ULTRA BRIGHT Refinishing a 2026 Colt 1911 Competition!
71K views · Jun 22, 2026 · Education
Comments · 215
@lisocampos8080 · 3 months ago
When you run out of ammo, you can blind the enemy with it.
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@jamesfair9751 · 3 months ago
I was so happy when you changed the plastic parts for metal. When you were taking it apart I was screaming why why why put plastic parts on a gun like this!!!
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@yetiskies9240 · 2 weeks ago
I've stumbled across the joy of making stainless steel do different things, but you guys are the pros!! Well done!
@kevinschnell7220 · 3 months ago
The attention to detail is exactly why a customer would want you to work on their firearm and that includes putting the sticker back on. Modern factories are capable of mass manufacturing working items but it takes an artisan to turn one of these pistols into a work of art and I'm glad you share the entire process.
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@MrBharper1978 · 2 months ago
Beautiful! I carried a competition model on patrol for a few years. It was one of my favorite 1911’s <br>Only retired it because I was gifted a Les Baer thunder ranch after a promotion and I wanted to carry it!
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@mromatic17 · 2 months ago
i love to see ppl who take extra time to do their job and make it an art. I love making wood furniture and I use hand tools and no fasteners.
@keithnorvell3583 · 2 months ago
Sanding takes so much patience. It could be like meditation.
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@KaikuPen · 2 months ago
Off the cuff, if you told me this was a Tokyo Marui "stainless" airsoft replica, I'd believe it until I looked closer and saw the Colt markings! You straight up gave it the same level of reflection as that trade federation table in The Phantom Menace!
@MapleandMeatball · 3 months ago
You treat them like they are yours. That’s why they come out so well. Well done!
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@chasekemp6915 · 2 weeks ago
The fingerprints left on that thing would drive me absolutely nuts 😂 beautiful gun though!
@Thefuturelooksbright13 · 2 months ago
I used to manufacture, medical instruments and years ago they wanted everything highly polished and the best place was a pile of sugar in Warsaw, Indiana implant capital of the world. It’s a father and son that lived on a farm. I’m from Chicago. I couldn’t find a decent polisher in all of Chicago for these instruments and then they started designing instruments that were beat blasted so they wouldn’t get the glare back in their eyes during surgery it was so nice because when you get something highly polished and you go to laser market or do anything else if you screw up, you gotta send it back to the polisher. It’s not a forgiving surface.
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@ScottMicciche · 3 months ago
The depth of the recent polish is just stunning. I'd love to see a new blued gold cup converted to royal blue (The Gunfather's version).
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