How to get a dent out of an aluminum frame
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tactical870
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You're pretty much stuck with sanding it out/polishing. Damn near impossible to blend unless you polish the whole thing.
Okay thanks guys. I thought I might be able to polish down the raised portions and blend it. It dies seem to have some sort of finish on the aluminum that I won't be able to match.
Dremel or something similar to polish it? If it wasn't a handgun I would take it to a jeweller or something and see if they could touch it up.
Dremel or something similar to polish it? If it wasn't a handgun I would take it to a jeweller or something and see if they could touch it up.
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Unless you want to undertake a complete refinishing job I think I'd leave it alone.
Bingo. You don't look down that end of the barrel to notice it anyway. The first ding hurts now but after a while it'll become nothing.
Thanks for all the advice everyone. I guess I was hoping that you could just file it down and cover it up with a silver paint marker or something.
The seller gave me a deal as it happened during the transaction. It's not the end of the world but like I said the finish is what makes this a neat pistol.
The seller gave me a deal as it happened during the transaction. It's not the end of the world but like I said the finish is what makes this a neat pistol.
You can "peen" the raised parts by hammering(with a small smooth ball peen hammer or a smooth custom ground punch) them back down towards where the metal came from then smooth it out and bead blast it.
If you have some skills and basic tools you could still peen out the raised parts so it's a bit smoother to the touch and a little less pronounced. A bit tricky due to the location but doable.
At the end of the day without bead blasting it you will see the spot but you could make it so you don't feel it so much with your hand.
Enjoy the gun and shoot it lots and you will have a few more bruises before to long that might make the prospect of bead blasting it worthwhile..... It's not super expensive to get it blasted.
If you have some skills and basic tools you could still peen out the raised parts so it's a bit smoother to the touch and a little less pronounced. A bit tricky due to the location but doable.
At the end of the day without bead blasting it you will see the spot but you could make it so you don't feel it so much with your hand.
Enjoy the gun and shoot it lots and you will have a few more bruises before to long that might make the prospect of bead blasting it worthwhile..... It's not super expensive to get it blasted.
strider007
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Leave it the way it is. It's not gonna get any worse, and attempting to make a repair is just gonna open up a can of worms for you. Put a set of Hogue wrap-around grips on it, and call it a day. The INOX Berettas look amazing with the wrap-around grips...
+1 Aluminum is hard to work with and imo if not done professionally by someone with prior experience, it'll probably just end up beeing worst. Get some nice wrap around grip or just forget about it!
Can-down gave what is the best solution. But even that method is going to show a wider degree of obvious marking you'll end up making to fix the one you have.
So if you're not already convinced to just leave it alone then this is one more suggestion to do exactly that.
So if you're not already convinced to just leave it alone then this is one more suggestion to do exactly that.
If my Glock had a big dent, well I wouldn't really care first of all, but that would be a good idea. However I don't want this one to took like some Frankengun. I am really liking the wraparound Hogue grip idea and I will probably do that.
I have guns I like to keep shiny like my Colt Python but a lot of them are worn, dented, and well used. My P226 has most of the finish stripped off the slide from holster use. This Beretta I wanted to look nice though.
It doesn't look like the wrap around's will cover that spot looking at the pictures posted in this thread. The crimson trace or what ever the one with the button is looks like it would almost cover but it might be cheaper to get the gun blasted then buy those grips.
Wrong Way
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Turn it into a "design feature"....use a ball end mill and cut a groove from one side to the other that just happens to remove the dent.
The mark of a craftsman is the ability to take f-ups and make them look like they were done on purpose
The mark of a craftsman is the ability to take f-ups and make them look like they were done on purpose
It's tough to fix a dent of this sort. It will require so much invasive work to the metal around it that in the end it simply won't be viably economical to perform such work. Can it be fixed? Of course. But because the lower frame on these guns are anodized aluminium by the time you fix the metal up and then get it re-anodized to look like new it's going to cost a bundle. Because of the finish method on the metal there is just no simple little fix to reforming and blending that ding.
If it really bothers you that much the cheapest "fix" is to buy another gun, preferably brand new so it's perfect, and sell this one to someone that won't sweat the little ding.
Be aware that wrap around grips are a fix for folks with giant mittens for hands. The Beretta already has one of the more bulky grip sizes to be found on any handgun. Adding wrap around grips will make it even more bulky. It may cover up the ding but in the end the gun may be hard to hold well for accurate shooting too.
If it really bothers you that much the cheapest "fix" is to buy another gun, preferably brand new so it's perfect, and sell this one to someone that won't sweat the little ding.
Be aware that wrap around grips are a fix for folks with giant mittens for hands. The Beretta already has one of the more bulky grip sizes to be found on any handgun. Adding wrap around grips will make it even more bulky. It may cover up the ding but in the end the gun may be hard to hold well for accurate shooting too.
