My Desert Warrior clone 1911

[kokopelli]

Here's my Citadel with a new paint job.

KG Gun Kote in flat light tan. The gun was parked from the factory which is the perfect base for the paint. I left the small parts black.

I rounded off the 90 degree point on the thumb safeties- I need to re-finish those still...






I'm not sure which grips to go with. I thought about painting the dimpled ones black too...

[SNL]

Pretty sweet. Id leave the thumb safetys, they always rub on everything and lose their finish anyways

[Ian]

Paint grips black. Love the color combo too, need another 1911...

[DDgunslinger]

Looks good

[Mexican Kerry]

What SNL said. Or touch em up with some cold blue but it'll wear off too.

How about Hogue or Pachmayer wraparound grips? Just so happens I've got a spare set of each. Hogues has finger grooves, Pachs don't. They are what I've got on my most-used pistol, really good grip.

[Jonwoos]

Looks good, I like the paint combo.

[Mudcat]

Looks great.

[Blackbird]

Looks good Ron, I am partial to Single panel Houges, love that feel on a 1911.

[Geno]

Did you coat it yourself? I have watched videos have almost "pulled the trigger". If I do, I will try a beater, a shooter but one that could use a facelift. I suppose I could contract the services of Armor Hyde or the Crankmeister if I totally botch it. Yours appears to be a nice result. Thanks in advance for the info. Geno

[kokopelli]

every bit myself- disassemble, de-grease, pre-heat, spray on (I used a $20 HF spray gun), bake in oven to harden...reassemble.

easy peasy...well, getting the sights off and back on are the hard parts...

KG GunKote is by far the best and easiest I used- Duracoat is thick...

[Geno]

Appreciate the info. Thanks

[RecoilSensitive]

how doid u put in oven so it would not lay on surface?

[kokopelli]

I cut a metal hanger up to fab some 3" long 'S' hooks, and hung it off the rack. For the frame I ran it through the MSH pin hole, for the slide I put it in the firing pin hole from underneath. -I used these to hang it to spray, too.
By the way, the KG GunKote is the cheapest, including shipping, of the 'paints'. I've domne DuraCoat, KG and Norrels' Moly Resin. The KG was the easiest to spray and the cheapest, so that's what I'll use from now on.
Plus they'll mail you a metal color sample of any colors for free.

[guncrank1]

every bit myself- disassemble, de-grease, pre-heat, spray on (I used a $20 HF spray gun), bake in oven to harden...reassemble.

easy peasy...well, getting the sights off and back on are the hard parts...

KG GunKote is by far the best and easiest I used- Duracoat is thick...

Yes

No

[guncrank1]

I cut a metal hanger up to fab some 3" long 'S' hooks, and hung it off the rack. For the frame I ran it through the MSH pin hole, for the slide I put it in the firing pin hole from underneath. -I used these to hang it to spray, too.
By the way, the KG GunKote is the cheapest, including shipping, of the 'paints'. I've domne DuraCoat, KG and Norrels' Moly Resin. The KG was the easiest to spray and the cheapest, so that's what I'll use from now on.
Plus they'll mail you a metal color sample of any colors for free.

Yes
Yes
Who cares
Color can be blended.

Cerokote better

[guncrank1]

Did you coat it yourself? I have watched videos have almost "pulled the trigger". If I do, I will try a beater, a shooter but one that could use a facelift. I suppose I could contract the services of Armor Hyde or the Crankmeister if I totally botch it. Yours appears to be a nice result. Thanks in advance for the info. Geno

Yes FUBARs don't upset us

[RecoilSensitive]

Did you coat it yourself? I have watched videos have almost "pulled the trigger". If I do, I will try a beater, a shooter but one that could use a facelift. I suppose I could contract the services of Armor Hyde or the Crankmeister if I totally botch it. Yours appears to be a nice result. Thanks in advance for the info. Geno

Yes FUBARs don't upset us

fubars keep you in buisness lol