Help with discoloration

Coop · Dec 13, 2024

Does anyone know how to fix the discoloration on my beautiful Kimber Hero Custom II?

Southern Shooter · Dec 14, 2024

I can't tell from the picture what the white looking stuff is. Is it the finish flaking off, I can't tell? I have had very good results using Case Paste for cleaning and polishing pretty much any metal. I polish all of the feed ramps on my pistols with it and have great results.

Coop · Dec 14, 2024

Southern Shooter said:
I can't tell from the picture what the white looking stuff is. Is it the finish flaking off, I can't tell? I have had very good results using Case Paste for cleaning and polishing pretty much any metal. I polish all of the feed ramps on my pistols with it and have great results.

It's the finish flaking off. Probably because I used a Kydex holster before I knew that steel guns deserved leather.

Thank you for your response.

Southern Shooter · Dec 14, 2024

Coop said:
It's the finish flaking off. Probably because I used a Kydex holster before I knew that steel guns deserved leather.

Thank you for your response.

You're very welcome. Yeah, Kydex holsters are made for guns that you don't care about what happens to the finish.

Mike A · Dec 15, 2024

Coop said:
It's the finish flaking off.

What is the gun finished with?

Coop · Dec 15, 2024

I read all the ads and all the documents in the box (I bought it new) the only thing I can find about the slide finish is "matte black".

Mike A · Dec 15, 2024

Coop said:
I read all the ads and all the documents in the box (I bought it new) the only thing I can find about the slide finish is "matte black".

Your finish is called KimPro II.
There are a lot of shooters who have had this problem with the KimPro II coating. Do a search about KimPro II not a lot but some info.

If it was my working pistol I would use it as is, & send it back to Ruger for a new coat when I retired her as a safe queen.
To be honest, I have no safe queens, all my girls get ridden & put up clean & lubed. Just remember beauty is only skin deep.

How does she run? That's most important

2 me.

Coop · Dec 15, 2024

Mike A said:
Your finish is called KimPro II.
There are a lot of shooters who have had this problem with the KimPro II coating. Do a search about KimPro II not a lot but some info.

If it was my working pistol I would use it as is, & send it back to Ruger for a new coat when I retired her as a safe queen.
To be honest, I have no safe queens, all my girls get ridden & put up clean & lubed. Just remember beauty is only skin deep.

How does she run? That's most important 2 me.

I will take your advice and continue to carry it and chalk up the marks as "character"

Thank you

Mike A · Dec 15, 2024

Coop said:
chalk up the marks as "character"

Beauty is only skin deep.

When I first saw her she had about 10% of her blue left. I parkerized her & now she is beautiful as any girl born in 1917. Yes those are her org shoes.

Coop · Dec 17, 2024

Kimber will refinish the slide. $80.00 for shipping plus $70.00 - $110.00 for refinishing the slide. The marks look more and more like "character" to me.

Bender · Dec 19, 2024

Coop said:
Does anyone know how to fix the discoloration on my beautiful Kimber Hero Custom II?

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It's not discoloration.
It's the finish worn off the slide. It's normal. Will happen with kydex or leather. The kimber finish is about as poor as the finish was on Para Ordnance

Coop · Dec 19, 2024

Bender said:
It's not discoloration.
It's the finish worn off the slide. It's normal. Will happen with kydex or leather. The kimber finish is about as poor as the finish was on Para Ordnance

Yes I worded my original post badly. You are correct. In my last post I gave the price Kimber quoted to refinish the slide and I would consider the wear as "character". A poor attempt at humor. I agree the finish is junk. But the pistol runs great and I will continue to carry it.