Blued CZ Shadow 2

Does the current urban gray finish look anything like the glossy painted look of the polycoated Shadow or is it closer to that matte nitride finish?
 
Trinimon said:
Does the current urban gray finish look anything like the glossy painted look of the polycoated Shadow or is it closer to that matte nitride finish?
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I took this picture last night. It looks pretty much the same in real life.

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Trinimon said:
Thanks. Ah well, guess I'll wait for the black. I thought it was kinda like that dull nitride finish.
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Mine is NOT glossy, it is dull nitrate (see below), looks like an FDE finish. I have never seen a glossy one. The finish looks totally different than mine, almost like paint. I wonder why the difference.....
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to make paint glossy you need to coat it with some sort of clear coat no?

In my experience (worked as a photographer for many years) I think this is the reflection of something, it could be the light source (flash, flashlight, light box) and I doubt they changed the coatings or finish.

Mine looks flat as well
 
Avenida said:
to make paint glossy you need to coat it with some sort of clear coat no?

In my experience (worked as a photographer for many years) I think this is the reflection of something, it could be the light source (flash, flashlight, light box) and I doubt they changed the coatings or finish.

Mine looks flat as well
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Hooked said it was glossy finish. Not sure if he saw it in person or by 6MT's photo?
 
Trinimon said:
Hooked said it was glossy finish. Not sure if he saw it in person or by 6MT's photo?
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I've seen/handled 3 different urban greys. Two of them from different dealers. My impression was a more glossy than matte (e.g. Cerekote) finish. That's why I decided to wait for a black one. Would prefer a crisper finish like nitride, but sounds like it will be a black polycoat finish.
 
Hooked said:
I've seen/handled 3 different urban greys. Two of them from different dealers. My impression was a more glossy than matte (e.g. Cerekote) finish. That's why I decided to wait for a black one. Would prefer a crisper finish like nitride, but sounds like it will be a black polycoat finish.
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Guess we're both waiting to see what the new finish on the black/blue are gonna look like. :p
 
Trinimon said:
Guess we're both waiting to see what the new finish on the black/blue are gonna look like. :p
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Yeah, s'pose so. I've kinda resigned myself to the fact that the black poly finish on my Shadow 1 was acceptable, so the same finish should be good enough for the new Shadow 2 (it's just that the pics of the black nitride finish looked so good!).
 
I've actually seen complaints from a few people on the arcore finish guns being too slippery and that they wish they had the same finish as a regular Shadow, can't please em all I guess.
 
I don't know what they are #####ing about honestly, with the new aggressive checkering there is nothing slippery on the arcore models, at least not where you grip the gun.
 
Slavex said:
I've actually seen complaints from a few people on the arcore finish guns being too slippery and that they wish they had the same finish as a regular Shadow, can't please em all I guess.
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I have not heard, or read that anywhere, and I've been researching the pistol like a mofo. I am happy, that people are pushing the urban grey model, so that there will be a shorter lineup for the arcore, when it one day arrives.
 
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