XD Cleaning Question

TexasT · 02-17-2009, 12:39 PM

I've noticed that the more I fire and clean my gun the more the black finish comes off the barrel. Is anybody else experiencing this? Is my solvent to astringent? Am I cleaning it correctly?

jerry · 02-17-2009, 01:30 PM

I don't have an XD, but sounds like normal wear

TexasT · 02-17-2009, 01:36 PM

I have only put about 150 rounds through. Dag nabbit. I wanted it to stay evil black.

gunnerdave · 02-17-2009, 03:39 PM

Finish is probably being polished off by the spring. You could degrease, and hit it with Birchwood Casey Super Blue & make it black again for a while if you like. I'll just keep my XD barrel lightly oiled & suffer with it.

HTH

Dave

jerry · 02-17-2009, 03:47 PM

consider it a badge of honor for a lot of burned ammo

TexasT · 02-17-2009, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

consider it a badge of honor for a lot of burned ammo

I will

just really surprised at how fast the finish wears off.

KW Gary M · 02-17-2009, 08:22 PM

Mine is totaly worn off on my .40 sub but it also has about 5,000 rounds and many cleanings. I use Gun Scrubber and Rem Oil to clean it.

sloguy · 02-27-2009, 09:22 PM

With only 150 rds thru it I would think you may be over cleaning it. One of the selling points for me was the test by I think it was Guns & Ammo where they ran over 15,000 rds thu the XD without cleaning and without any failures. I have an XD sub compact 9mm---10 months old--and have ran up to 600 rds thru it just to verify it would do it and it functioned perfectly. I have over 1700 rds at this time and yes I clean it every couple of hundred rds but the finish still looks new after cleaning. You also may have just got one that the surface finish wasn't done properly.

Note: letting it go for 600 rds and then cleaning is NOT fun. It was really baked on. I prolly won't do that again.

02-17-2009, 12:39 PM	#1
TexasT Stop the insanity Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 7,324 Blog Entries: 18	XD Cleaning Question - Black Finish I've noticed that the more I fire and clean my gun the more the black finish comes off the barrel. Is anybody else experiencing this? Is my solvent to astringent? Am I cleaning it correctly? __________________ I'm so evolved. I'm so involved. I'm showing growth. I'm so in charge. I'm CEO, and yeah, going GOD.

02-17-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
TexasT Stop the insanity Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Somewhere. Posts: 7,324 Blog Entries: 18	I have only put about 150 rounds through. Dag nabbit. I wanted it to stay evil black. __________________ I'm so evolved. I'm so involved. I'm showing growth. I'm so in charge. I'm CEO, and yeah, going GOD.

02-17-2009, 03:39 PM	#4
gunnerdave Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 753	Finish is probably being polished off by the spring. You could degrease, and hit it with Birchwood Casey Super Blue & make it black again for a while if you like. I'll just keep my XD barrel lightly oiled & suffer with it. HTH Dave __________________ Show me where Josef Stalin is buried & I'll show you a communist plot.

02-17-2009, 08:22 PM	#7
KW Gary M Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Key West Florida Posts: 7,149 Blog Entries: 1	Mine is totaly worn off on my .40 sub but it also has about 5,000 rounds and many cleanings. I use Gun Scrubber and Rem Oil to clean it. __________________ To Say Guns Kill People Is To Say Automobiles Drive Drunk and Matches Commit Arson.

02-17-2009, 01:30 PM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,763 Blog Entries: 1	I don't have an XD, but sounds like normal wear

02-17-2009, 03:47 PM	#5
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,763 Blog Entries: 1	consider it a badge of honor for a lot of burned ammo

02-27-2009, 09:22 PM	#8
sloguy Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Edgewood, Wa. Posts: 7	With only 150 rds thru it I would think you may be over cleaning it. One of the selling points for me was the test by I think it was Guns & Ammo where they ran over 15,000 rds thu the XD without cleaning and without any failures. I have an XD sub compact 9mm---10 months old--and have ran up to 600 rds thru it just to verify it would do it and it functioned perfectly. I have over 1700 rds at this time and yes I clean it every couple of hundred rds but the finish still looks new after cleaning. You also may have just got one that the surface finish wasn't done properly. Note: letting it go for 600 rds and then cleaning is NOT fun. It was really baked on. I prolly won't do that again.