Touching up area on a steel pistol

Kenk · May 08 2018 05:23:49 AM MDT

Thoughts on a touch-up material for a steel pistol ? I'm not so concerned about how it looks as I am about keeping it protected from possible rust
Thanks

Graybeard · May 08 2018 06:58:08 AM MDT

Depends on the type of finish. Blued would be a totally different answer from Ceracoat or some other finish.

Kenk · May 08 2018 07:55:02 AM MDT

Sorry, forgot to mention that part, it's a parkerized finish. My wedding ring did a number on my RIA Rock Ultra
Thanks

Ken

sqlbullet · May 08 2018 10:58:58 AM MDT

You can try some cold blue, but in all honesty, it will most likely be just fine. Parkerizing makes the surface a bit porous and chances are that porosity is still there. Just clean and lube it like normal with a good rust protector and it will be fine.

Kenk · May 08 2018 11:35:09 AM MDT

Thanks, I have seen the Cold Blue, but have not tried it.

sqlbullet · May 08 2018 05:35:26 PM MDT

Cold blue wont match. the only way to match it would be to strip it down, sandblast and re-park.

Kenk · May 09 2018 01:34:50 AM MDT

Thanks, will likely do as you previously mentioned

Ken

Sobrbiker · May 09 2018 09:56:05 PM MDT

Not sure if I'm gonna sweat it much, but trying to put my Rock Ultra FS into a SERPA and an old Safariland drop leg marked it up quite a bit. Not the toughest finish. I was surprised the single stack Rock is definitely a little different dimensionally (bigger/more forward) in the mag release swell/trigger guard junction area than any 45 or 40 1911 I've had.