Posted: 1/23/2008 7:38:00 AM EDT
| Can refinishing fix "a little pitting"? Looking at buying a used 1911 that the guy says was refininshed because of a "little pitting". Does refinishing take care of that or is it just a cover up? |
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Depends on the finish for one. A standard blue job wont hide much of anything. Some of the duracoat/alumahyde types that are a little thicker can conceal some things. I have heard a lot of smiths talk about filling imperfections and scratches. I assume it is a lot like bondo for a car. Prep the surface, make sure it is smooth and then apply finish. I have seen lots of refinish jobs that pitting was still visible under the new finish. |
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Basically you want to make sure that the reason for the pitting was removed prior to refinishing. This is paramount as you can conceal a problem but it doesn't necessarily make it go away. Here's a 1911 I finished building recently, you can see how gross the beaver tail looks after rough fitting and how it looks like glass by the time its been finished.. I hope this somewhat explains what can be done to blend pitting. Although maybe the pitting on yours was minor enough and sand blasted prior to refinishing and it will never be an issue. I think you should ask him how the surface was prepped prior to finish being applied. before   after   John P.. |
