we 1911 top slide sanded help?

[hhhhjlewis]

i have had a we 1911 for a few years, the slide is not in the best condition, so i would like to sand the top slide, but want a great finish, so any step by step instructions would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance

[jediknight129]

Re: we 1911 top slide sanded help?

heat the slide with a cooking blowtorch scrape the paint it will bubble then emry paper then buffing wheel then more emery paper then finer and finer grades of sandpaper.

[FMJ]

Re: we 1911 top slide sanded help?

Don't use too rough a grade of sand paper or you will make scratches so deep you wont be able to polish them out. Also most metals will tarnish after a while unless you seal them.

[kingadamb]

Re: we 1911 top slide sanded help?

I sanded down the slide on my AA Detonics. I did it all by using sandpaper. Start with quite a coarse sandpaper, and ALWAYS work in one direction on the metal! When the surface looks evenly scratched, move up to a less coarse grit of sandpaper. Keep repeating this process until all the scratches start to fade away. I finished by using Brasso to give it a nice shine. Oh, and one last thing- make sure you completely strip the slide of all mechanical parts! Sandpaper grip is nigh on impossible to get out of little nooks and crannies!

[FunkycHUNKY]

Re: we 1911 top slide sanded help?

Steel Wool is fantastic, gets rid of the paint, and if your using fine wool you get fantastic results!