Going to do Moly Resin on my Thunder 9 slide, as the factory finish was not great and it has a bit of wear from carry. This has otherwise been a great gun and I want to get it back to looking as good as it shoots.

I was figuring I'd have to disassemble it, until I read this on johnnorrellarms.com:



Has anyone tried doing Moly Resin without disassembly?  All of the parts that might need to be removed (firing pin, extractor, rear sight, loaded chamber indicator) are black like the slide and cosmetically, there's no reason to remove them.  What I worry about is that the parts will become "painted" in place and not be able to move.  According to Norrell's, that's not an issue.  

I've used Moly Resin before, and it does seem to go on rather thin. Since I primarily want to cover the sides of the slide, I won't be hitting sensitive areas with a heavy coat...just enough to cover it up.

Also, would hitting it with a good coat of acetone and boiling it for a while be good enough surface prep?  That's what I did with the lower I painted, but it was brand new and hadn't been subject to all of the oil and powder residue that the Bersa has.

What should I think about this?

YES!!! I DID IT!!!

I FINALLY STUMPED ARFCOM!!!

SOMEBODY WRITE DOWN THE DATE!!!

Problem is, I still don't know whether or not to disassemble my slide or not...

Do you want to bake it?   That's the only thing I'd be worried about... internal plastic parts or whatever that may not like being baked.