Did I "ruin" my Glock?

[SteveM1320]

Hello i'd like to get the expert opinion here and then a solution...

I recently did my first glock $.25 trigger job, on my new glock 19 Gen4, and i liked the results so much on the trigger pull that i went a little polish happy and did some polishing of the locking block and frame rails which i thought looked nice..

Yesterday i showed my gun to the guy at the local gun shop and he said that i ruined the parts in my gun that i polished because i took the special anti corrosion coating off of the parts.

Is this true? Can i replace my frame rails with original ones? i don't think so....
Can i paint on or spray on a similar protective coating to the one i polished off? That's kind of my main question... I'd like to be able to smooth out some steel areas and then recoat them with a smooth corrosion resistant finish... Hopefully something that can be painted or sprayed on and not dipped or put in the oven, because how would i use it on my frame rails? I've heard the original coating is Teflon... should i use teflon paint or something? ... It would be nice to be able to put the same finish on the parts that i was able to polish off using Mother's mag polish originally, and i don't think Mother's would take off Teflon paint. Right? So what the heck is the original coating on the parts?

What do you all think? Sorry that i got rambling there for a bit, but i'm pretty stumped on this one.

Thanks

[J5isalive]

Here are my thoughts... sure you probably removed some protectant chemicals BUT lets think about what they are protecting from... Corrosion. What causes corrosion? the environment, dirt, water, chemicals etc... Are you rolling around in the mud with your gun? Probably not.

I believe if you keep the guy clean and oiled you will be protecting the gun from corrosion. So basically if you clean the gun after you are done shooting it, keep it well oiled while stored your gun wlll last a good long way.

[MadMonkey]

99.9% of gun shop employees are idiots.

[FYRARMS]

99.9% of gun shop employees are idiots.

This.

Your gun is fine. Polishing actually closes the metal "pores" a bit and it will resist corrosion longer. Just keep the gun cleaned and lubed after use and you will be fine. Guys polish their barrels all the time (that's what she said) and have no corrosion issues.

[SteveM1320]

Alright great! I feel a lot better now. Thanks guys... I didn't want to let the gun shop guy's comments bother me but they really did get to me..

Something else I just learned Regarding the 4th generation models, the glock 17 trigger bar (smooth face ) is slightly longer than the glock 19 trigger bar (serrated/ribbed face) so they are not interchangeable.

[SteveM1320]

Hey guys,

Out of curiosity ... because i failed to figure this out... i now Have to know. What What WHAT is the original "anti corrosive" coating on the glock metal internals? Is it a specialy baked on TEFLON coating? I kind of wish i hadn't polished it off of my rails, as thats the only thing i can't undo...

Oh, and for those of you holding out on me because i'm worried about a non-issue... I'm totally considering putting some Gun Blue on my internals to "protect them" now that i've polished them... particularly my rails.. so speak up before i do something like blueing my glock internals... which i assume is a ridiculous thing to do... but maybe not?

I just wanted to be able to polish my internals smooth where they rub and then replace the coating with somethign that will keep my glock just as "bury it in the dirt for 5 years" as it was before...

sorry for being anal...

[83'Mk2L]

just stop... stop worrying about it and shoot the damn thing. It's a glock, *IF* it ever breaks in some way (and I highly doubt you will ever have any trouble), just go buy a new one. We aren't talking antique collectible firearms here.

And unless you actually plan on "bury it in the dirt for 5 years" I wouldn't worry about it. It's still zombie apocalypse worthy as is...

[foreverpsycotic]

Wouldn't the coating wear down after you cycle it a few thousand times anyway? I'll check my rails tomorrow, but last I saw they didn't appear to have any coating on them, they just look shiny.

[Ian333]

"Special coating" my ass. Sounds like one more dumbfuck gun store jockey trying to over glorify another cheap Glock.

More than likely they're just a electro coated steel which will wear off through time and contact anyway. Worst that could happen is they might rust and unless you never clean and oil your gun even that won't happen.

[foreverpsycotic]

Yep, just checked my g4 19. there is a coating on there, but it is wearing off.

[cyberBird]

Yep, just checked my g4 19. there is a coating on there, but it is wearing off.

+1 my gen3 19 has shiny rails from wear and I've never even seen a hint of corrosion with normal cleanings/maintenance

I really wouldn't worry about it

[SteveM1320]

Okay, good point. the coating, whatever it is, wears off with use.
So naturally its going to wear off in friction areas and remain in place in area's that don't rub.

[polchai]

One of the guys I run with has over 100k rounds in one of his 17's. Has obvious Normal wear on the rails and frame, but no damage or rust whatsoever. It's as smooth as a dremeled/polished one such as yours. Gun only sees a bore snake after each match and gets stripped after each 7k rounds. Runs fine. I wouldn't worry about it if I were you.