Kimber Stainless slider

[Choppers_rule]

Hi guys,
I just bought a Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II in hoping to engrave the stainless slider & the lower aluminum frame. My concern is the stainless slider. Anyone has experience with this?

Thank you and appreciate your help.

Denny

 

[scott99]

HI, I don't know about the steel in question, but it is a slide not a slider.:biggrin:

scott99

 

[Southern Custom]

Aluminum frames are generally not engraved. The stainless slide however could be engraved depending on the hardness of the steel. Some are just too hard and many engravers wont go near stainless. Do a web search on your model and add "engraved" into the search. If you search images, you may find an example of one thats been cut.

 

[JJ Roberts]

Denny, Tell us what kind of engraving tools are you using?Did you ever engraving a gun before? J.J.

 

[monk]

to me, engraving ss guns is like banging your head on the wall so you can pop a tylenol to get rid of the headache. makes sense to me ?????

 

[GTJC460]

I've engraved a Kimber in stainless. Look at my website to see pictures.

If you've never engraved anything, don't make this your first! It's doable but not for a newb.

 

[Beathard]

It engraves well, but it is definitely a candidate for air-assist or hammer. I've done a couple. They were nice, but on the harder end of nice.

 

[wdale.bass]

I just finished a Raptor,the slide was very hard but C-max cut it.I am now a professional tool sharpener though.