Refinish advise - what say you guys?

[SeventhSon]

I have an older W. German SIG P220. Nice gun. Shoots like a dream. I dont ever "plan" on getting rid of it (never say never, right?). The thing is, from my understanding, it was carried by a Port Cop back in the day so the finish is a little on the nasty side. Not terrible mind you, but could use some love. So I'm thinking:

1) Leave it alone. Its a gun, it has character and history and just go with it. Or...

2) Have the slide refinished and satisfy my OCD side.

Resale value? Eh, its not some super rare Smith or Colt. Not a TON of them floating around but again, I dont really "plan" on selling it anyway. But if I did need to, you think it would kill the value at all?

Just some thoughts running through my head and value the input of a lot of guys on this board.

 

[Devilneck]

I forget the name of the coating, but there's always some booths at the Slidell and Great Southern gun shows. Might as well refinish it if it's to your liking. It's just a Sig.

Edit: Just a Sig, meaning it's a mass production, see them every day gun. Like a Glock, I wouldn't bat an eye to modify it if I felt I wanted something done.

 

[SeventhSon]

I forget the name of the coating, but there's always some booths at the Slidell and Great Southern gun shows. Might as well refinish it if it's to your liking. It's just a Sig.

Edit: Just a Sig, meaning it's a mass production, see them every day gun. Like a Glock, I wouldn't bat an eye to modify it if I felt I wanted something done.

Yeah, I knew what you were getting at.

It has some slight pitting on the slide so a coating would probably be the way to go. Hopefully would smooth it out a bit. Its such a cool gun and I know its porky and heavy and doesnt have the capacity that even my compact carry gun has but damn, its such a cool gun. It has character.

 

[VeedUp]

I would have it coated

 

[marmy7451]

I have several P220's that have been refinished with Tuff Gun

My P220's are OLD ( 1977 vintage) and have Browning on them (they were the importer at the time) That had extensive use after I got them, particularly the 38 SUPER. I had the slides done in Tuff Gun, a moly disulfide product that is very corrosion resistant and has high lubricity. Have over 10K round through all of them since refinish and still look great and the cost is under $150 each.

 

[SeventhSon]

My P220's are OLD ( 1977 vintage) and have Browning on them (they were the importer at the time) That had extensive use after I got them, particularly the 38 SUPER. I had the slides done in Tuff Gun, a moly disulfide product that is very corrosion resistant and has high lubricity. Have over 10K round through all of them since refinish and still look great and the cost is under $150 each.

I dont think I've ever seen Tuff Gun. That sounds like a cool finish. You have a picture you can post? I'd love to see them.

 

[icetraxx]

If I were to have one refinished I would send it here http://www.ccrrefinishing.com. They are very highly recommended on the sig sites.

 

[VeedUp]

I would look at custom creationz in Michigan if your going to send off. They have plenty of experience with Sigs

 

[Devilneck]

I dont think I've ever seen Tuff Gun. That sounds like a cool finish. You have a picture you can post? I'd love to see them.

Did some googling for my fellow Slidellian:

http://www.shootiniron.com/PHOTOS.html

Looks nice to me.

 

[SeventhSon]

Did some googling for my fellow Slidellian:

http://www.shootiniron.com/PHOTOS.html

Looks nice to me.

That does look pretty nice. I like the Charcoal. Pretty sweet. Thanks for the link!

 

[Leadfoot]

I've always loved the way Robar refinishes pistols.

Here's a pic of one in Robar NP3 that Speedracer sold for a friend of his back in '08

They don't get any prettier than that.

 

[SpeedRacer]

I've always loved the way Robar refinishes pistols.

Here's a pic of one in Robar NP3 that Speedracer sold for a friend of his back in '08

They don't get any prettier than that.

Truth. On certain guns colored coatings make it look cheap, and I feel the Sig P series is one of those. That NP3'd 220 felt and looked like a $1200 pistol, and the coating is damn near bulletproof.

 

[sawgrass]

Did some googling for my fellow Slidellian:

http://www.shootiniron.com/PHOTOS.html

Looks nice to me.

That does look pretty nice. I like the Charcoal. Pretty sweet. Thanks for the link!

There homepage says that they are no longer doing finishing due to personal physical problems. Too bad... nice looking work.


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[SeventhSon]

There homepage says that they are no longer doing finishing due to personal physical problems. Too bad... nice looking work.


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I saw that after the fact. Too bad, they did look nice. Anyone local do the NP3 finish?

 

[SpeedRacer]

I saw that after the fact. Too bad, they did look nice. Anyone local do the NP3 finish?

I believe NP3 is a Robar proprietary finish, but Daniel @ Plate-tacular does similar finishes. He's a sponsor but haven't seen him around in a while.

 

[Leadfoot]

NP3 is a Robar exclusive finish. They invented it and they're the only ones who can do it.

It's NOT a spray on finish, it's an electroless nickel type finish. Just about anything you get from anywhere else will be a spray on unless you go with hard chrome.

Robar does a couple of nice black finishes as well and their prices and turn around are very good.

 

[WOLFIE]

The NP3 finish by Robar is outstanding. Check out their website. I have had 3 guns done in NP3. Cleaning is easier. If you want to shoot or carry a gun a lot this finish is worth it.