System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

[Franatix]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

Goddamn it,Balbosa! Now i want another 1911!

[BALBOSA]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

Haha sorry Franatix's wallet!!!

[Franatix]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

Its ok. It should be used to it by now

[ImNotTheMafia]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

I've got a set of those on my KWA 1911A1 - very nice in my opinion! :D

[r6shooter]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

Jag, why not sand the slide down with wet and dry 2000 grit

Or there are a few atftermarket slides for the 1911 but they aren't not cheap at all
The ones I've seen are over £100

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

I'd try turpentine before any of the above!

[jagillham]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

Tried to take the trades off gently with some 150 sandpaper, only thing it shifted was the black paint! Some old white spirit I had lying about did not work either.

New plan, sand the whole slide, get some "trades" engraved on there in town (not too fussy about them being spot on!) and then repaint with Gunkote.

In the plus side, 2nd set of wood grips arrived today. I like them 100x more than the cheaper ones, very happy!

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

I told you! Laser engraved!

[badger906]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

i spent some time and effort adding white paint to my 1911's engravings to make them pop like that lol

[jagillham]

Re: System 7 1911 Without The Ugly Trades?

I told you! Laser engraved!

Don't I just know it now! Right through the black paint and onto the slide!

Bearing in mind I've taken most of it back... on the close up you can still see the markings! Much easier to see than capture on camera it would seem though!

On a side note... I am wondering if the duel tone slide with engraving would look best now....

[Boo-Sabum Ben]

I would give it a respray and let it wear back down gently personally, or get in touch with KWA USA to see if you can get a replacement

[badger906]

i would paint it, at a glance it would look like a glock varient with the silver slide lol.
i use krylon paint, as its so thin any engravings wouldnt be filled in, and any spots that do could be scrapped out with a needle.

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[Boo-Sabum Ben]

Failing that, there's anodising