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03-03-2014, 9:12 PM
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Pre-B CZ 75 refinish project complete (pics)
Pre-B CZ75 in desperate need of refinishing from this thread: http://calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=878270
...is now complete. First, let me just say that I didn't actually ignore the poll (not that I claimed I was going to do the winning choice or anything haha  ). I honestly agree that it would look BEST in a really deep, highly polished blue. A truly, legitimately quality bluing job. The issue with this stemmed from the condition of the gun. The metal was pitted in places and the finish otherwise varied, due partially to some prior owner "polishing" it with a drill-mounted wire brush or something, from totally smooth and polished to pitted. Worse, the surface wasn't even. Just to get the metal itself prepped to the point where bluing would look decent would have taken dozens of man hours and it still may have been insufficient. Really, it would have needed a little welding to fill in some areas before grinding it smooth again and trying to get everything matched and smooth and even. Then the bluing itself, especially to a full and deep polish, takes a good 6 man hours. Just way too much for a $250 CZ that has no sentimental value to me, etc etc. Anyhoo, my gunsmith uses KG Gunkote products and I asked him for a dark gray on everything except for the barrel, hammer, trigger, and magazine. Those parts would get a dark bronze. I plan on doing a colorfill in the "Made in Czechoslovakia" roll marks with model paint in a matching bronze, but that'll come later. Before coating I did take a die grinder to the underside of the beavertail to undercut it a bit and thin it out (feels more like my SP-01 now and less like a piece of metal jamming into my hand) and I undercut the back of the trigger guard a little. I was going to checker or stipple the front- and backstrap but decided to just leave them alone. Here's the end result:         Jeremy
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03-03-2014, 9:24 PM
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I've asked Stuart of CZC and to do a glossy blue the surface has to be perfectly smooth and mirror polished with no pits or imperfections otherwise it shows through. Either way it came out nice, now convert that to full auto.
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03-03-2014, 9:42 PM
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There's a pimp from around the way that says he would have given you $250 for it had you colored the safety and slide lock gold as well.
 Looks much better than before.
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03-03-2014, 10:20 PM
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What a difference! The before pictures in the original thread made the gun look tired, old, worn out.
The after pictures here make it look brand new again! Awesome! Turby
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03-03-2014, 10:54 PM
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I'm interested in that knurled castle nut on your AR in the background there. What is the story on that.
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03-03-2014, 11:19 PM
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03-04-2014, 4:01 AM
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Looks really good!
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03-04-2014, 7:43 AM
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Did they leave the sights on when they did the job? Looks a lot better now.
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03-04-2014, 8:28 AM
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03-04-2014, 9:06 AM
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Looks great. I'd love to find a cheap beater like that to bring back to life. So many fun things to buy, so little money ...
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03-04-2014, 1:37 PM
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Nice? The texture reminds me of the painted girl in "Goldfinger"
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03-04-2014, 2:05 PM
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Yes, the gold is paint-on latex and the gray is actually just a thin layer of seal skin that was glued to the steel.
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03-05-2014, 1:06 PM
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Looks very good, never seen the stock sights painted. So used to stainless and nickel CZ's having black sights.
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03-17-2014, 4:43 PM
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On second thought, maybe next time I'll have to go for a wolf theme: http://truthaboutguns-zippykid.netdn...3/P1040418.jpg
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03-17-2014, 6:50 PM
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Nice CZ. How does she shoot?
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