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I forgot to add that the changes reduced weight from 14.6 to 14.2 oz.

That is strange. Maybe they messed up the timing on one with too thick a coating do just stopped.🤷 I also wanted them to do a trigger job/light stoning, but not mess with any factory springs. They said they wouldn’t do a trigger job without also shaving springs. I thought that was crazy.

Around 30 coats total. However, a lot of those were sanded back to fill grain so I’m not sure what the true film thickness is. The final polish was 3 coats of Renaissance Wax. I also baked it for 2 100+ deg f days in the Texas sun.

From what I understand, S&W may fix that for free under warranty.

The way it was explained to me, hard chrome won’t electroplate well on aluminum. They first plated the aluminum with nickel, which sticks well to aluminum and also takes the hard chrome. The extra nickel step along with chemically stripping the plastic from the aluminum before bead blasting was...

$600 if you count the new grip! Yeah, I wanted it a bit tougher than just laminated aluminum and I just love the way wood grips look. 50 rounds through it and I doubt I’ll ever shoot it again, so it’ll last forever.

I was trying to say I was happy with the hard chrome after I put a bit of work into detailing the finish, not so much that I was very happy with that company.

Perfect mirror finish. Soooo much elbow grease.

The original finish was great. I actually like the laminated aluminum look better than hard chrome. However, aluminum just scratches so easy and I wanted more durability. I accidentally scratched it the first time I disassembled it!😂

In case anyone else is considering it, here’s my review of hard chroming my new 638 with only 50 rounds through it. I had APW do the work based on recommendations from others. Service-wise, I think the owner may have been one of the rudest and worst to deal with, but I wasn’t looking to make...

I ended up using APW for the hard chroming. Here’s a pic…

Hey all, what’s the go to company these days for hard chroming these aluminum airline frames?

Do these titanium cylinders work in the 638s?

It’s still a carry gun, so I didn’t go nuts, but some fine sanding and tru oil really helped! Here’s the before & after…

Thanks! Its soaking in a stainless tumbler of mineral spirits right now. Once the wax is gone, should be short work to fill the grain and polish.