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nickel plating

realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
edited June 2010 in General Discussion
i want to get my citori nickeled, who would you suggest that i send it to?
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    realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    I have decided to purchase a Remington 7400 Synthetic Carbine. I also was thinking about getting the exterior Nickel Plated. The gunsmith however didn't seem to think the idea was so great. He said that my gun basically wouldn't function as well as without the exterior plating. Is this true? Is there any negative effects of nickel plating? Are there any positive effects? Or is it just for looks? Thanks again.
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    Locust ForkLocust Fork Member Posts: 31,682 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You mean you aren't going to spray paint it like that nifty 1100?

    Don't think I didn't notice your little "typo" in that other thread....remember when you yelled that out across the store??? [:D]
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    COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
    ...Jimmy, nickel finish is about the most fragile finish going.

    While I like some guns w/a nickel finish, like my Series 70 Colt, I wouldnt advise getting a gun your going to use nickle plated, but it's your gun. Nickel will show "spiderweb" scratches you can always see, not feel, but they're always noticable.

    Several years ago I looked and emailed a LOT of platers, couldn't even get a reply, quality platers are hard to find and are dissappearing, mainly due to the EPA regulations.

    I finally found a guy in La. that owns Metaloy, Chris Peters.
    Ive used him for several years now, and couldn't be happier. Chris does quality work, decent turn around time, all at a good price...and, he's one of the good guys.

    I use him for matte hard chrome finishes. His website pics gives a good representation of what a matte hard chrome looks like and, hard chrome is one of the toughest finishes going...[;)]

    I don't know a plater that does nickel I'd recommend, but here is a link to Chris company:

    http://www.originalmetaloy.com/
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    realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Locust Fork
    You mean you aren't going to spray paint it like that nifty 1100?

    Don't think I didn't notice your little "typo" in that other thread....remember when you yelled that out across the store??? [:D]



    i cant believe no one caught that today...... i am amazed that all the nit-pickers didnt see it
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    realspeedrealspeed Member Posts: 6,335
    edited November -1
    when you say decent turn around what is average?
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    AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,050 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sell yours.

    Then buy another with the gray receiver.

    You'll be much happier in the end.
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    fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    I saw it too.."Clitori"!![;)]
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    retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    I saw it too.."Clitori"!![;)]

    I 'was' goin' to say something... butt, I'll refrain... [:D]
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    xxx97xxx97 Member Posts: 5,721 ✭
    edited November -1
    www.fordsguns.com
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    nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,880 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    You really don't want to get any gun plated.

    Like Colt says, quality shops are getting hard to find. But, the biggest reason is that all plating adds thickness to parts. The manufacturers alter their specs when producing plated guns to compensate for this (note that S&W stamps major parts with an "N" when they produce nickel guns). It takes a lot of skill & time to plate a gun that wasn't originally plated; all mating parts have to be adjusted to compensate for the new size.

    There are several proprietary processes that bond a new finish at the molecular level; one of these might be best, if you are determined to refinish your gun.

    Neal
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