Pablo Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I love the look and feel of the brushed stainless steel on my Colt 1911, but I had no idea how easy to mar it would be. I already have a couple mars on the brushed areas. Just the lightest contact with any metal that is remotely hard leaves a mark. Now pay careful attention: These are not scratches, the metal surface is not dug into - more of a wipe or a mar.I tried a white rubber eraser, helped a bit, but didn't really work. I'm looking for methods.....Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 I know what you mean. It's as if it was written on with a stainless steel Sharpie marker. It's so eye-catching because Colt polishes their slide flats and that's a big flat billboard that shows it so well. A less polished slide like an SA, or polished but rounded surface like a revolver barrel won't show it as much. I don't know what to tell you because I like character wear and my suggestion would be to carry it all day every day until it was evenly covered with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've kinda given up on the silver SS bead blasted surfaces. It will just get to some point were it will look evenly scratched....looks kinda cool and used actually... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 There you go. Pristine guns and neat tool boxes are the marks of pikers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted March 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 This Colt you could leave an idiot mark, without being an idiot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryinIN Posted March 26, 2011 Report Share Posted March 26, 2011 I've just about got to where I'm shocked to not see an idiot mark anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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