I recently picked up a 1940's era Remington 1911 the problem is some previous owner either did a pretty decent DIY Nickle plating job on it or had a shop do a fair job. Any way it's got some wear and tear on it and since it has no collector value I'd like to refinish it.
What would be the original color/finish? I've thought about Parkerizing but never done it, can a first timer get acceptable results?
I assume I'd have to strip the nickel off, should I bead blast it or will that destroy the markings?
I'm comfortable spraying paint so what about the Dura-coat line, I've used some of it before but never the fake Parkerizing or fake bluing, anyone ever try it?