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Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:27 pm
by doc540
cheap gun, pretty finish
took 8 months to get it back
Hey, why not? I've done crazier things in my life.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:37 pm
by Excaliber
Wow - what a fantastic finish!
Only problem - it's too pretty to put into a holster or shoot.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:46 pm
by doc540
Excaliber wrote:Wow - what a fantastic finish!
Only problem - it's too pretty to put into a holster or shoot.
I agree, but I bought to look at. Got plenty of beater shooters and smokers.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:45 pm
by Andrew
Beautiful! Who did the work?
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 4:58 pm
by rl168
Looking at the 2nd pic, I don't think the finish is dry yet...
just kidding.
It looks awesome, it always amazes me how "wet" the Royal Blue looks. Who did the work?
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:31 pm
by WildBill
rl168 wrote:Looking at the 2nd pic, I don't think the finish is dry yet...
just kidding.
It looks awesome, it always amazes me how "wet" the Royal Blue looks. Who did the work?
If it's "Royal Blue" then Colt had to do the work.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 5:32 pm
by doc540
Yessir, Colt Custom Shop (not sure if they did it inhouse or farmed it out)
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:37 pm
by HenryAKirk
No such thing as to pretty to shoot.
Take it out and use it, it's like buying a Ferrari to not drive it.
Well more like putting a really nice paint job on a Crown Victoria to let it sit on the driveway.
Still a beautiful job though.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:56 pm
by Wes
wow, very nice. Note to self, when shopping for a Colt 1911 dont worry about the finish because you are going to get royal blue no matter what! Really impressed with the difference it makes but you most definitely have to shoot it! I would anyways, cant let anything just sit. Thats no fun!
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:46 pm
by doc540
HenryAKirk wrote:Well more like putting a really nice paint job on a Crown Victoria to let it sit on the driveway.
Still a beautiful job though.
Custom paint on a Crown Vic!
EXACTLY!
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:48 pm
by 77346
very nice!
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:18 pm
by Topbuilder
Safe queen?? I say Yes! You qualify with that one.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:23 pm
by doc540
Topbuilder wrote:Safe queen?? I say Yes! You qualify with that one.
"Box Queen"
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:39 pm
by rm9792
I have had that finish done by Fords Guns and love it. It is more durable than it looks but i wouldnt carry it. I am procrastinating sending in a Colt Delta Elite and GC NM to get that finish done.
Re: Colt 1911 Refinish - Royal Blue
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:02 pm
by rl168
rm9792 wrote:I have had that finish done by Fords Guns and love it. It is more durable than it looks but i wouldnt carry it. I am procrastinating sending in a Colt Delta Elite and GC NM to get that finish done.
What is GC NM?