High Polish.. Worth it?

[SIE107]

I am thinking of sending my 1076 back to Smith and having a high polish put on it.. while there.. polish all the trigger bearing serfaces as well. Not so much a trigger job.. but if the bearing serfaces were polished.. would ease the trigger pull.

Or does someone know of someone else that can do just as good a job or better for the same amount or less?

 

[SIE107]

I am thinking of sending my 1076 back to Smith and having a high polish put on it.. while there.. polish all the trigger bearing serfaces as well. Not so much a trigger job.. but if the bearing serfaces were polished.. would ease the trigger pull.

Or does someone know of someone else that can do just as good a job or better for the same amount or less?

 

[LoboGunLeather]

A highly polished exterior surface will tend to show each and every tiny abrasion far more than a satin finish or bead blasted surface.

For trigger work, follow factory recommendations or suffer loss of warranty and possible liability exposures, no matter who does the work. Additional note: if your pistol hasn't been fired at least 500 rounds yet, it isn't even close to being broken in. When you reach that point you will have a much better idea of what the trigger pull and action are truly like, and any good pistolsmith can evaluate areas that might benefit from a little attention much better based upon the wear patterns that will develop.

Highly polished finish? Sorry, but my weapons are tools, not fashion statements. Flashy guns are fine for the movies; in real life they will draw attention to you when you least want it.

 

[SIE107]

Thanks for your opinion.. It has had way more than 500 rounds shot through it.. It does need to be refinished.. I was thinking of the bead blasting.. Ceramic coating..

 

[eddieb]

Come on! Every boy needs at least one gun that has that bling factor.

 

[sar4937]

Of all the 4-digit 3rd Gen guns, the 10 series seem to be appreciating in value if not price. A refinish in general lowers the value, a non-stock finish probably even more. You can touch up the finish with a scotchbrite pad, search index. 500 rounds and it needs a finish touch-up, it might not be worth much at 5,000 rounds anyway. Stainless is one of the easiest finishes to maintain out there.

 

[PeterBergh]

Originally posted by eddieb:
Come on! Every boy needs at least one gun that has that bling factor.

Are you saying that females and adult males don't need guns with "bling factor"?

 

[biggs357]

The question is are you going to keep the gun.If you are and want do it go for it.I did a high polish on my slide and it looks great to me.Others think it looks ugly.I saw a gentlemen on here that did it with a beretta 92 stainless,and i was so impressed that i had to do to mine.The gun isn't worth more than $300.00 when i bought it,but it's my accomplishment.So to me it was well worth it.
here is before.

Here is after

 

[sar4937]

But is yours a 10mm? I would argue that the more common 40's & 59's value will never be affected that much by polishing, but a 1076?

 

[eddieb]

Originally posted by PeterBergh:

Originally posted by eddieb:
Come on! Every boy needs at least one gun that has that bling factor.

Are you saying that females and adult males don't need guns with "bling factor"?

OOPS! My apologies. Here is the edited version.

Come on! Every boy, girl, man, woman, canine, feline, etc. need at least one gun that has that bling factor.
Hope that covers political correctness.

 

[SIE107]

LOL.. nice correction! I have both the 1076 and the 1066 (even more rare). The 1076 was issued to the KY State Police, but doesn't have the logo on it and has the disconnector. It has a inventory number electric pencil inscribed on the trigger guard, that is why I was thinking about polishing it or doing something to it. Which in my opinion takes away from the looks of the thing. It also has the decocker upgrade to it, but there seems to be a problem with the trigger. When dryfiring in dbl action mode.. the hammer sometimes stops at the decock position and have to pull through the trigger again to get the hammer to fall all the way. I am going to send it back to Smith to have them go through it. The 1066 is the one that I am currently using as my off duty gun.