It sounds like you have serious finish buildup problems. These finishes are designed to be sprayed on very thin; just enough to cover the metal and no more.
I think you might be best served to break the pistol in again "dry" (i.e. with no lubrication at all). The teflon/moly finish is lubing the pistol now and since you've got finish buildup problems, you want to wear off the excess finish. Adding tetra lube isn't going to help do that. Shoot 100 or so rounds through it bone dry and I think you'll find your cycling problems will go away. If not, you might consider sand/bead blasting it clean and trying again. Just remember, you want to use as little
finish as necessary to cover the metal. That's where an airbrush comes in handy.
If you have finish flaking off of parts, its because its not adhering to the metal usually because there is some oil remaining (skin oil from fingerprings?) on the metal surface. Use vinyl gloves to handle the parts after degreasing.
Also, you should keep in mind that while these finishes have great resistance to corrosion, they wear about like a decent parkerized finish so they will scratch and they will show holster wear pretty readily. The good thing is that they are easy to repair by wiping down the effected area with acetone and re-applying the finish.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: proximo on 2001-05-07 10:10 ]</font>
I think you might be best served to break the pistol in again "dry" (i.e. with no lubrication at all). The teflon/moly finish is lubing the pistol now and since you've got finish buildup problems, you want to wear off the excess finish. Adding tetra lube isn't going to help do that. Shoot 100 or so rounds through it bone dry and I think you'll find your cycling problems will go away. If not, you might consider sand/bead blasting it clean and trying again. Just remember, you want to use as little
finish as necessary to cover the metal. That's where an airbrush comes in handy.
If you have finish flaking off of parts, its because its not adhering to the metal usually because there is some oil remaining (skin oil from fingerprings?) on the metal surface. Use vinyl gloves to handle the parts after degreasing.
Also, you should keep in mind that while these finishes have great resistance to corrosion, they wear about like a decent parkerized finish so they will scratch and they will show holster wear pretty readily. The good thing is that they are easy to repair by wiping down the effected area with acetone and re-applying the finish.
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: proximo on 2001-05-07 10:10 ]</font>
