wingsuitkeith
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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 friends, just get quality work. The other staff was great.
They did the disassembly and reassembly. They stripped everything, removed flaws and blasted to a matte finish. The aluminum was nickel plated first, and then exterior parts were hard chromed.
I absolutely did not like the finish due to the inconsistent sheen and flaws in the aluminum, including one exterior part they forgot to hard chrome. However, after I completely disassembled and hit all aluminum with a tiny bit of Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound, I really like the results. There are still a few blemishes that bug me a tiny bit for a $500 job, but nothing major.
None of the internals were hard chromed. They don’t offer this service due to it possibly messing up timing and function. Not an issue since before reassembling, I coated absolutely every single part in Renaissance Wax so I won’t have to worry about lubing the internals periodically.
Here’s a few pics. Overall, I’m very happy. Please forgive the rubber grips. I’m in the process of Tru Oiling my Tigerwood grips.
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 friends, just get quality work. The other staff was great.
They did the disassembly and reassembly. They stripped everything, removed flaws and blasted to a matte finish. The aluminum was nickel plated first, and then exterior parts were hard chromed.
I absolutely did not like the finish due to the inconsistent sheen and flaws in the aluminum, including one exterior part they forgot to hard chrome. However, after I completely disassembled and hit all aluminum with a tiny bit of Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound, I really like the results. There are still a few blemishes that bug me a tiny bit for a $500 job, but nothing major.
None of the internals were hard chromed. They don’t offer this service due to it possibly messing up timing and function. Not an issue since before reassembling, I coated absolutely every single part in Renaissance Wax so I won’t have to worry about lubing the internals periodically.
Here’s a few pics. Overall, I’m very happy. Please forgive the rubber grips. I’m in the process of Tru Oiling my Tigerwood grips.
