Gun Kote on a Glock slide

[Dave84]

I really love my Glock 40. Was thinking of doing olive drab on the slide just to give it a nice two tone look. I've used this product on a couple other firearms with good luck so far. I've read to professionally do it they need to be sand blasted and parkerized. I don't have a miniature factory in my garage so I've just sanded them and applied the product. With good luck. These were bad finishes that I was fixing and I wanted to redo. Now we all know the finish is perfect on a glock. I don't want to mare it up in anyway. Was just thinking to cover it in green is all. What do you guys think? Bad idea or will it just help a sweet looking gun look even better?

[sqlbullet]

Your gun, finish it how you see fit.

I would note that I don't think I would sand blast and parkerize the Glock finish.  In fact, my understanding of the Tennifer process is it leaves the metal un-reactive in a parkerization bath, but that is just internet hearsay.

If it were me, I would strip it, degrease and then gunkote it and see how it worked out.

[Dave84]

I like the way you think. Will be easier than the others as well. Full take down of slide just doesn't get easier than glock. I struggled a little on my Ruger lcp.

[Dave84]

Thought it over quite a bit. Will order digi camo stencils. It will be factory black and od green.

[DM1906]

I like the way you think. Will be easier than the others as well. Full take down of slide just doesn't get easier than glock. I struggled a little on my Ruger lcp.

Well, maybe. If you are using any chemical/solvent/detergent or abrasive to prep the slide, you'll need to remove the FP channel liner. The channel needs thorough cleaning before installing the liner. Any contamination could cause a FP failure at any time in the future, or simply prevent slide disassembly if it isn't fully inserted prior to slide assembly. Getting it out, intact, is a coin toss. Much of the time, it's damaged beyond useful. When installing, I wipe the outside of the tube with silicone grease, then wipe off all but the slightest residue. This aids installation, and later removal. I always have a few on hand, because sometimes nothing works to save them. No substitutes, they are length-critical.

[will965]

My buddy sandblasted my glock M40 and Cera coated it....I've posted it here before, the Cera cote worked great and held really well...and I believe thy stopped the tenifer on the Gen 4s..

[Wolfie]

Do what you like.

I like my 4 Glocks the way they are, ugly and bad @ss

[Dave84]

It will be slightly less ugly and still bad ***