Who does 1911 restorations?

[I <3 M14]

Kind of new to the 1911 game and looking at a nice series 70 colt. It has the nickel finish but it's looking a little tired. Anyone know of a smith out there who can redo this thing so it looks as close to original as possible?

Thanks

 

[Liquid_Snake]

Could I see what you want done?

I rebuilt my colt myself

 

[I <3 M14]

Want to make #1 look like #2:

Would a can of brasso shine 'er up?

 

[Liquid_Snake]

That is not the same finish the top one is satin nickel the bottom is just nickel

If you want to nickel it you would have to send that to a smith its a pricey job probly 200 bux to strip it correct alone then add the cost of the nickel dipping and polishing

Why dont you like satin nickel ????

"Would a can of brasso shine 'er up?" NO you wont rub off that finish you would have to sand it off and by sand I mean sand or bead blast dont try this your self with sand papper it will just cost you more to fix it and your gun will be worth a lot less if you bubba it...

For me I have a brushed satin nickel fame and I love it there is not many around from what I see on here I see just the dipped satin like #1 pic

 

[I <3 M14]

Thanks for the info... didn't realise it was a different finish.
Satin nickel's not bad... just like the nickel finish a little more.

 

[Liquid_Snake]

If the top pic is your pistol from what I see the finish looks fine I would leave it alone and guard that baby colts are getting hard to find

Wait it looks like the bottom one is just polished its not even nickel I cant zoom into it to see but to me looks like it hit a buffer wheel its not even shiny and the steel looks like its oxidizing on the slide could just be a bad camara shot tho