[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Scratch on stainless springfield

Posted: 7/10/2008 6:44:48 AM EDT

I made a stupid mistake and I am beating myself for it.

I have a Springfield Stainless Steel TRP and I slipped when putting the slide stop back in, now I have a light surface scratch on the slide.

Any suggestions on anything that can be used to remove it? ...or should i just take it somewhere to get bead blasted...?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Posted: 7/10/2008 6:51:16 AM EDT

[#1]

Go to 1911forum.com and search "idiot scratch" in the Gunsmithing or Springfield Forum. We've all been there. No need to bead blast, probably. Flitz, jeweler's rouge, VERY fine wet sandpaper, etc will get it done, and its well documented so there's no need to repeat it here. Suggest that you consider getting/making a tool to depress the plunger when you reinstall the slide stop.

Posted: 7/10/2008 8:58:09 AM EDT

[#2]

A TRP is bead blasted. If you snad it, polish it, or do whatever else, you'll have to blast the frame afterward.

Posted: 7/10/2008 9:28:55 AM EDT

[#3]

thanks guys....

1911forums has many suggestions...Now i have to decide which one to try.

Posted: 7/10/2008 11:49:15 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
I made a stupid mistake and I am beating myself for it.

I have a Springfield Stainless Steel TRP and I slipped when putting the slide stop back in, now I have a light surface scratch on the slide.

Any suggestions on anything that can be used to remove it? ...or should i just take it somewhere to get bead blasted...?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Forget it, its trashed, send it to me for immediate disposal

Posted: 7/10/2008 11:55:55 AM EDT

[#5]

Shoot it. A lot. Take a few training classes with it.

By the time you're done, you won't even notice that little scratch.

Posted: 7/11/2008 1:31:34 AM EDT

[#6]

I noticed that the polished sides of the Springers show more scratches so I dedided to get the whole pistol bead blasted.

Posted: 7/11/2008 4:08:38 AM EDT

[#7]

Send it to be Melonited and never worry about it again.

Posted: 7/11/2008 9:10:01 AM EDT

[#8]

I prev had a stainless MIlspec - and I would use a red scotchbrite pad to rub out scratches. Basically, you create a new grain to the surface. But, this was on the sides which were pretty shiney.

I'd try FLITZ is it is a matte finish.

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