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Posted: 10/4/2010 10:25:56 AM EDT
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Quoted: Interesting. I also heard something about it causing heat treat issues or is that wrong?I like the end result of Melonite. I just feel that it seems to cause some dimensional changes. Technically these are very small like .0004" per surface. The last two guns I did with Melonite QPQ had some fitting issues, but then I melonited some small parts like the thumb safety and barrel bushings. I wonder if a Baer could be field stripped and Melonited and still fit together at the end. In a perfect world it would, and then it would be the obvious choice. |
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Posted: 10/4/2010 3:01:31 PM EDT
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Quoted: I like the end result of Melonite. I just feel that it seems to cause some dimensional changes. Technically these are very small like .0004" per surface. The last two guns I did with Melonite QPQ had some fitting issues, but then I melonited some small parts like the thumb safety and barrel bushings. I wonder if a Baer could be field stripped and Melonited and still fit together at the end. In a perfect world it would, and then it would be the obvious choice. I've been told that's why they recommend it with a gun that's been broken in, not a new one. Clearances will be opened up a little to account for the slight part growth. |
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Posted: 10/4/2010 3:09:40 PM EDT
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Interesting. I also heard something about it causing heat treat issues or is that wrong?
I like the end result of Melonite. I just feel that it seems to cause some dimensional changes. Technically these are very small like .0004" per surface. The last two guns I did with Melonite QPQ had some fitting issues, but then I melonited some small parts like the thumb safety and barrel bushings. I wonder if a Baer could be field stripped and Melonited and still fit together at the end. In a perfect world it would, and then it would be the obvious choice. Would it be feasible (or a realistic option) to have all the small parts done with Ionbond and then everything else done with Melonite ? |
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Posted: 10/4/2010 5:36:48 PM EDT
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Would it be feasible (or a realistic option) to have all the small parts done with Ionbond and then everything else done with Melonite ? http://www.springerprecision.com/ Go to the IonBond order form. You can get parts done. EDIT: I'm thinking of doing this if I ever get my Loaded back from Miller Custom. The disconnector/sear/hammer and barrel were left in the white because of the melonite process. I hate the thought of having to babysit bare steel, so I'm thinking of having those parts IonBonded in the future. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 7:54:36 AM EDT
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Would it be feasible (or a realistic option) to have all the small parts done with Ionbond and then everything else done with Melonite ? http://www.springerprecision.com/ Go to the IonBond order form. You can get parts done. EDIT: I'm thinking of doing this if I ever get my Loaded back from Miller Custom. The disconnector/sear/hammer and barrel were left in the white because of the melonite process. I hate the thought of having to babysit bare steel, so I'm thinking of having those parts IonBonded in the future. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Not sure how well IonBond DLC and Melonite are going to match. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 2:02:19 PM EDT
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Quoted: Not sure how well IonBond DLC and Melonite are going to match. Oh, I know. I just don't care  It's gonna be a carry gun and I don't want in the white steel anywhere near my body. IonBonding all those parts will be the next best thing to Melonite, and far better than any other finish I can put on them. |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 3:52:11 PM EDT
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Who does everyone recommend for refinishing in either Melonite or Ion Bond? I read the reviews of Coal Creek Armory and was not impressed.
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Posted: 10/5/2010 5:02:44 PM EDT
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i'm gonna run my kimber until it's ugly. then i'll send it off for coating.
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:06:50 PM EDT
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Who does everyone recommend for refinishing in either Melonite or Ion Bond? I read the reviews of Coal Creek Armory and was not impressed. Any more on this? This is my pick so far. J |
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Posted: 10/5/2010 11:45:38 PM EDT
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I am about to have a NIB Springfield Armory Custom Long Slide in stainless. Will the IonBond over the stainless give it the look of a really nice blueing? Is this gun finished in ionBond?
This is what I'd like the finish to be on this gun soon after I get it. 
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Posted: 10/6/2010 1:18:52 AM EDT
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I have a Wilson CQB with about 8k rounds thru it. Finish is holding up pretty well. While I like IonBond, I won't have any of my pistol's finished with it. Read up on their new shipping policies.
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Posted: 10/6/2010 8:27:54 AM EDT
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Who does everyone recommend for refinishing in either Melonite or Ion Bond? I read the reviews of Coal Creek Armory and was not impressed. Any more on this? This is my pick so far. J +1. I googled and could only find one unhappy camper oevr on the P7 forums. Everything else I've read has been positive..... I am about to have a NIB Springfield Armory Custom Long Slide in stainless. Will the IonBond over the stainless give it the look of a really nice blueing? Is this gun finished in ionBond?
It might be, or it could be a high polished blue, i can't tell from the pic. As to your Springfield, I believe that it has a brushed satin finish on the flats with matted rounds, so it will look like brushed black oxide without some further surface polishing. The most "blued" looking IonBond or melonited pistols I've seen come from Dave Erickson at Condition One |
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Posted: 10/6/2010 2:10:32 PM EDT
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Who does everyone recommend for refinishing in either Melonite or Ion Bond? I read the reviews of Coal Creek Armory and was not impressed. Any more on this? This is my pick so far. J Below is a link to the google review of the company in general. I am still looking for referances as they seem to be the only company doing melonite. Google review |
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Posted: 10/6/2010 6:10:20 PM EDT
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Who does everyone recommend for refinishing in either Melonite or Ion Bond? I read the reviews of Coal Creek Armory and was not impressed. Any more on this? This is my pick so far. J +1. I googled and could only find one unhappy camper oevr on the P7 forums. Everything else I've read has been positive..... I am about to have a NIB Springfield Armory Custom Long Slide in stainless. Will the IonBond over the stainless give it the look of a really nice blueing? Is this gun finished in ionBond?
It might be, or it could be a high polished blue, i can't tell from the pic. As to your Springfield, I believe that it has a brushed satin finish on the flats with matted rounds, so it will look like brushed black oxide without some further surface polishing. The most "blued" looking IonBond or melonited pistols I've seen come from Dave Erickson at Condition One From everything I have read Ionbond is a lot like bluing in that if the gun is highly polished it will be smooth, if it is rough then so will the finish. I would send my guns to Springer Precision. As far as I know all the guns go through him anyway. |
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Posted: 10/27/2010 12:26:00 PM EDT
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No worries if you guys want to use Coal Creek Armory to do melonite/isonite treatment.
Here are some pictures of my Springfield loaded they did earlier this year. The finish is flawless and tough as NAILS! -ZA 
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