got a xd9 with duracoat on it, need some tips on how to get it off without messing up the plastic grip?
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Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fast freddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">got a xd9 with duracoat on it, need some tips on how to get it off without messing up the plastic grip? </div></div>
My experiance with duracoat has been once duracoat always duracoat.
Sand blast and repaint. I have tried stripper and if it has been done the right way then it won't come off clean.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: fast freddy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">got a xd9 with duracoat on it, need some tips on how to get it off without messing up the plastic grip? </div></div>
My experiance with duracoat has been once duracoat always duracoat.
Sand blast and repaint. I have tried stripper and if it has been done the right way then it won't come off clean.
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Strangedays is right.. I've duracoated a few XDs. If it was put on correctly that duracoat will not come off. Your best bet is to coat over it in the color of your choice.
Strangedays is right.. I've duracoated a few XDs. If it was put on correctly that duracoat will not come off. Your best bet is to coat over it in the color of your choice.
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing.
Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing.
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
from what i can tell it was not done correctly, it looks like crap or i would just leave it, but acetone wont soften the plastic frame?
from what i can tell it was not done correctly, it looks like crap or i would just leave it, but acetone wont soften the plastic frame?
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Its not plastic, its polymer, lol or at least that what Glock owners scream every time I call them plastic!
Its not plastic, its polymer, lol or at least that what Glock owners scream every time I call them plastic!
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMCj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing. </div></div>
I have used acetone and no such luck.
like I said if done right then blast and repaint. Try the remover maybe the guy preped wrong.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMCj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing. </div></div>
I have used acetone and no such luck.
like I said if done right then blast and repaint. Try the remover maybe the guy preped wrong.
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Just rough up the coat and repaint it, won't come off without major sand blasting.
Tyler
Just rough up the coat and repaint it, won't come off without major sand blasting.
Tyler
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMCj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing. </div></div>
Checked the Acetone again and letting it soak over night it did not even touch the finish. I would like to know where you got your research from?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: USMCj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Oh it will come off! acetone witll take that bitch right off. Swab some on with a Q-Tip and let it soak for a couple of minutes then start rubbing. </div></div>
Checked the Acetone again and letting it soak over night it did not even touch the finish. I would like to know where you got your research from?
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Blast and recoat it. That will be the easiest. Just be sure to degrease it before you blast.
Blast and recoat it. That will be the easiest. Just be sure to degrease it before you blast.
Re: removing duracoat from plastic?
Just blast it. You should be able to clean it afterward, and go back to pretty much factory, unless a very course sand was used. otherwise re-coat it. I agree with others as far as acetone. If it was prepped and coated properly, I have never seen any chemical that would cut it.
Just blast it. You should be able to clean it afterward, and go back to pretty much factory, unless a very course sand was used. otherwise re-coat it. I agree with others as far as acetone. If it was prepped and coated properly, I have never seen any chemical that would cut it.
