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8/17/2010 12:46:07 PM EDT
Is there a shop in south louisiana that you guys reccommend to get my 1911 a1 SA frame colored??  I would like to go two tone with one of my guns and that means going from a stainless frame to a black frame.  Company I work for has aluminum anodized but I don't know that this is possible with stainless....  with that even be an option???  I've seen some cerakote colored/baked frames/guns and they look fairly nice.  I don't want to ship my frame rather bring it somewhere to get done.

Any suggestions??
8/17/2010 1:09:20 PM EDT
[#1]
Clark Custom Guns
8/17/2010 1:32:43 PM EDT
[#2]
I will definately keep that as an option, especially if he can do it in one day.  Don't mind driving up there to get it done but that's a 5 hour drive from where I am currently at.  Was hoping to find someone in the southern part of the state.

Thanks for that link...  put it in my favorites as an option.
8/17/2010 4:55:13 PM EDT
[#3]
There's a guy in Denham Springs that does some nice looking work. Might be Gunsports LLC.. or something like that. Don't know about durability or his reputation, and don't have his card with me, as I am out of town. He's at all the gun shows at Lamar Dixon in Gonzales.

a-bare
8/17/2010 5:28:15 PM EDT
[#4]
Wait a minute, aren't you doing it backwards?  I always thought of a two tone as hard chromed frame with a blued slide.
8/17/2010 9:14:40 PM EDT
[#5]
A-Bare, thanks...  I will look him up.

Trumpet...  just depends on what you like.  My Kimber Ultra CDP is blued/black frame with stainless slide n accesories....  kinda want them both to look a bit more alike.
8/18/2010 7:06:25 AM EDT
[#6]
Quoted:
Wait a minute, aren't you doing it backwards?  I always thought of a two tone as hard chromed frame with a blued slide.


sometimes referred to as "reverse two-tone"

8/18/2010 4:12:42 PM EDT
[#7]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Wait a minute, aren't you doing it backwards?  I always thought of a two tone as hard chromed frame with a blued slide.


sometimes referred to as "reverse two-tone"



Yeah, but I don't really see the point.  I mean, with a traditional two tone, I always figured that the hard chrome lower was to resist corrosion/wear from the hand, while the blued top end was to reduce glare and "blend".  What is the practicality of a "reverse" two tone?
8/22/2010 12:17:00 PM EDT
[#8]
Makes sense in what you describe but I like the way the kimber looks... so would like to make the SA to look similar.
8/22/2010 12:21:59 PM EDT
[#9]
Quoted:
Makes sense in what you describe but I like the way the kimber looks... so would like to make the SA to look similar.


And that's as good a reason as any.  Although it's pricier, IonBond might be a good option for a black frame.