Refinishing Airweight J-frame

[xray 99]

I dropped my S&W M37 on the asphalt, resulting in some nasty, white gouges on the backstrap.

I'm thinking of having the gun refinished in Robar's Roguard. Thoughts yea or nay? Other ideas?

Thanks.

[In2Deep]

Leave it alone and call it "character".

[1_click_off]

If you refinish it, you will be worried about dropping it again. I'd leave it alone too.

[Tomahawk_Ghost]

As long as it doesn't affect functionality leave it alone.

[ranburr]

Refinish it if you want. Roguard is not a bad finish. Like anything black, it will wear. The Np3 will wear, but the protection pretty much last forever.

[Jake'sDad]

If you refinish it, you will be worried about dropping it again. I'd leave it alone too.

I agree.

I'd post a picture of my airweight I've been carrying for over 35 years, but it would likely cause some to vomit......

[Fidalgoman]

Multicam would be pretty slick.

[Bulldog7972]

I agree.

I'd post a picture of my airweight I've been carrying for over 35 years, but it would likely cause some to vomit......

C'mon, post it. I love old revolvers that have been around for awhile. As someone else said, it's character.

[jmcrawf1]

C'mon, post it. I love old revolvers that have been around for awhile. As someone else said, it's character.

Agreed, post it up.

[SpartanDCI]

Dude,

You carry and Airweight Smith and did not put electrical tape on the backstrap?

I always did that to prevent wearing the anodizing.

Since you got some dings, I would find a nice smith to stipple the back strap. A mild stippling would meld the dings into the finish and reanodizing or clearcoat will protect it.

Robar does good stippling along with C&S out of Nebraska.

Enjoy it.