JB Weld on slide?????

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I have a Norc 1911a1C and I want to get rid of the norc symbol on the slide. I was wondering what I can use to fill it in, would JB weld be good to use? If not any suggestions on what I could use from any of you guys that have done this before?

Thanks

Brian
 
JBWeld is just a metal powder filled epoxy. You can't blue it or do much else to it other than paint it anymore than you can any other epoxy. And unless you refinish the slide you'll make the symbol actually stand out more than before due to the color.

If the symbol is as lightly stamped as I've seen on a couple of Norcs then you could look at having the side of the slide lightly ground down to eliminate the symbol and then re-finish the slide. The metal removed would only be in the order of maybe 7 to 10 thou. But this is where I'd have to suggest talking to a gunsmith that knows their stuff about any possible side effects of doing this.

Otherwise you can fill it with epoxy and then use a paint such as Duracoat to refinish but you can't reblue or nickel plate or anything that requires the filler to act like steel or electrically conductive metal.
 
I recall reading and seeing photos on this sight from a fellow who filled the Norc stamping with JB Weld, sanded the slide smooth and then Duracoated it. The process worked well for him.
 
I bought an old CIL one time that had a name engraved in the barrel. Just sanded it out with emery cloth and refinished it.

Why do you want it gone, do you feel shame?
 
Farlsincharge said:
I bought an old CIL one time that had a name engraved in the barrel. Just sanded it out with emery cloth and refinished it.

Why do you want it gone, do you feel shame?
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LOL a little............ no I actually just like the look of a nice smooth slide with nothing on it. I would want to blue it after so I guess the JB weld is out:( I was hoping there was an easy way to do this that I could do myself, read I am cheap:D
 
Lot's of helpful advice out there today....:rolleyes:
Here's what I did.....
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139991

It's also a perfect time to de tune the sharp edges and blend the lines of the pistol as well since you will be refinishing anyways!

Here's a different refinishing project with cold blue but if you want it real nice you will have to get yours hot blued by a pro...shouldn't be to expensive if you do most of the prep work!

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=136455
 
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Seems to be holding up pretty good...at the time it was a temporary fix till I got it either parked or parked and painted but I keep finding other projects to do!:D
 
Just replace the slide.

If you like the Chi-com reverse engineered copies of John Browning's masterpiece, then just do what all the other Chi-com owners do. Change out the Chi-com parts.
After changing out the hammer, sear, sights, disconnect, trigger, guide-rod, all you have left is the slide and the frame.
Why would the slide and the frame be any better than the other parts?
Just get another slide. While you're at it, change out the frame too, or you could buy a real 1911.
The Chi-com army just loves the cash, so they can buy a nice aircraft carrier from Poutine.
 
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I JB welded the frame....and did her up in Darkearth Duracoat
 
So, looking at the other post from Can-Down; I'm new at this, but when you say you cleaned the engraving up with a diamond stone, what process is that exactly? Do you remove material from the entire frame? If so, how much? That job looked pretty clean and smooth - how do you keep it so uniform?
 
If you look at the first picture you can see that most of the material removed was on the dust cover where the stamped lettering was.
The diamond stone I used was a big one from dmt,
http://www.dmtsharp.com/products/duosharp.htm
You could use a mill bastard file or a traditional stone or both to do the work.....I kept it pretty flat and "chased" the lettering a little bit where it was deeper with the open grit cloth.
 
Please stop the trolling posts.
hatman1793 said:
If you like the Chi-com reverse engineered copies of John Browning's masterpiece, then just do what all the other Chi-com owners do. Change out the Chi-com parts.
After changing out the hammer, sear, sights, disconnect, trigger, guide-rod, all you have left is the slide and the frame.
Why would the slide and the frame be any better than the other parts?
Just get another slide. While you're at it, change out the frame too, or you could buy a real 1911.
The Chi-com army just loves the cash, so they can buy a nice aircraft carrier from Poutine.
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Thanks Can-Down for the tips! though I'm still frightened to do it to mine.. wont you get unevenness in the frame? Also, how deep were the stamps? One side of mine is fairly light while the other seems pretty heavy. What do you mean "Chased" it? I'm pretty new to this stuff so bare with me.

I'm going to be getting it DuraCoated but would like to de-nork it before hand. Not that I have a problem with a nork its just I like a smooth slide and frame better.

Thanks.
 
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