Tell me what you think (229R)

[LT1MCSS]

Ok well i picked up a nice two tone Sig 229R a few days ago. Really nice gun LNIB. Long story short I I gave it a quick wipe down with some gun oil (mil-tec) before i put it away. I do this with all my guns to get rid of the oil from my fingers. Also since its not a daily carry it may be a while till i use it again. When i opened the case today to take some pics i had a few spots with a light blueish tint that just wouldnt come out. Needless to say i was pissed but was able to get it out with a little polishing. I could notice that spot on the slide tended to shine a little more than the rest. So i said the hell with it and polished the rest of the slide.

Here are some pics. Tell me what you think.

 

[Wolf99]

Looks good! What did you use to polish the slide?

 

[LT1MCSS]

Looks good! What did you use to polish the slide?

I just used the mothers polish i used on the billet wheels of my car and ALOT of elbow grease. I tape off the NS so i wouldn't hurt them and went to town. I did use a very light abrasive compound first in some of the hard to get places. I used it sparingly then polished it with a regular polish.

My first reaction was man that's shiny on the black frame but i think i like it. Its definately better than those couple of blue haze dots. Still don't know where they came from. I didn't notice them before. They reminded me of the blue haze u would get when u put a set of stainless headers on a car from the heat.

 

[Another_David]

Nice looking pistol. I love my Sig 226. In general you shouldn't store pistols in their original plastic cases though because the plastic cases are usually air tight and will trap in moisture. I can't say that definitely caused your spotting but just a heads up.

I'm not sure about the stainless finishes and what to do or not to do with them. I do know that occasionally Sig's custom shop produces unusual finishes, so there a chance your Sig isn't the normal finish. When I was at the Sig Acad. one of the instructors had a nickel flat finish, which was really sharp looking in a non-flashy way.

 

[LT1MCSS]

A lot of views but not a lot of comments. Must not be to big a hit.

 

[drgrant]

Looks nice to me. Shiny but not too shiny, etc. I think it's pretty classy.

-Mike

 

[Hanwei]

I like it. Classy is a good word for it. And I bet it looks even better in person.

 

[LT1MCSS]

Thanks, Just wanted to get a little feedback good or bad. At first i wasn't so sure if i liked it. More of a what the hell did i just do feeling but i think i like it. Just a little different from what you normally see a a Sig. Shine wise, its shinier than stock but not as shiny as nickel.

 

[MrGottung]

Personally, I think it looks different in a very good way. Very classy, I'd keep up the shine! I'm gonna try it with my wheel gun!

 

[packingungal]

Looks nice to me. Shiny but not too shiny, etc. I think it's pretty classy.

-Mike

"Classy" - a good word for it!!

 

[R6YamaJim]

looking good

 

[pdm]

Very nice!

 

[LT1MCSS]

Thanks everyone. We'll see how it holds up when i shoot it. I'm still looking for a Glock 19 to shoot the hell out of at the range too so i don't have to shoot this one alllll the time.

 

[Underwhere]

I've tried polishing so many things and it just never turns out right.

Whenever I see people send out for professional polishing it just turns out so much better than I could ever do it.

I start with sandpaper...depending on the surface maybe 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1500, 2000 then hit it with some sort of polishing compound with a buffing wheel.


How long did it take you to do the slide?