Anyone else hate jean rivets?

[brew45]

Was carrying tonight and when I got home and disarmed, I noticed there was a good scratch in the finish of the slide from rubbing against the rivet of my jeans. Is there a way to refinish that area? It's a melonite finish.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

Copper is probably deposited onto your slide. It'll probably rub out. Try some light strokes with some rubbing compound or automotive wax with a cleaner in it, like NuFinish.

 

[Snapdragon]

Haven't had a gun issue, but I have a pair of jeans that have rivets with such sharp edges that I cut my hand pulling it out of my pocket.

 

[churchmouse]

I had to repaint my car (1964 chevell) when I posted up on the door, lost my balance (adult beverages) and slid down the side. Rivet scratch about 3 ft. long. My fault but no more riveted jeans. Ever......

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Technical niggle:

It's not a "melonite finish"

the Meloniting process is a steel treatment - which is then coated/painted over with something else.

Regardless - your jeans marred up your pistol (M&P?). It happens. It's a carry gun. Carry guns are tools meant for work. Consider it a beauty mark.

-J-

 

[leftsock]

Your firearm is developing it's character, and proof that you actually use it for it's intended purpose.

 

[ilikeguns]

Same thing happened to me. Twice! Guess I'm not a quick learner. Anyway, it left metal deposits on the slide, not a scratch. Looked like a scratch, but a little elbow grease and some t17 all natural muzzle loader cleaner took it right off both times. The first time I just tried ribbing it out with a gun and reel cloth. When that didn't work I decided it was a scratch for sure. Tried a few days later with the cleaner because it was really bugging me and within five minutes it was off. Same kind of finish as yours.

 

[87iroc]

I always wear Carhart jeans. The rivets always get bent up and scratch my hand as well. Never thought about it scratching something. NOt too worried about my gun as my holsters tend to protect everything that comes in contact with side.

That said. Non-Rivetted jeans? How the hell does that major seam junction there not come apart without the rivet? I don't know if I won ANY jeans w/o rivets.

 

[PGRChaplain]

Did you have the gun in your pocket? None of my holsters expose the gun to rivets.

 

[danielson]

HAHA.. I read the thread title and thought you mis-spelled Joan Rivers.

HAHAHA

I have holster wear on my glock 23, but I dont care. Its a tool, and tools get banged up.

 

[Denny347]

No malice in my post but I used to see these kinds of posts on AR15.com (when I used to post there). A guy would take his rifle to the range and shoot it, then post a question about how to remove the mark that accumulate when you use a rifle, or any tool for that matter. My carry guns (duty and off duty) get USED. They will show the signs of frequent carry and firing. They get used in the snow, ice, dirt, sand, mud, etc. I like holster wear, it shows that I cared enough about the gun to carry it a lot. Train hard, be hard on your tools. But clean them and maintain them. They may be warn looking but they will run like a top and save my life if called upon. The first scratch is the hardest. Forget about it and the rest won't matter.

 

[9mmfan]

A carry gun should have scratches on it. Gives it character. Shows it's not a safe queen.

 

[roadrunner681]

ha you should see my old feg hi power, it looks beat to hell but it runs like a scalded ape. love that gun.

 

[marv]

A brass rivet will leave a nice "Wrangler Brand" on a Glock slide. Had it happen.

 

[100Xkid]

i hate it too. I have changed holsters and changed brand of jeans. It is a real Pisser...

 

[brew45]

it's an xdm. the scratch is the same color as the rivet so i'm guessing it's rubbed off of it. I use the holster that comes with the gear system and usually i have it positioned behind the rivet along my hip, but I must not have had it back far enough. Normally I wouldn't care, but I'm trying to sell it so I would like to keep it as nice as possible.

 

[MikeDVB]

Get a better holster - something with some level of retention.

That said - it's a carry gun - it won't stay perfect forever. The only scratches that bother me are ones that I could have and should have avoided. Like if I were disassembling the gun and my punch slips and puts a scratch/gouge in the surface - that would irritate me for a bit.

 

[brew45]

Yeah, I hate the paddle holster that comes with the gun, but I'm not keeping it for long so I'll have to wait on the holster.

 

[goinggreyfast]

Gosh, good thing you weren't wearing 501 Button Fly Jeans.

 

[JBI812]

The leather on the front passenger seat on my new truck (on the way home having just taken delivery) was damaged by rivets on my wife's jeans. These scratches want polish out. I would be really mad if it scratched my favorite revolver.