Nickel or Hard Chrome plating on magazines

[Nosferatu]

I'm looking for some suggestions for some plating service on a few magazines for my Sig P365. I'm tired of scrubbing rust off them.

Any good providers you've used?

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[Certaindeaf]

I'm looking for some suggestions for some plating service on a few magazines for my Sig P365. I'm tired of scrubbing rust off them.

Any good providers you've used?

Dang. No idea. Probably way more than the magazines are worth.
Being a cheapskate, I'd probably apply a rust converter, cold blue and then oil.

 

[Nosferatu]

Dang. No idea. Probably way more than the magazines are worth.
Being a cheapskate, I'd probably apply a rust converter, cold blue and then oil.

This is more of a convenience over value thing. I know it will run ~$30/ea to have them plated. Just looking for hopefully some local suggestions on where to get it done.

Some WD-40 and scotch-brite knocks it right off, but I'm not interested in having to inspect them and do it constantly anymore.

 

[Nosferatu]

FWIW, this is what I'm dealing with;



It's just surface rust, but still.

 

[Sbarton]

Have you tried ezox? Really a pretty good rust inhibitor.

 

[Nosferatu]

Have you tried ezox? Really a pretty good rust inhibitor.

Not in this case, but the same can be said of WD-40.

For these 3 mags, I'm more interested in prevention rather than maintenance. The other 365 mags can remain blued, I just want my carry mags plated.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Not in this case, but the same can be said of WD-40.

For these 3 mags, I'm more interested in prevention rather than maintenance. The other 365 mags can remain blued, I just want my carry mags plated.

FYI Eezox and wd40 rust prevention is light years apart. Only thing that might come close would be parrafin based such as boeshield.

 

[spookshack]

Ezox has gotten very favorable results with the Shield Arms folks and their customers (S15 glock mags)

 

[Sbarton]

I see another 365 aftermarket opportunity.
Stainless mags.

 

[Nosferatu]

FYI Eezox and wd40 rust prevention is light years apart. Only thing that might come close would be parrafin based such as boeshield.

I get it. I'm not arguing, I'm just interested in some possible local platers, if they exist. I just one-clicked some Eezox from Amazonain for the interim to try out.

I have plenty of bubblegum to do. I'm not looking to screw around with my mags on a regular basis anymore.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Yea, wd40 is really more a solvent than anything else.

 

[Nosferatu]

Yea, wd40 is really more a solvent than anything else.

Blasphemy! It's a concotion of Jesus' tears and Sasquatch pee, mixed in with unicorn oil to form the worlds' most perfect lubricant, cleaner and fishing lure scent bestowed upon mankind.

Show your respect!

 

[Trunkmonkey]

Wow I'm surprised you get that much rust. Mine sit in my garage air their whole life unless they go to the range. Almost never clean them, and they have zero rust. Must be really humid where your at.

 

[DirectDrive]

I'm looking for some suggestions for some plating service on a few magazines for my Sig P365. I'm tired of scrubbing rust off them.

Any good providers you've used?

Nickel plating, bright or satin.
There are a few platers in the Portland area, if that's where you are.
Call around......the trick will be finding one that does small batches.

 

[USMC1911]

Wow I'm surprised you get that much rust. Mine sit in my garage air their whole life unless they go to the range. Almost never clean them, and they have zero rust. Must be really humid where your at.

They are from a carry gun. Our sweat is pretty corrosive as it has lots of salt in it.

 

[USMC1911]

Try East Side Plating. A different rout might be powder coating them?

 

[Nosferatu]

Try East Side Plating.

I'll check them out, thanks!

A different rout might be powder coating them?

Too thick.

 

[P7M13]

I've looked at nickel plating myself. You might also look up who took over Robar surface coatings. Lots of HK P7 guys had theirs Robar'd, looks fantastic and holds up exceptionally well.
Problem with chrome, you have to have the surface perfectly prepared or there will be defects. I've never done nickel plating, but did do a lot of contracting work in a place where they chrome plated steel. Nasty process and they had 30% scrap.

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[Nosferatu]

I've looked at nickel plating myself. You might also look up who took over Robar surface coatings. Lots of HK P7 guys had theirs Robar'd, looks fantastic and holds up exceptionally well.
Problem with chrome, you have to have the surface perfectly prepared or there will be defects. I've never done nickel plating, but did do a lot of contracting work in a place where they chrome plated steel. Nasty process and they had 30% scrap.

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NP3 is pretty much DOA for us peons now. There was a company that took it over from Robar, but they aren't offering it anymore outside of large commercial accounts.

I'm too old and lazy to do any of this bubblegum myself anymore. I've BTDT with most of it. Cost is not the concern.

 

[spookshack]

Looks like you need to ditch the 365 and roll with a Glock. No rust issues with their mags.