them I will have it done in an electroless nickel plate, I don't need or care for the looks of their NP3 finish. I was also considering hard chrome. This is purely for aesthetic purposes and I want it to be a nice even silvery color, not grayish etc. Thanks for your advice and responses, Mike