Stainless bead blasting in OKC?

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Few threads found when searching, but they are older.

I'm looking at a 1911 that's stainless with and IT10T scratch and a few other marks. Wondering if anyone local does this, price etc?

Thanks in advance OSA
 

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Look into glass bead, steel shot isn't going to do what you want. The odds of removing a scratch and have it match the rest of the matte would be extremely difficult almost impossible (shot size, psi). Can you post a pic?

Edit* plastic media could possibly do it, again just doing a small section would be very difficult to match.
 
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Look into glass bead, steel shot isn't going to do what you want. The odds of removing a scratch and have it match the rest of the matte would be extremely difficult almost impossible (shot size, psi). Can you post a pic?

Edit* plastic media could possibly do it, again just doing a small section would be very difficult to match.
Can the entire slide and frame just not be beqd blasted?
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It absolutely does look like that. Fairly high grit also. Which could explain the scratch

Edit* obviously anything could scratch
If that’s the case a quick detail strip, hit on the scratches with alox, then a bead blast would bring it back to a nice soft sheen
 

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If that’s the case a quick detail strip, hit on the scratches with alox, then a bead blast would bring it back to a nice soft sheen
Mr. Buffer is the man on this. I have industrial experience with different abrasive blasting. Only time I've blasted firearms was for Cerakote.

Edit* by different I mean; plastic, Al2O3, glass bead, shot peen/steel shot, black beauty, walnut, corn cob, pretty much in that order.
 
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