Cleaning A Tenifer Coated Firearm?

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Mr. Blonde

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Does anyone have a trick to clean a Tenifer coated gun (Glock)? I have some mild scratches that I would like to get rid of.

Thanks,
 
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Does anyone have a trick to clean a Tenifer coated gun (Glock)? I have some mild scratches that I would like to get rid of.
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You clean a Glock just like any other gun, with any decent powder solvent (e.g., Hoppee's No. 9). But cleaning does not remove scratches.

M1911
 
Tenifer is not a coating, its a heat treating process. The finish on your Glock is actually manganese phosphate ("parkerized"). If it's really scratched up, best have it reparked or resin coated. If they are minor scratches, try rubbing some gun oil into the finish, it usually does the trick.
 
Mr. Blonde,
My Glock is showing some holster wear in the black finish. (Looks pretty good. Character!) Is that what you mean or do you mean scratches that go all the way down to the metal? Regardless, I don't think any "mild scratches" could get through the Tennifer. (Which is under the black coating)

Will
 
I'v heard from the guys at glocktalk that glock will refinish your slide for $45. Seems worth it to me.
 
Yep, but if were me I'd probably have the slide coated in a dry-lube resin, like Norrels Moly Resin or ARS's Metacol III. These are far and away superior to the OEM Parker finish, and you can choose a custom color. I especialy like Mark Grahams Metacol III work, he details everything really nice, and a Glock would cost $65. Check this one out, Barney's Glock:

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BB,
Your 26 looks sharp!
Could you please provide a link to Mark Graham's? I'd like to see what other colors are available.

Thanks,
Will
 
BB,
Thank you for putting up the link so fast. The Glocks look pretty good, however I was immediately angry when the caption under the custom ARS G26 indicated that it was stolen at a gun show. I've given a lot of stuff away, but I simply hate it when some "person" feels like he can help himself to someone else's things. I can only imagine the feeling of looking down at the empty spot from which the custom 26 was taken. The doors should have been locked and everyone searched. (I wouldn't have minded a pat-down considering the circumstances.)

Will

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If refinishers have to remove the Tenifer layer in order to refinsh, then I'd just as soon not have my Glock refinished. FWIW, if the scratches aren't all the way through to the shiny Tenifer surface, the scratches can usually be eliminated with 000 or 0000 steel wool and a little rubbing, using RemOil.
 
I used Militec, just like new :)

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"Get rid of that nickel plated sissy pistol and get yourself a Glock" - Tommy Lee Jones
 
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