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So i recently picked up a 1973 vintage Combat Commander that has the Matte nickel finish (Coltguard?), over which the previous owner sprayed high-temp header paint (so i'm told) on the slide only.
S/N 70SC25XXX
SOME of the paint can be scraped off with a thumbnail...what about the rest of it?
Any good way to remove the paint without messing up the finish under it? What chemicals can be used? I dont want to mess up the front sight insert that someone went to a lot of trouble to do.
And YES it needs CLEANED....that is an evening project SOON. Full strip and clean AFTER I go shoot it FIRST!
the front sight:
The slide from the top:
The whole thing:
S/N 70SC25XXX
SOME of the paint can be scraped off with a thumbnail...what about the rest of it?
Any good way to remove the paint without messing up the finish under it? What chemicals can be used? I dont want to mess up the front sight insert that someone went to a lot of trouble to do.
And YES it needs CLEANED....that is an evening project SOON. Full strip and clean AFTER I go shoot it FIRST!
the front sight:
The slide from the top:
The whole thing: