Cleaning advise needed

[boopiejones]

Personally I would just shoot it. Or maybe sandblast and then use an oven bake finish like gunkote.

[DazedandConfuzed]

There are several internal combustion engine carbon cleaners on the market. Not sure if that's a good option, but...

[CinnamonBear723]

Try shooting it a whole bunch to see if you can loosen up the carbon.....

[shafferds]

What material is the frame? Aluminum? Steel?

[Christopher761]

Oxyclean?

I can't see the finish close enough, but it looks like the finish is porous, and the carbon has settled in the pores. Maybe a soft toothbrush with the oxyclean to help loosen it up.

I love the hard chrome suggestion. @$200, that sounds like a great price. Maybe add $70 for the slide?

[heidad01]

What material is the frame? Aluminum? Steel?

TS is all steel.

[Wordupmybrotha]

I've used this to clean the front of my cylinder.

[Trriemferent]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu6U9qJxwxs

[boopiejones]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu6U9qJxwxs

What kind of ammo are you guys using? I typically shoot whatever is cheapest, which is also typically considered dirtier ammo - wolf and Tula. Regardless of gun finish - stainless, blued, cerakote, gun kote, etc - gunpowder residue always wipes off with a cloth. I have a couple guns with streamlights mounted to them (which hang past the barrel like the surefire) and that just wipes clean too. Even after a weekend of shooting 2,000 rounds of dirty ammo in 100 degree heat.

[MosinVirus]

The scratch looking dark lines make me think you are either getting through the finish. As in maybe its is holster wear? Or maybe you cleaned the finish off?

I would soak a patch in Hoppes 9 and lay it onto one of the smaller areas with "dirt". Like those spots on the dust cover. Let it sit on there for a few hours, then use the same patch to wipe the area. See if it gets better.

Steel wool will take finish off. Is this a coated gun or stainless?

[Dan_Eastvale]

Earlier Champion and TS were nickel plated I thought. Changed to poly coat. When?

Why wouldn't CZ admit to a bad finish job? They claim user error?

[champu]

{birchwood casey lead remover and polishing cloth}

I've used this to clean the front of my cylinder.

Looks like the same idea as this now discontinued product from Midway, in which case: seconded.

[oddjob]

Is the other side the same?

[broadside]

Strip it down and Cerakote it, they should be able to color match the original for you

[Pro2ndProFreedom]

Try Non-chlorinated brake cleaner or carb cleaner.

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