Pimp My XD Beotches!

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So I'm looking to get some bi-tone action going on my XD9. I want to "silverize" the slide, trigger, mag release, and possibly the grip safety. What I'm not sure about is how to do this.

My XD sitting on the stand I made with the table saw that nearly took my thumb a week earlier. (Back in August)



Options:

1. Gunkote
2. Duracoat
3. Another type of coat/cote/kote
4. Send it to a gunsmith/refinisher.

What I'm looking for is a metallic silver/brushed stainless finish. More like a silver car and less like a chromed Deagle. Basically something metallic that's not a flat colour but not mirror.

Something like this: http://www.autobase.com/photos/large/02440906.jpg
Or possibly this: http://admin.dealermaid.com/admin_inventory/inventory_pictures/2GTEK19T231162840-1.jpg

I wouldn't mind doing it myself since I like that kind of crap, but if there is someone who's really good at it and doesn't charge too much (~$50) I'm totally up for that.

Requirements: ~$50 or possibly less, durable finish, looks good.

Thumb!
 
The trigger and the grip saftey will be the hard parts, they're plastic. Maybe some sort of epoxy finish will work, but I wouldn't bet on it. The slide can be bead blasted clean and hard chromed or electroless nickeled. Also the mag release. Why not just trade it on a factory two tone? Far simpler and cheaper in the long run? If it's a newer gun you'll find the finish far tougher then the old one. (my 9 is an older one, and shows finish wear, the .45 acp is hanging in well, but it's new yet, time will tell)
 
the only thing I can offer is bead blast the slide then hardcrome it. The plastic parts you may be SOL. The one problem is that hardcrome is about $200.00 - $300.00 but that will give you the look you want on the metal parts.

The thum looks like it had some fun
 
Cocked&Locked said:
The trigger and the grip saftey will be the hard parts, they're plastic.
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I'd get your magnet out if I was you....:D
An XD's trigger and grip safety are made of steel....the safety lever inside the steel trigger is indeed plastic, though.
 
ontgunner said:
I'm thinking if you'd just bought a Glock you wouldn't need to disguise your gun! :D
(Hey... what are you doing with that hammer... no... no.. ouch... take a joke, man!)
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BURN THE INFIDEL!! BURN HIM!!!!!!

ugh, glock, barf. now I gotta go eat a cowpie to get the taste outa my mouth from saying that word......



;)

(hows the new glock ontgunner?:D )
 
Ouch on that thumb! Yikes!!

Whatever you decide you'd like to do with that XD9 I would be seriously interested in a few pictures afterwards, as I'm sure many of us would be! :)
 
Check out xdtalk, there is a few examples of really nice finishes on XD's.

IIRC there is a guy that that took some lubricating oil and some steel wool and made a real nice non-reflective silver finish... he then coated it with something... Looked really good though.

(I couldn't find the link to that pic though)
 
Beotches...

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So nobody's checked out the different "Kotes/Cotes/Coats" on their own guns? I'm more interested in a do-it-yourself type deal. Anyone know how the finishes look and hold up with the different brands?
 
WCTHEMI said:
That looks sharp, but I don't think I could bring myself to do that to my XD40. Looks great just the way it is in my opinion.
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That looks like the product of the Quebec Provincial Imbreeding Team's magnum opus after 15 generations of dedicated teamwork, meaning it's almost as ugly as a glock. :D
 
Here is a picture of how it looks now after I had it Parkerized. The early version Brunial fished suffered badly from holster wear. I had painted it Anodizing red for something to do until I got it parkerized... I even won an IPSC match in Standard with that... the other guys were laughing too hard to seriously compete.

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Popurhedoff said:
Here is a picture of how it looks now after I had it Parkerized. The early version Brunial fished suffered badly from holster wear. I had painted it Anodizing red for something to do until I got it parkerized... I even won an IPSC match in Standard with that... the other guys were laughing too hard to seriously compete.
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Wow, it looked like your wife got ahold of it after finishing her nails.
 
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