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Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on August 28, 2011, 03:17:24 PM: How about one thread that is dedicated to showing off everybodies refinished CZ-82/83s ;D
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Stew on August 28, 2011, 05:13:03 PM: Here's mine that I posted a few days ago...

(http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb279/stewdad_photos/DSCN0592_800_600.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: geen on August 28, 2011, 10:13:08 PM: here are two of mine that I blued. the top one has a couple of upgrades

(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz98/geen25/IMG_2096small.jpg)

(http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/zz98/geen25/IMG_2166-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on August 28, 2011, 10:43:52 PM: I think I've posted these before. This is the last one I refinished. I just parked my second today. Pics later.
Nights sights and grips are the next added to the second one.

Parked with faux walnut grips from Designer Grips.com. Mags loaded w/Barnual 120 gr. HPs.

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/finished3005.jpg)
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/finished3002JPG3.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on August 29, 2011, 10:18:07 AM: Here's my 82 I parked Saturday. I'm getting grips and night sights for it.

(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/009.jpg)
(http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/Canis-latrans/010.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: georgem on August 29, 2011, 11:03:44 AM: My 82 is due Wednesday. I plan on rust bluing it. I will post before, during, and after pictures. Canis, keep us posted on the night sights. George M.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on September 01, 2011, 09:42:52 PM: I've been too afraid to tear any of mine down. I've heard it can be very hard to put back together.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on September 01, 2011, 09:49:33 PM: Quote from: towboater on September 01, 2011, 09:42:52 PM
I've been too afraid to tear any of mine down. I've heard it can be very hard to put back together.

They are scarey at first, but if you're the least bit mechanically inclined and follow the online pictorials, you should not have a problem.
I've done 3 so far, and it gets easier each time.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: palepainter on September 02, 2011, 12:08:13 AM: Posted this a few weeks ago. Love this gun.

(http://www.rollingchrome.com/guns/cz82.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: wayniacKT on September 02, 2011, 09:46:21 AM: (http://www.freedomdesign.us/familyvalues/CZ82_rebuild.jpg)
Rebuilt my CZ82 from the last spring up. Did a trigger job and stripped her down naked and blued it. Made some custom grips and voila.
Close to the best shooter i have (besides maybe my Sig).
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on September 02, 2011, 09:54:35 AM: Quote from: wayniacKT on September 02, 2011, 09:46:21 AM
(http://www.freedomdesign.us/familyvalues/CZ82_rebuild.jpg)
Rebuilt my CZ82 from the last spring up. Did a trigger job and stripped her down naked and blued it. Made some custom grips and voila.
Close to the best shooter i have (besides maybe my Sig).

Very nice!!
Can you elaborate on making the grips? How?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: wayniacKT on September 02, 2011, 10:06:52 AM: Quote from: canis on September 02, 2011, 09:54:35 AM
Very nice!!
Can you elaborate on making the grips? How?
Thanks Canis!

I took a stock black plastic set and sanded down the checkering a bit. Not super smooth or anything, just to get the patterned look off.
Then I took a wood burning tool with a sharp stippling point and just stippled the grips all over to get a rough surface. Had to be careful though, it takes a fairly light touch or you will burn through and make holes.
Once that was done i lightly sanded again just to knock the sharp peaks off.
Then I cleaned them well and used Rustoleum "Plastic Bonding" spray paint in a Desert Tan color. I sprayed several coats (4 or 5) letting it dry for several mins between. Then added a few coats of semi-gloss polyurethane in the same manner.
Then i let the grips set up for about a week.
The spray paint works well as long as you take the time to let it set up properly. If you rush the grips back on the gun it will chip or scratch the paint easily.
This is a regular carry gun of mine and the grips have held up very well so far.
That's about it. It's fun and pretty easy and you can have some truly custom grips you can be proud you did yourself.

Cheers,

Wayniac
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on September 02, 2011, 10:09:10 AM: Quote from: wayniacKT on September 02, 2011, 10:06:52 AM
Quote from: canis on September 02, 2011, 09:54:35 AM
Very nice!!
Can you elaborate on making the grips? How?
Thanks Canis!

I took a stock black plastic set and sanded down the checkering a bit. Not super smooth or anything, just to get the patterned look off.
Then I took a wood burning tool with a sharp stippling point and just stippled the grips all over to get a rough surface. Had to be careful though, it takes a fairly light touch or you will burn through and make holes.
Once that was done i lightly sanded again just to knock the sharp peaks off.
Then I cleaned them well and used Rustoleum "Plastic Bonding" spray paint in a Desert Tan color. I sprayed several coats (4 or 5) letting it dry for several mins between. Then added a few coats of semi-gloss polyurethane in the same manner.
Then i let the grips set up for about a week.
The spray paint works well as long as you take the time to let it set up properly. If you rush the grips back on the gun it will chip or scratch the paint easily.
This is a regular carry gun of mine and the grips have held up very well so far.
That's about it. It's fun and pretty easy and you can have some truly custom grips you can be proud you did yourself.

Cheers,

Wayniac

Sounds like a project for me. Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: pirate on September 24, 2011, 02:45:06 PM: (http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/jimcope/CZ%2082/IMG_0125-1-1-1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/jimcope/CZ%2082/IMG_00992-1-1.jpg)

I Duracoated these pistols myself.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on October 04, 2011, 11:51:49 AM: Looking good guys. These pistols really deserve a make over. They have to be the best buy on the market.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on October 04, 2011, 12:00:17 PM: Great looking CZs!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on October 11, 2011, 02:10:10 PM: Bump to keep it up for more replies. Come on guys, show them off...
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: georgem on October 22, 2011, 01:46:16 PM: Here is mine. Four coats of Jasco paint remover, wire wheel, maroon Scotch brite wheel, 4 coats of Mark Lee Express Rust blue. I took it to the range and it is my most accurate pistol except for an NM 1911 I built. Next is fix/buy some grips. George M.

(http://i1136.photobucket.com/albums/n496/george105/CZ82004.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on October 22, 2011, 10:12:06 PM: Looks great George.

Here is my attempt at cold bluing.

(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/2011-10-22220813.jpg)
(http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w285/towboat_er/2011-10-22220636.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: canis on October 22, 2011, 10:56:49 PM: Very nice 82's guys.
Great job on the bluing.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on October 22, 2011, 11:10:29 PM: Thanks. This is the first time I have tried to cold blue a gun. First time at breaking it down completely also. Was worried about putting it back together, but it wasn't too hard.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Money_Mike on October 23, 2011, 01:59:44 AM: I recently found this forum while searching for info on slide lever springs. I've enjoyed reading many threads and obtaining info shared here.

Anyway I've had my CZ82 for a couple years, and refinished it soon after getting it, as it was pretty rough. Despite the initial external appearance, it has performed like a champ.

The grips were thinned a little bit and stipled, then hit with krylon flat khaki. The frame and slide were painted with brake caliper paint and baked to give some extra hardness and finished with a clear coat. The color used was called "cast iron" and gave a nice almost parkerized look. It has held up pretty well but needs to be touched up every now and then, because I use it with a kydex holster and it tends to rub on the bottom edges of the slide. Please excuse the cell phone camera, its all I have at the moment.

(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7267/cz82.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: johnnyrees on October 23, 2011, 05:33:59 AM: You 82 guys are crazy....full of admiration ;D
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Cardboard Cutout on October 23, 2011, 11:07:03 AM: Hey Mike that looks great, welcome to the forum. Did you do all that stippling by hand? How does it feel?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: georgem on October 23, 2011, 11:11:15 AM: Yep, we're crazy alright. Nice job towboater. I am going to order some nice OEM grips and then play with the issue ones. Maybe bead blast them or etch with Acetone, TCE, or MEK. George M.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Money_Mike on October 23, 2011, 04:10:52 PM: Quote from: Cardboard Cutout on October 23, 2011, 11:07:03 AM
Hey Mike that looks great, welcome to the forum. Did you do all that stippling by hand? How does it feel?

Thanks. I did it by hand with a soldering iron. It was a little sharp at first but just some light sanding took off the sharp edges of the holes. It feels great and gives a good firm grip without any hotspots.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Brian Ahearn on October 24, 2011, 07:06:33 AM: GUYs you done some very nice work lets see some more of these Cz-82's
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: fullerb1 on October 25, 2011, 12:10:31 PM: I can't seem to post a photo...i really want to though. I do enjoy looking at everyone else's refinished '82s
Good looking work there.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: fullerb1 on October 31, 2011, 08:50:02 AM: I'll try this. Let me know if you guys can see them.
Thanks.

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/45469_1539908427646_1532972397_31293808_3382346_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/45570_1539908787655_1532972397_31293814_4453258_n.jpg
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on October 31, 2011, 10:48:55 AM: Quote from: fullerb1 on October 31, 2011, 08:50:02 AM
I'll try this. Let me know if you guys can see them.
Thanks.

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/45469_1539908427646_1532972397_31293808_3382346_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/45570_1539908787655_1532972397_31293814_4453258_n.jpg

Links work fine...Nice looking pistol, really like the wood grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on October 31, 2011, 11:19:18 AM: I didn't refinish it yet, but I did add some nice wood grips and a Beretta 92 rubber mag plate.

(http://i1237.photobucket.com/albums/ff470/Hayfield123/NewMagPlate.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on October 31, 2011, 08:11:38 PM: I can see em....looks great.

Nice grips. Did they fit well?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: fullerb1 on November 02, 2011, 02:59:38 PM: Thanks Moose.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on November 02, 2011, 08:50:03 PM: I had originally stripped mine with Jasco and a wire wheel then cold-blued it a year or so ago. It looked better, but the Marschal grips looked like lipstick on a pig. So, I went with a 2-tone Cerakote finish and some Beretta mag bases. It's now the prettiest gun I own.

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/81167c4e.jpg)

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/28c415d9.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on November 02, 2011, 08:57:24 PM: BigK, that is really nice! Great job!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on November 03, 2011, 03:41:33 PM: Finally got mine back from Mac's Restorations, done in OD green with black trim. I have another set of grips ordered from Marschal to match.
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/Moose458/IMG019.jpg)
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/Moose458/IMG020.jpg)
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/Moose458/IMG012.jpg)
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg92/Moose458/IMG018-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on November 04, 2011, 10:21:12 PM: Moose....they look great. bet their a ball to shoot.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: readingbill on November 08, 2011, 10:23:39 AM: Mine is hard-chromed from Mahovsky Metalife with carbon fiber and kevlar grips from Designer Grips.

(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af69/readingbill/IMG_0109.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Danno on November 08, 2011, 12:37:56 PM: oh man.....these are wonderful. What my 82 wants to be when it gets a nip and tuck!! I am really taken with the two-tone look. No, wait....the hard chrome.

At least I am comforted that while mine still looks pretty good even though it has a few dings and scuffs, it still performs beautifully.

Danno
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on November 08, 2011, 11:16:20 PM: Love the chrome. About how much that cost ya?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: readingbill on November 09, 2011, 12:58:23 PM: It was $155. It's a great deal on hard-chrome, and the finish looks much better than the photo.

http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/PriceSheet%20Page%205.htm

The turnaround was 28 days. I sent it in last January and got it back within the month.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on November 09, 2011, 02:12:35 PM: The chrome looks great!

does it hold up like a Nickel finish would or is it more like a coating?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: readingbill on November 09, 2011, 03:25:34 PM: It's tougher than nickel, and it's not a coating. It's a plating process.

Here's the description from the site:

http://www.mahovskysmetalife.com/Metalife%20Finish%20Page%202.htm

The Metalife finish, otherwise known as SS Chromium M, is our most durable finish. Metalife looks like stainless steel, but has a hardness of about 71 on the Rockwell "C" Scale, which is even harder than stainless steel. It is guaranteed not to chip, crack or peel when applied to metal in good condition, and it is highly rust resistant and holster-wear resistant. It requires reasonable care and is guaranteed for the life of your piece.

Also, the Metalife has a maximum build up of only .0002. This means it will not affect the tolerances of even the finest fitted parts. Unlike some platings which coat the metal, the Metalife plating process fills the pores of the base material to form a molecular bond.

We recommend Metalife on guns that are in excellent condition and free from pits. Pitted pieces can only be polished to a certain degree without changing the contour. Also, pits have a way of cratering metal, making it nearly impossible to process down deep inside of them.

Metalife is successfully applied to aluminum frame automatics as well as steel. When we receive an aluminum piece, we must first apply a plating of our high phosphorous electroless nickel. The Metalife process is then applied over the nickel giving the piece the ultimate in durability.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on November 24, 2011, 09:53:38 AM: With all the CZ-82s out there surely more of you have refinished yours. Show them off.......
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on December 05, 2011, 09:42:29 AM: A bump to keep this going.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: gcp on December 08, 2011, 11:05:12 PM: Here's mine, stripped and reblued the frame while keeping the slide in white. Cost me nothing other than 1/2 day's work.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/George/CZ%20550/IMG_6481.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: riodot on December 09, 2011, 01:26:57 PM: I really like the slide buffed and in the white. Nice choice. Thanks for posting the photo.

Lance
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on December 09, 2011, 02:38:36 PM: Quote from: gcp on December 08, 2011, 11:05:12 PM
Here's mine, stripped and reblued the frame while keeping the slide in white. Cost me nothing other than 1/2 day's work.

Wow...that slide looks GREAT! I tried like hell to get mine polished up that nice, but failed. That's why I just Cerakoted mine. Good work, what did you use to get yours so shiny?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: gcp on December 11, 2011, 06:42:08 PM: Thank you for the kind words.

I used a wire wheel to strip off the original finish and then I used a buffing wheel with compound to get the slide to shine. In all honesty, it looks much better in real life than it does in the photo, I would highly recommend you doing it but take it slow!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: coopdog on December 11, 2011, 07:54:35 PM: It looks very nice. However, you better keep it heavily oiled or you will have corrosion problems. No firearms are sold this way. Everything must be coated or plated or blued.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: AdrianJR84 on December 13, 2011, 07:31:33 AM: Bought this 4 months ago and had it parked because the paint was hideous :o

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g15/adrianjr84/Cz-82/2011-12-13061953.jpg)

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g15/adrianjr84/2011-12-09144837.jpg)

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g15/adrianjr84/Cz-82/2011-09-22171246-1.jpg)

(http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g15/adrianjr84/Cz-82/2011-12-13062301.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on December 13, 2011, 07:40:20 AM: Nice!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Cardboard Cutout on December 13, 2011, 12:29:34 PM: Looks great Adrian, cute duck. ;D

Which grip sleeve is that? Looks like it fits well; how's it feel?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on December 13, 2011, 12:39:14 PM: I think I know that duck.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: AdrianJR84 on December 13, 2011, 05:02:15 PM: Quote from: Cardboard Cutout on December 13, 2011, 12:29:34 PM
Looks great Adrian, cute duck. ;D

Which grip sleeve is that? Looks like it fits well; how's it feel?
Thats my rubber ducky I got in a old Axe body wash kit O0

The grip is a Pachmayr tactical grip for the cz 75/85 on eBay $12 bucks shipped. It fits well, but I had to fiddle with it (no cutting, just adjusting) in order to feel just right. It does fit like a glove, which makes it hard to move around. My middle finger felt too crammed in between the trigger guard and the top finger grip...but it feels amazing now.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on December 31, 2011, 09:53:03 AM: Looks nice. I like your grips. Surely there are more poeple refinishing your 82s, so keep posting them on here.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jaegermeister269 on December 31, 2011, 05:29:20 PM: Cerakote OD Green, Carbon Fiber and Kevlar textured grips from designergrips.com

(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa93/jaegermeister269/cz82slideclosed.jpg)

(http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa93/jaegermeister269/cz82slideopen.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on January 01, 2012, 10:15:30 PM: Looks great. I'll probably get a set of grips from there also.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BIGSHCLUNK on January 01, 2012, 10:23:09 PM: Great looking collection!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on January 02, 2012, 06:46:10 AM: Quote from: BigK on November 02, 2011, 08:50:03 PM
I had originally stripped mine with Jasco and a wire wheel then cold-blued it a year or so ago. It looked better, but the Marschal grips looked like lipstick on a pig. So, I went with a 2-tone Cerakote finish and some Beretta mag bases. It's now the prettiest gun I own.

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/81167c4e.jpg)

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/28c415d9.jpg)

I'm considering these Marschal's for my 82. Do they make the grip thicker than stock grips or does it feel about the same? I would hate to lose the feel the pistol has now.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: SMSgt on January 02, 2012, 11:26:08 AM: Lipstick? Perhaps you chose the wrong wood, or the wrong stain, or finish? One should definitely select the right shade when chosing lipstick.

The finger grooves and/or thumb rest will change the grip somewhat. The regular grips feel the same as the OEM grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on January 02, 2012, 08:44:59 PM: Okay, here's the 82 I just bought for $280. It included three mags and a few boxes of ammo (including XTP and Glaser Safety Slugs). The finish was done by Corsica Coatings and is a Moly Resin Norrell finish. This pistol looks brand new inside and out.

HEY!! How do you attach a file to these posts? ? There are no controls visible for uploading a file.

Well, I decided to do it via my Flickr account. The pics are below.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on January 02, 2012, 09:05:38 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on January 02, 2012, 08:44:59 PM
Okay, here's the 82 I just bought for $280. It included three mags and a few boxes of ammo (including XTP and Glaser Safety Slugs). The finish was done by Corsica Coatings and is a Moly Resin Norrell finish. This pistol looks brand new inside and out.

HEY!! How do you attach a file to these posts? ? There are no controls visible for uploading a file.
I had that problem, too, until a patient forum member walked me through the process.

Go to Photobucket and sign up for a free account: http://photobucket.com/

Follow their process to upload a photo from your PC. Then, in your Photobucket album there will be some lines labeled things like "Email & IM"; Direct Link, etc. In the box next to "Direct Link", copy what is written, exactly (best way is to click on it with your mouse . . . when it is highlighted, "right click" with your mouse and select "Copy"

Then come back to the forum, open the thread you want to add the pic to, and hit reply.

In the reply box, type what you want to say, then, just above the box you are typing in, select the "Insert Image" icon (looks like a little tiny Mona Lisa . . . just below the "B" box for bold text - when you put your mouse cursor over it, "insert image" appears.

Clicking on insert image. That will put a some brackets ( looks like {img} {img} , but with square brackets) into your text box. Hold down the ctrl button on your keyboard and hit the V button - it will paste the text that points back to photobuckets "Direct Link" in between the two bracketed img and when you post, the photo should be there
Hope this makes sense
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on January 02, 2012, 09:12:26 PM: Let's see if this works using Flickr.

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6624721405_7de8236912_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/6624721405/)
CZ-82-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/6624721405/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr

(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6624720515_ebcd208b0a_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/6624720515/)
CZ-82-1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/6624720515/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on January 02, 2012, 09:37:49 PM: Nice!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on January 03, 2012, 09:16:55 AM: Yep, looks real nice. Bet she shoots as good as she looks.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: towboater on January 03, 2012, 09:24:02 AM: Ya got it well worth the money. Great buy,,,
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: georgem on January 03, 2012, 11:43:46 AM: A hell of a pretty gun for the price. It almost makes up for not having the pleasure of doing the work yourself. George M.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Wishoot on January 03, 2012, 07:59:57 PM: Duracoat with VZ200.

The pictures don't do this gun any justice. It looks amazing.

[i m g](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6622556771_622448d161.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40181483@N02/6622556771/)
[/ i m g] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40181483@N02/6622556771/)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: UpTheHill on January 04, 2012, 06:15:42 PM: I like it,
what color, exactly, is vz200?
it looks like not quite black, not quite green or grey
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Wishoot on January 04, 2012, 10:08:29 PM: Quote from: UpTheHill on January 04, 2012, 06:15:42 PM
I like it,
what color, exactly, is vz200?
it looks like not quite black, not quite green or grey

Kind of a medium grey.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on January 27, 2012, 05:05:45 PM: Surely more of you are refinishing your CZs.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: CZ-Fan on February 02, 2012, 12:16:02 PM: Nice looking pistols guys!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: cruzan on February 02, 2012, 07:53:55 PM: Bought one from CDNN last year, then went and had it refinished in "metalife" finish at Mahovsky's in PA, and added some Marschal grips and new springs, etc. I like it :)

http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/cruzans/DSC_0044.jpg

I forget how to post pics in this type of thread - I remember it's some crazy between the "img"'s or something - here it goes.

Oh well, wish they'd make it easier - lol. I'll just put link. If moderator wants to fix, feel free :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: eclipse57 on February 02, 2012, 08:41:34 PM: cruzan; Absolutely one of the nicest looking CZ-82's I have ever seen. You have every reason to be proud.

(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/cruzans/DSC_0044.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: cruzan on February 03, 2012, 06:14:23 PM: Thanks ! And thanks for reposting. Here's another of her in holster. Tough to find nice 82 holsters, found this one at the gunshow for $5 and works just fine :)

(http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/cruzans/DSC_0298.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Cardboard Cutout on February 03, 2012, 07:24:28 PM: Very nice! Welcome to the forum cruzan and eclipse 57 both.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Vic Anderson on February 24, 2012, 10:36:57 AM: (http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae233/vicanderson/cz82.jpg)(http://Heres mine, 2 tone Electroless Nickel, and Matte Black

[IMG]http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae233/vicanderson/cz2.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: tcallre on February 25, 2012, 10:51:27 AM: These are incredible! I was wondering what folks were doing to remove the paint and park. A couple of years ago I refinished a Russian capture K98 and found it very enjoyable. I now find I'm catching a CZ pistol refinishing bug. Great works people.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Vic Anderson on February 29, 2012, 09:51:00 AM: Cruzan.....I see we both found the same Holster!.

I love mine too!. It was a little tight at first, but now fits great!
Nice looking Pistol!

(http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae233/vicanderson/cz2.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: cruzan on March 04, 2012, 07:55:59 PM: holsters are pretty darn close ! nice looking 82 ! they are great lookers and shooters !
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on March 26, 2012, 05:48:53 PM: Hi all. Just joined the CZ82 owner's club today. When I had the chance to shoot a friend's CZ a few weeks ago I knew this was the gun for me. Loved it. So now I have my own. Enjoying reading some of the posts about refinishing. Many years ago I successfully reblued some rifles and so that may be my course of action on mine. The mechanics of my gun are in very good shape but as expected there is the common paint wear here and there. No pitting or rough edges though and the original grips are in pretty good shape.

My friend had his repainted by a gunsmith and the job turned out quite nice but I still like the look of bluing. So, we'll see. Now to get some ammo and hit the range. :)

Dan,
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dwight on March 27, 2012, 07:58:09 PM: Welcome, Dan! I hope you continue to enjoy you pistol as much as I've enjoyed mine!

Dwight
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on March 27, 2012, 08:19:37 PM: Thanks Dwight. I was hooked by the time I had emptied several magazines from my friend's gun. I was also quite pleased with my very respectible sized groups. Compared to the groups I was able to get with his two other guns that day, well there was no comparison.

I spent much of today reading up on various refinishing options.

Dan,
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on April 08, 2012, 03:56:49 PM: How about posting some pictures?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 08, 2012, 07:46:39 PM: 'Before' pictures of mine. I've seen so many good looking refinishing results here and am anxious to see what I can do with mine. The paint is a little rough but the surface is fault free so a good refinishing will, I hope, create a thing of beauty. :)

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/cz82_4734.jpg)

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/cz82_4735.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 08, 2012, 07:50:12 PM: Sorry if the two images are a little too large for anyone's browser. First time I attempted posting images here. :o
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: wecsprgen on April 08, 2012, 10:59:49 PM: Refinished with Cerakote Graphite Black and CZ75 3 dot sights. Has replacement factory grips on her now. I am happy with how it turned out.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7267/cz82.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on April 11, 2012, 11:27:42 AM: Sweeeeet!!!
Quote from: wecsprgen on April 08, 2012, 10:59:49 PM
Refinished with Cerakote Graphite Black and CZ75 3 dot sights. Has replacement factory grips on her now. I am happy with how it turned out.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7267/cz82.jpg)
Really like the color with those black factory grips..
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 11, 2012, 01:22:23 PM: Very nice! Did you do the Ceracoat yourself? If so, how much of a project was it? I've been thinking of rust bluing mine but my mind is not closed to other options.

Also, on the factory grips, since the CZ82 is no longer produced, are the factory ones for the 83? I understand that they are very close or identical in some of the dimensions.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jpjames on April 12, 2012, 10:07:43 AM: I finally did mine! I stripped off the old, nasty paint and blued it. Turned out great!

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/jpjames/CZ82.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 12, 2012, 02:48:37 PM: For those of you who have stripped and refinished your own, what did you use for a degreaser?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: wecsprgen on April 12, 2012, 03:16:52 PM: Dan,

It really wasn't too bad. I used the air cure Cerakote. Just blast it, degrease it, bake it at 200deg for 2hrs, spray it and let it cure for 5 days. I used acetone for the degreaser.

The grips are for the CZ82/CZ83. I did have to do some sanding on the back to get them to fit. CZ USA had them on sale for $25 or so.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 12, 2012, 04:38:06 PM: Thanks. I thought about doing the Cerakote treament and someday I may try that on a gun but I've pretty much decided on rust bluing on this one. I've been intriqued with the bluing process and I really like the look of a good bluing surface. It will be a few weeks before I actually start the project. Right now I'm just compiling the list of items needed for the project and as I've not yet fired the gun. I had intended to try it at the range this Saturday but found that I had to order ammo on line so it won't be here in time. :-\
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dedmouse on April 20, 2012, 08:51:44 PM: refinished mine this past weekend...it'll do for now :)

I'll be ordering some wood grips in the next few weeks when I decide what kind of wood I want. I might even attempt to carve my own.

(http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/dedmouse/CZ82001.jpg)

(http://i582.photobucket.com/albums/ss266/dedmouse/CZ82003.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: tfrey on April 23, 2012, 03:44:12 PM: I just stumbled upon this forum as I am looking to refinish my CZ as well. LOVE the looks of your pistol BigK. What is that cerakote color on the frame?

Thanks!
-tfrey

Quote from: BigK on November 02, 2011, 08:50:03 PM
I had originally stripped mine with Jasco and a wire wheel then cold-blued it a year or so ago. It looked better, but the Marschal grips looked like lipstick on a pig. So, I went with a 2-tone Cerakote finish and some Beretta mag bases. It's now the prettiest gun I own.

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/81167c4e.jpg)

(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/My%20toys%20and%20hobbies/CZ%20stuff/28c415d9.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on April 23, 2012, 09:28:50 PM: Quote from: tfrey on April 23, 2012, 03:44:12 PM
I just stumbled upon this forum as I am looking to refinish my CZ as well. LOVE the looks of your pistol BigK. What is that cerakote color on the frame?

Thanks!
-tfrey

Thanks for the kind words, tfrey.

Please forgive the poor lighting in the previous pics, it's actually supoosed to be Stainless Steel colored Cerakoting. In flourescent light it has odd greenish hue sometimes. Here's a pic of it taken with a better camera:
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/e2c02b8a.jpg)
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: CoalTrain73 on April 24, 2012, 07:59:43 PM: That's gotta be the best looking 82 I've seen yet! Awesome job!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on April 24, 2012, 10:14:03 PM: Just got mine back from Mahovsky's today. It's the hard chrome Metalife finish. He does a great job and his price is excellent, considering he does the whole dis-assembly and re-assembly. Now I have a nice set. I can pick either dark or light, depending upon my mood.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5466/7111395153_598e235cca_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/)
CZ-82 Refinished (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on April 24, 2012, 10:15:39 PM: Quote from: BigK on April 23, 2012, 09:28:50 PM
Thanks for the kind words, tfrey.

Please forgive the poor lighting in the previous pics, it's actually supoosed to be Stainless Steel colored Cerakoting. In flourescent light it has odd greenish hue sometimes. Here's a pic of it taken with a better camera:
(http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac288/BigK_pics/e2c02b8a.jpg)

BigK, those are beautiful grips. I'm not convinced I like the finger grooves but that's just my taste and beside the point. The wood grain is beautiful and something I'm considering adding to mine once my refinishing project is out of the way.

My question is, compared to the original factory plastic grips, how do the new ones affect the fit and feel of the gun? For that matter, do you find that the finger grooves offer any particular handling advantage other than appearance? If you carry the gun concealed, do the new grips add any bulk or present any particular disadvantage for concealed purposes?
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on April 25, 2012, 08:49:52 AM: Quote from: danwdooley on April 24, 2012, 10:15:39 PM
BigK, those are beautiful grips. I'm not convinced I like the finger grooves but that's just my taste and beside the point. The wood grain is beautiful and something I'm considering adding to mine once my refinishing project is out of the way.

My question is, compared to the original factory plastic grips, how do the new ones affect the fit and feel of the gun? For that matter, do you find that the finger grooves offer any particular handling advantage other than appearance? If you carry the gun concealed, do the new grips add any bulk or present any particular disadvantage for concealed purposes?

Marschal grips seem pretty popular judging by the pics in this thread. With the obvious exception of the thumb-rest (optional BTW), I think they're about the same thickness and weight. The finger grooves make them look bulkier than they really are.

There may be a barely noticeable amount of added palm swell. Also, they may be a little thinner on the edges between the finger grooves. For me, these 2 things make it easier to acquire the best grip from the draw.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on May 03, 2012, 02:54:26 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on April 24, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Just got mine back from Mahovsky's today. It's the hard chrome Metalife finish. He does a great job and his price is excellent, considering he does the whole dis-assembly and re-assembly. Now I have a nice set. I can pick either dark or light, depending upon my mood.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5466/7111395153_598e235cca_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/)
CZ-82 Refinished (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr

Great looking pair, you must be pleased with the way they turned out.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on May 03, 2012, 03:00:33 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on April 24, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Just got mine back from Mahovsky's today. It's the hard chrome Metalife finish. He does a great job and his price is excellent, considering he does the whole dis-assembly and re-assembly. Now I have a nice set. I can pick either dark or light, depending upon my mood.

I can't believe how awesome that hard chrome looks with the wood grips. When I get another, that's exactly what I'm gonna do with it!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 03, 2012, 05:32:55 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on April 24, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Just got mine back from Mahovsky's today. It's the hard chrome Metalife finish. He does a great job and his price is excellent, considering he does the whole dis-assembly and re-assembly. Now I have a nice set. I can pick either dark or light, depending upon my mood.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5466/7111395153_598e235cca_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/)
CZ-82 Refinished (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr

A great looking pair. I will make mine blue. I'm in the process of doing the rust blue project. The paint is removed and the parts to be blued are now polished. By next week I hope to have the rust bluing part done or at least in progress.

The wood grips on the chrome one. Who are they from? I like those a lot and will be looking for something like that for mine.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on May 03, 2012, 07:02:47 PM: Thanks guys. The wood grips are from http://www.grips4u.net/ They were only $55, which I thought was a pretty good price.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hayfield123 on May 04, 2012, 11:41:15 AM: Quote from: Warpspasm on May 03, 2012, 07:02:47 PM
Thanks guys. The wood grips are from http://www.grips4u.net/ They were only $55, which I thought was a pretty good price.
I have the same grips on mine, and love them. I ordered the metal inserts that CZ USA sells for their wood grips and put them in. I also used a really small rubber o-ring to keep the screws from coming loose.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 12:42:26 PM: Here's mine finished. I thought about going further to achieve a darker shade. When I got to this point I actually liked the look of it so I decided to stop. Depending on the light, it does have more of a black look but for the most part has a rather pleasing (to me) very dark charcoal gray color. These pictures seem to have a little more blue tint than the actual gun.

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/CZ82_1.jpg)

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/CZ82-2.jpg)

I have a couple of minor details to finish up (sight white dots and red safety off indicator dots, etc.) but it's looking so much better than the old paint job. Now it's going to have to have a pair of nice wood grips. :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ottergt on May 09, 2012, 01:19:22 PM: Dan,

Did you refinish the extractor, or is that how it came?

--Otter
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 01:51:13 PM: Quote from: ottergt on May 09, 2012, 01:19:22 PM
Dan,

Did you refinish the extractor, or is that how it came?

--Otter

I wanted the extractor as well as the visible part of the receiver polished. The picture is not showing the polished state of the extractor well but I think it looks good in the contrasting color.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 05:23:56 PM: Quote from: towboater on September 01, 2011, 09:42:52 PM
I've been too afraid to tear any of mine down. I've heard it can be very hard to put back together.

That is true. Chances are there will be some mumbling, groaning, complaining and if you use such words, well.......... :) There will be some mistakes made which don't require you to back up a step or two. They require you to go back down to ground zero. LOL. Believe me. I did that yesterday. Some things have to go in FIRST.

But, the second time, it went pretty smooth so within a short time it was all back together again and working fine.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dwight on May 09, 2012, 08:24:32 PM: Quote from: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 05:23:56 PM
... some mistakes made which don't require you to back up a step or two. They require you to go back down to ground zero. LOL. Believe me. I did that yesterday. Some things have to go in FIRST.
Correct - and I'll admit it; the last time I put a CZ-82 back together, I forgot to drop the hammer strut in before setting the hammer in place. I had gone all the way through to installing the sear spring and getting it in place under the auto safety before realizing that the hammer strut was still on the workbench in front of me!

Dwight
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ottergt on May 09, 2012, 08:31:59 PM: Quote from: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 01:51:13 PM
I wanted the extractor as well as the visible part of the receiver polished. The picture is not showing the polished state of the extractor well but I think it looks good in the contrasting color.
.

Looks good! Was it originally "natural" or was it black before you polished? (I'm trying to track design changes by model year...like I don't have a better use for my time :o)

--Otter
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 08:33:52 PM: Dwight,

I'm not proud of it but I think I have you beat on that one. LOL Not only did I have the hammer, the sear, the auto-safety (yeah, with that pesky spring trick finally mastered) but I had installed the trigger, and trigger bar (another story of frustration) and I had actually put on the manual safety. I thought I was home free and then I tried to put in the hammer strut. Uh huh.

No, ya can't leave the trigger and trigger bar in place in order to pull the hammer out. You've got to take it ALL out. :o
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 08:37:26 PM: Quote from: ottergt on May 09, 2012, 08:31:59 PM
Quote from: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 01:51:13 PM
I wanted the extractor as well as the visible part of the receiver polished. The picture is not showing the polished state of the extractor well but I think it looks good in the contrasting color.
.

Looks good! Was it originally "natural" or was it black before you polished? (I'm trying to track design changes by model year...like I don't have a better use for my time :o)

--Otter

Thanks Otter,

The extractor was I guess what you've called "natural" Not painted and not black. Sort of that dullish finish which is base unblued metal which as that faint patina (I guess that's what we can call it) but underneath is just bare metal. Mine is 1988.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 08:45:38 PM: I will have to look at the various shots I made to see if one of them shows the extractor and receiver from a slightly different angle. The image I posted shows something reflected on the surface of the extractor hiding the fact that it really is brightly polished. It just looks a little dull in the photo.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dwight on May 11, 2012, 04:55:54 PM: Quote from: danwdooley on May 09, 2012, 08:33:52 PM
Dwight,

I'm not proud of it but I think I have you beat on that one. LOL Not only did I have the hammer, the sear, the auto-safety (yeah, with that pesky spring trick finally mastered) but I had installed the trigger, and trigger bar (another story of frustration) and I had actually put on the manual safety. I thought I was home free and then I tried to put in the hammer strut. Uh huh.

No, ya can't leave the trigger and trigger bar in place in order to pull the hammer out. You've got to take it ALL out. :o
I like to think of it as an unplanned training session! ;D Just think how lucky we were to have gotten an opportunity to practice CZ-82 reassembly!

Dwight
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 12, 2012, 12:53:15 PM: Here's a "tool" I made to handle the task of holding onto and positioning that pesky sear spring. Used the Dremel to put a notch in the end of the blade of a small jewelers screwdriver. Worked like a charm. :)

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/tool.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 12, 2012, 12:59:57 PM: A little dab of white model paint added to the sights. A friend of mine suggested I might want to use florescent green or some similar color to create night sights. Well that might be something to do in the future. I used paint I had on hand and the sights are visible enough in low light. Besides (just my thoughts) in an emergency self defense situation, I don't think I'm going to be doing the two hand hold like I'm facing a bulls-eye target at the range.

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/sights.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Simper on May 12, 2012, 02:40:36 PM: It sure looks nice. I can't wait to get one.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 12, 2012, 02:52:02 PM: I believe that you will really enjoy it. I've now got the urge to do another refinishing job. I've really been wanting to talk my wife into taking up the gun interest. Not particularly as a hobby but for the value of knowing how to handle a firearm safely and to use in an emergency and even to get her own CHL. She's resistant. Oh well. If I could get her convinced to let me buy another CZ82 just for her and redo it for her. Nice wood grips and all. I keep trying, LOL

I've not had the chance to take mine to the range since I finished the bluing job. I did dry fire it a couple of times. Ouch, I hate to do that but just needed to do a quick check to see if it was ok. It did fine both in DA and SA. Today I racked a whole mag full of rounds through it and it fed and ejected every round with no problems so so far it looks good.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on May 19, 2012, 08:34:03 PM: Quote from: pirate on September 24, 2011, 02:45:06 PM
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/jimcope/CZ%2082/IMG_0125-1-1-1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/jimcope/CZ%2082/IMG_00992-1-1.jpg)

I Duracoated these pistols myself.

beautiful
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jcrntx on May 20, 2012, 01:44:39 AM: I made the exact same tool Dan, it comes in quite handy.

Quote from: danwdooley on May 12, 2012, 12:53:15 PM
Here's a "tool" I made to handle the task of holding onto and positioning that pesky sear spring. Used the Dremel to put a notch in the end of the blade of a small jewelers screwdriver. Worked like a charm. :)

(http://www.dooleystreasurechest.com/downloads/tool.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jcrntx on May 20, 2012, 01:52:28 AM: Here are a few i have duracoated over the last couple years...

HK Black and Barney Purple
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/SU1BRzAyNzcuanBn.jpg)

HK Black and Gold
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/SU1BRzAyNzMuanBn.jpg)

HK Black and Stainless Steel
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/IMG_0004.jpg)

Sig 551 Grey and HK Black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/SU1BRzAwNjcuanBn-1.jpg)

HK Black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1080317.jpg)

Arctic Gray and HK black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1080241.jpg)

Stainless Steel and HK black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1070833.jpg)

OD Green and HK black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1070828.jpg)

They are one of my favorites!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on May 20, 2012, 09:55:39 AM: You have quite a collection there, and some very nice looking CZs.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on May 20, 2012, 10:09:40 AM: Quote from: jcrntx on May 20, 2012, 01:52:28 AM
HK Black and Stainless Steel
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/IMG_0004.jpg)

This one looks very classy. Nice choice of grips too, they look awesome with the 2 tone. That is about as fine a job as I've seen done with a sprayer too. The stainless doesn'teven look coated, it looks like actual metal. KUDOS, dude.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: bearclaw46 on May 24, 2012, 12:19:15 AM: My contribution 9MM Mak CZ 82. I've posted this before on a different thread a few years ago but it's been awhile. Great pistol.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v390/bearclaw46/cz82.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Simper on May 24, 2012, 02:58:48 AM: bearclaw46,

What finish do you have on your gun?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on May 24, 2012, 08:22:45 AM: Quote from: bearclaw46 on May 24, 2012, 12:19:15 AM
My contribution 9MM Mak CZ 82. I've posted this before on a different thread a few years ago but it's been awhile. Great pistol.

What brand of ammo is that? It doesn't look familiar.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 24, 2012, 09:57:45 AM: Quote from: Simper on May 24, 2012, 02:58:48 AM
bearclaw46,

What finish do you have on your gun?

Looks like it might be a bluing job. Can't say for sure and I hope he answers. I'm curious too.

Also curious as to the source of the grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: fullerb1 on May 24, 2012, 12:15:12 PM: Quote from: BigK on May 24, 2012, 08:22:45 AM
Quote from: bearclaw46 on May 24, 2012, 12:19:15 AM
My contribution 9MM Mak CZ 82. I've posted this before on a different thread a few years ago but it's been awhile. Great pistol.

What brand of ammo is that? It doesn't look familiar.

i had some ammo like that once. I believe it is Barnaul (sp?) and it was the dirtiest ammo I have ever fired. It did shoot and feed well but after 50 rounds my hand looked like it had been in a fire.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: DragonDog on May 25, 2012, 10:33:14 PM: Quote from: jcrntx on May 20, 2012, 01:52:28 AM
Here are a few i have duracoated over the last couple years...

OD Green and HK black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1070828.jpg)

They are one of my favorites!

Love that OD Green & Black!! Is that the WWII OD or the newer OD Duracoat?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jcrntx on May 27, 2012, 06:47:37 PM: this is the WW II OD Green, it is a little deeper than the first OD Green. Thanks!

Quote from: DragonDog on May 25, 2012, 10:33:14 PM
Quote from: jcrntx on May 20, 2012, 01:52:28 AM
Here are a few i have duracoated over the last couple years...

OD Green and HK black
(http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/jcrntx/Duracoat/P1070828.jpg)

They are one of my favorites!

Love that OD Green & Black!! Is that the WWII OD or the newer OD Duracoat?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ottergt on May 29, 2012, 08:10:52 PM: OK, it's not exactly refinished...just "regripped". These are a pair of grips I picked up on eBay from Vintage Gun Grips. They're English walnut and came with 2 new grips screw, made in the USA. They fit VERY well. I didn't have to do a thing to them. The only slight nit-picks I have is that both panels are a little over-flush at the bottom forward corner so you can feel a bit of a raised edge. And the checkering could have been a just little sharper for my tastes. I love the grade of wood, and how the grain direction matches up well with the serrations on the slide. I'm very pleased!

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/ottergt/Guns/DSC02680.jpg)

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/ottergt/Guns/DSC02681.jpg)

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/ottergt/Guns/DSC02677.jpg)

(http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s238/ottergt/Guns/DSC02676.jpg)

--Otter
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 29, 2012, 08:25:41 PM: Otter, a quick question on the grips. Did you get those recently? You said you found them on eBay. I looked up the company Vintage Gun Grips and see the exact grips on their site but on eBay the only grips for this gun currently listed are the ones from Thailand.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 29, 2012, 08:34:54 PM: Think I found my answer. I was searching using "wood grips" on eBay and this seller did not include the word "wood" in the title. Ok, now it's curious that on eBay, the listing is $83 for Buy It Now and on their web site, the set sells for $68.50. Of course that is without the screws which are included on the auction listing. Still....... ::)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Simper on May 29, 2012, 09:01:03 PM: Yep, got to charge more to pay the ebay fee.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: geen on May 29, 2012, 10:16:00 PM: the grips from vintage look just like the ones from Grips4u.net but more $$$

http://www.grips4u.net/popup_image.php?pID=272&image=0 (http://www.grips4u.net/popup_image.php?pID=272&image=0)

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-18204300343463_2210_8778757
(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-18204300343463_2210_8778757)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 29, 2012, 10:18:29 PM: Quote from: geen on May 29, 2012, 10:16:00 PM
the grips from vintage look just like the ones from Grips4u.net but more $$$

I thought the same thing. The set from Grips4u are the ones on my list. Soon.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ottergt on May 30, 2012, 07:04:26 PM: Yes, I just bought them. I hadn't even checked their website...Oh well, worked out to be the same price anyway with the screws. Price shipped was $79.75, so maybe he just raised his price.

If you don't include the screws, the price worked out to about $10 more than Grips4U price (with shipping factored in). I don't care for the angle of the checkering border at the lower front on the Grips4U set...minor as it is, for me it was worth the extra few bucks for something that was more aesthetically pleasing to my eye. I wanted a Marchall set, but I opted to support the home team, and have a much shorter wait time. YMMV. :)

Just wanted to let everyone know the Vintage grips are good quality, and the guy was a pleasure to deal with.

--Otter
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 30, 2012, 08:30:41 PM: Good point about the inclusion of the screws. Now that said, is there an advantage to getting the screws over using the original screws on the original grips?

It's hard to really judge color of somethings through photos on line. The color on yours looks good. In real life, looking at them, and not the pictures, how would you compare it to the color of the actual grip to what you see if you're looking at the on line pictures from the suppliers, both Grips4U and Vintage? Yours look a little darker than the Grips4U set and that's a plus. If it really is darker. The pictures on the Grips4U shown off the gun look lighter. Their picture on the gun looks darker. Go figure.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: danwdooley on May 30, 2012, 08:43:00 PM: Otter, I have another question. The SHE number on your 82. What is it? The reason I asked (just curious) the mag. release button pattern is different from most others I've seen. Mine is 88 and just wondering if yours is a later or earlier model. Again, just curious. :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jcrntx on May 30, 2012, 10:43:49 PM: Quote from: danwdooley on May 30, 2012, 08:43:00 PM
Otter, I have another question. The SHE number on your 82. What is it? The reason I asked (just curious) the mag. release button pattern is different from most others I've seen. Mine is 88 and just wondering if yours is a later or earlier model. Again, just curious. :)

Dan, if I remember correctly, there are a few differences in the CZ82s. The 87 and before have the beveled mag release button, a solid slide release spring retaining pin (and a slightly different spring) different sear/disconnector pins and a different safety (they look the same but are cut differently underneath to work with the different sear/disconnector pins). The 88 and newer guns have the non-beveled mag release buttons, a roll pin to retain the slide release spring and the different sear/disconnector pins. And the 2 versions also have different main spring plugs/lanyard loops and different hammer levers. I think that is it for the differences.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on May 31, 2012, 08:29:51 AM: Mine's an 86, but I had to replace the mag release about a year or so ago due to wear. It now has the round kind. I don't even recall what the original looked like, but I saved it for some reason. Now that y'all have me all curious, I'll try to dig it out this evening to see which it had.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ottergt on May 31, 2012, 01:15:33 PM: This one is an '87. I have a '90 also and that shows the differences that jcrntx mentioned, plus some. I'll have to look more closely at my lanyard loop...I don't recall seeing an obvious difference. Although I recall something about one style is aluminum and one is steel, maybe? I've also seen some with what looks to be a 3rd style of mag release. It's chekered, not serrated...but I guess it's possible somebody did that themselves. In my spare time, I've been trying to collect photos of the different model years and find differences, etc., and do a little historical research.

Back to the grips ;D...Mine look pretty much like the pic that Vinatge used, from a color perspective...more brown, not orange. The close-up pics I posted look a little more orange than they actually are. They are nice darker walnut brown more like the "full gun" pics I posted.

By the way, Vintage also offers repro plastic grips, and can do them in different colors or an additiona charge. They list them as 1985 and 1990 styles, so there must be some differences there as well.

--Otter
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on June 11, 2012, 12:18:03 PM: Like to keep this going. Surely there are more of y'all refinishing you pistols.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on June 23, 2012, 09:56:02 AM: Come on.. NObody else wants to show off their refinished 82s?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Simper on June 23, 2012, 06:49:33 PM: Waiting to show mine off when I finish it.
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 06:29:08 PM: Got my CZ 82 back from Mahovsky's Metalife :-)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/602310f2-d02b-7259.jpg)

I use to be an adventurer like yourself... But then I took an arrow to the knee...
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: JimThornTX on July 23, 2012, 06:35:14 PM: Quote from: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 06:29:08 PM
Got my CZ 82 back from Mahovsky's Metalife :-)

Beautiful 82 Demond. Is that their Nickel finish or their Metalife finish?
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 08:19:49 PM: Quote from: JimThornTX on July 23, 2012, 06:35:14 PM
Quote from: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 06:29:08 PM
Got my CZ 82 back from Mahovsky's Metalife :-)

Beautiful 82 Demond. Is that their Nickel finish or their Metalife finish?

Metalife finish, I think I'm going to send my CZ 50

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Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IH8SPM on July 28, 2012, 01:43:29 AM: Here is mine. I picked it up at a local shop and had it refinished, tuned, and gripped.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c0f-d4be.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c1c-f816.jpg)
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Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on July 28, 2012, 08:09:51 AM: Quote from: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 06:29:08 PM
Got my CZ 82 back from Mahovsky's Metalife :-)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/602310f2-d02b-7259.jpg)

I love the look of that Metalife finish...especially with those grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Moose458 on July 28, 2012, 05:51:05 PM: Quote from: IH8SPM on July 28, 2012, 01:43:29 AM
Here is mine. I picked it up at a local shop and had it refinished, tuned, and gripped.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c0f-d4be.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c1c-f816.jpg)
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Looks great, really like your grips...
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IH8SPM on July 28, 2012, 06:08:45 PM: Thanks
Grips4u The best wood grips I could find fir less than $60 and within 2 weeks. They even sell new screws.

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Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Demond051 on July 29, 2012, 10:18:16 PM: I got my wooden grips from Marschal grips. It took awhile for me to get them, but it was was well worth the wait.
http://www.marschalgrips.com/onlineorder/shop2.html#pricing (http://www.marschalgrips.com/onlineorder/shop2.html#pricing)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: marklmurray on August 21, 2012, 10:29:19 AM: Finally got around to rust bluing my CZ 82 I got from Widener's last year:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/7819571348_5392136c01_c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75210143@N06/7819571348/)
CZ_82-01r (http://www.flickr.com/photos/75210143@N06/7819571348/) by 69murray (http://www.flickr.com/people/75210143@N06/), on Flickr
Grips are from Marschal.

Hardest part was getting up the nerve to take it apart :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on August 21, 2012, 10:51:43 AM: Quote from: marklmurray on August 21, 2012, 10:29:19 AM
Hardest part was getting up the nerve to take it apart :)

You made me chuckle a little bit with that. I remember thinking the same thing, especially with the sear parts. I thought I was way in over my head. I didn't wanna be that guy to bring a gunsmith a bag full of parts. In retrospect, I'm sure you're as glad as I am that I overcame that part.

Mine's Cerakoted now, but I rust blued mine first time. I can't tell if it's glare from the flash or what. Did you have any trouble getting all the parts to "take" the bluing equally? I had a heckuva time getting my slide as dark as the frame. I wasn't sure if it was the cheap bluing gel I used or if it was something about the metal.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: marklmurray on August 21, 2012, 09:04:23 PM: Quote from: BigK on August 21, 2012, 10:51:43 AM
Quote from: marklmurray on August 21, 2012, 10:29:19 AM
Hardest part was getting up the nerve to take it apart :)

You made me chuckle a little bit with that. I remember thinking the same thing, especially with the sear parts. I thought I was way in over my head. I didn't wanna be that guy to bring a gunsmith a bag full of parts. In retrospect, I'm sure you're as glad as I am that I overcame that part.

Mine's Cerakoted now, but I rust blued mine first time. I can't tell if it's glare from the flash or what. Did you have any trouble getting all the parts to "take" the bluing equally? I had a heckuva time getting my slide as dark as the frame. I wasn't sure if it was the cheap bluing gel I used or if it was something about the metal.

Yeah, I used my Droid X2 for the picture so the crappy cell phone flash doesn't do the finish justice. I've rust blued a few other things (a Swiss K31 and some parts of some other guns) and I firmly believe rust bluing is the way to go providing you can separate the parts in order to rust and boil them (multiple times). It's a much more labor intensive process than cold bluing, but way, way, way more rewarding.

I went the opposite way that you did in that I had a local gunsmith Duracoat mine first time around. My first inclination was to have him Cerakote it, but he talked me into Duracoat instead - big mistake. Well, it gave me an excuse to put a 'real' finish on that gun and I'm much happier with it now.

Thanks to that project, I now fear no gun (dis-assembly wise, anyway) :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: idiotsayswhat on August 22, 2012, 10:04:00 AM: Man... this thread has made me so jealous and now I want to refinish my CZ82...
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Spiny Norman on August 22, 2012, 10:33:22 AM: Here is mine. The finish was stripped and cold blued. The grips are from Marshal. Sadly, I sold it but I'll have to get another one.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/candm1998/DSCF0002-2.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: marklmurray on August 22, 2012, 10:37:27 AM: Quote from: idiotsayswhat on August 22, 2012, 10:04:00 AM
Man... this thread has made me so jealous and now I want to refinish my CZ82...

Yep. That's what happened to me, too. The CZ82 may be the ultimate project pistol!
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Demond051 on September 05, 2012, 09:27:41 AM: Hmm I need to buy another CZ 82.. Maybe I'll have the next one Nickel plated. Getting ready to send my CZ 50 off.. So it chrome plated

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Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: doc j on September 10, 2012, 01:51:49 AM: Hello
All these re-works asre great , but Pirate you did a great job , I hope some time to do mine like that.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on September 10, 2012, 07:23:54 AM: I don't like any of you people on this thread! Now I have to buy one or two of the 82s & refinish them! That means more money I don't have, sleeping on the couch again, and eating noodles for all three meals! >:(

Lol, beaitiful pistols on here....thanks for sharring guys/gals. :)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dwight on September 10, 2012, 08:08:42 PM: Quote from: IamCaleb on September 10, 2012, 07:23:54 AM
I don't like any of you people on this thread! Now I have to buy one or two of the 82s & refinish them! That means more money I don't have, sleeping on the couch again, and eating noodles for all three meals! >:(

Lol, beaitiful pistols on here....thanks for sharring guys/gals. :)
Indeed, a small price to pay in exchange for owning one (or more) of the finest pistols ever made... ;)

Dwight
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: bozwell on September 11, 2012, 09:23:27 PM: I've had this one for a little while and had it refinished by Brian at EFR a while back. He also touched up the grips on it, which I think look fantastic. But, due to some issues with it, it sat around for quite some time without any use. Brian replaced the sear and a few other parts, and ultimately I ended up sending it in to CZ, at which point they replaced the disconnector. It seems to be up and running now though, and I'm anxious to get it back out to the range and see how it does. :)

(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/6726/img1053fh.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/716/img1053fh.jpg/)

(http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1275/img1048pe.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/img1048pe.jpg/)
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Post by: IamCaleb on September 11, 2012, 10:34:34 PM: ^^^^Smokin'!!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on September 12, 2012, 10:21:28 AM: Boz,

Nice. What finish is that?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: agbq2002 on September 12, 2012, 09:50:29 PM: I just picked up my "new" 82 today! It looks great!!! The only noticeable flaws on it are some scratches on the handles. I was thinking about eventually replacing the stock handle grips with some maroon colored, wood grain grips. Thoughts on that color combo?

Here's a picture of her!

(http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg528/agbq2002/de074e5b.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on September 12, 2012, 10:08:43 PM: Black coordinates with anything.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on September 30, 2012, 05:31:51 PM: (http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/IMG_1130.jpg)
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/IMG_1129.jpg)

Just got mine back this week from EFR. Brian did a great job! He added new sights and CZ 75 rubber bases to my 4 mags. Grips are from Grips4u. I added a firing pin spring and a 16 lb recoil spring. Ran 300 rounds through it this weekend with not one issue.
Well I did have one. The rear sight set screw will get loose and I have to readjust and re-tighten it, But after another 30 rounds it gets loose again. I don't want to take the set screw out and add loc tite to it and try to re-sight it,,I'm afraid it will dry before I find the sweet spot again. Anyone have a trick for this issue?
I was doing softball size groups at about 13 yards. Very happy with this one. Makes me want another one. But I have already bought 4 CZ'z in the past two months!!! How can I stop this madness :-\
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Simper on September 30, 2012, 09:12:46 PM: Why stop the madness. Buy some for your friends. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: johnnyrees on October 01, 2012, 05:30:55 AM: Get a lobotamy and buy a Glock.... O0.....just kidding mate a Glock is is also a fine pistol ;)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on October 01, 2012, 06:55:42 AM: Keep'em comming! I need more inspiration so I can buy my own '82!
8)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Brian Ahearn on October 01, 2012, 07:57:00 AM: Just back the screw out and add some red lock tite then let sit over night. Center the sight yours was dead on, I must have forgot to lock tite it before I shipped it, Sorry.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on October 01, 2012, 09:28:30 AM: I will do that .just was not sure what color or number loc-tite to use
Thanks
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Brian Ahearn on October 01, 2012, 02:23:00 PM: Use red once and done let cure for 24 hours.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on October 01, 2012, 02:44:33 PM: REally been thinkin about picking one up for a project, at the same time i wonder if i should just by and 83 :)?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on October 01, 2012, 05:01:44 PM: I thought about a 83 at first until I read more and found out the history and all the positive remarks about the 82. Something about shooting a relic and bringing her back to life
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on October 01, 2012, 09:50:24 PM: Good point, what all does it really take to get one of these back into great condition? I figure pins, springs, maybe a barrel, and any cosmetics you may want? I love a good project just as much as next fellow but i dont want to get in over my head. Once i get one where do i start? what kind of cost am i looking at? Just curious as i reallly love the looks of these and am really considering picking one up.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on October 01, 2012, 10:22:05 PM: I got mine from classic firearms for $220.00. Transfer fee to my local shop $20.00 I replaced the recoil spring and the firing pin spring,just because it was way to simple/ Not sure if it needed it or not $10.00. Grips were $65.00. I bought 3 extra mags for about $70.00 bucks. The gun came with one. I had Brian at EFR refinish it. He added CZ 75 rubber bases to the mags and a CZ 75 PCR sights. He charged me about $300.00 that included shipping back to me. Total I have into it is about $685.00 with some misc. shipping charges from the other guys I got the grips,springs and mags from. As far as replacing any major parts inside. Nothing!! Shoots like a dream. Brian breaks it down all the way to refinish it so I'm sure he sanded any rough spots he found.
Know I'm thinking about getting another one!! :o He has 3 he re did on his site that look killer and are around $495
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on October 01, 2012, 10:28:20 PM: Wow thats a good bit cheaper than what i had thought, great news! Thanks for all the great info, now that i think about it i might just try to pick one up from brian
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: JimThornTX on October 01, 2012, 11:55:36 PM: Quote from: mimorr on October 01, 2012, 09:50:24 PM
Good point, what all does it really take to get one of these back into great condition?

I bought my CZ82 from AIM Surplus for $219.95 plus shipping to my house, about $32. I have a C&R license so no extra FFL transfer fees. The only thing I did was field strip, clean, and lubricate generously. No other work needed. The finish was very good considering it's a 1984 model and I didn't pay the extra fee for "hand select".
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on October 03, 2012, 06:09:21 PM: Quote from: laserdoc on October 01, 2012, 10:22:05 PM
I got mine from classic firearms for $220.00. Transfer fee to my local shop $20.00 I replaced the recoil spring and the firing pin spring,just because it was way to simple/ Not sure if it needed it or not $10.00. Grips were $65.00. I bought 3 extra mags for about $70.00 bucks. The gun came with one. I had Brian at EFR refinish it. He added CZ 75 rubber bases to the mags and a CZ 75 PCR sights. He charged me about $300.00 that included shipping back to me. Total I have into it is about $685.00 with some misc. shipping charges from the other guys I got the grips,springs and mags from. As far as replacing any major parts inside. Nothing!! Shoots like a dream. Brian breaks it down all the way to refinish it so I'm sure he sanded any rough spots he found.
Know I'm thinking about getting another one!! :o He has 3 he re did on his site that look killer and are around $495

I like the 82 as much as the next guy, but I'd rather buy a new 75 for this price! LOL........I guess we will see how much I spend when I buy my own 82, 'cause I plan on modding/refinishing it.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: GoBerserk on October 03, 2012, 07:01:05 PM: The company I got my refinished P64 from also sells refinished CZ82s at a good price. Google Mach1Arsenal.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on October 03, 2012, 08:03:13 PM: thanks everybody
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on October 03, 2012, 08:30:08 PM: not to change the subject,,,,but does anyone have an idea how many were ever made?
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IH8SPM on December 08, 2012, 11:29:41 AM: Quote from: IH8SPM on July 28, 2012, 01:43:29 AM
Here is mine. I picked it up at a local shop and had it refinished, tuned, and gripped.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c0f-d4be.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/4c7fce20-7c1c-f816.jpg)
Sent using Tapatalk without spelling or grammer check.
She 85 is up for sale.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: MeowPow on December 27, 2012, 09:27:12 AM: Quote from: Warpspasm on April 24, 2012, 10:14:03 PM
Just got mine back from Mahovsky's today. It's the hard chrome Metalife finish. He does a great job and his price is excellent, considering he does the whole dis-assembly and re-assembly. Now I have a nice set. I can pick either dark or light, depending upon my mood.

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5466/7111395153_598e235cca_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/)
CZ-82 Refinished (http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycrap/7111395153/) by HolyCrap (http://www.flickr.com/people/holycrap/), on Flickr

Very nice! Where did you get your poly grips and did you re-blue the gun yourself?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on December 27, 2012, 06:59:24 PM: Thanks. The poly grips are inlaid carbon fiber and made by Paul at Designergrips.com
I did not blue the gun myself. For the life of me I can't remember the name of the place where it was refinished, or the name of the type of finish it is. (getting old) When my brain fart passes, I'll post it! :-[
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on December 28, 2012, 11:31:47 AM: meow pow those both look awesome, but the chrome is out of sight, one of the best ive seen.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on December 28, 2012, 11:39:14 AM: Will be posting picks of mine in 1 week when i get it back. It's been gone for 1 week already, i'm not sure but i think this two week period is longer than average due to all this hype going around lately. I will have to admit in advance the 2 tone coating i selected is an exact copy of one that brian did from efr, including the grips from grips4u. It turned out to be alot cheaper for me to do locally which i couldn't pass up given my recent financial status, but thanks to brian for inspiring me to recreate a pistol he already made it looks tooo good. I also am getting two base plates that i ordered from "75 plus" quite some time ago coated. Any way will post picks on friday or saturday when i pick up.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on December 28, 2012, 11:46:29 AM: in the meantime here are some before picks.
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/62/cz822.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/cz822.jpg/)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/26/cz82.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/cz82.jpg/)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on December 28, 2012, 04:13:27 PM: Need to send one of mine off to get metalifed also. How did you pay him? Did you just include a check to him when you sent him the gun??
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: MeowPow on December 28, 2012, 05:02:02 PM: Quote from: mimorr on December 28, 2012, 11:46:29 AM
in the meantime here are some before picks.
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/62/cz822.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/62/cz822.jpg/)
(http://imageshack.us/scaled/thumb/26/cz82.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/26/cz82.jpg/)

Warpspasm does indeed have a nice collection. Yours actually looks like it's in good shape even w/out any refinishing. Where did you get yours from? I got mine from J&G and I can't complain about the condition, especially for a surplus gun and the price...
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on December 28, 2012, 05:34:28 PM: Quote from: laserdoc on December 28, 2012, 04:13:27 PM
Need to send one of mine off to get metalifed also. How did you pay him? Did you just include a check to him when you sent him the gun??

Yep. Go to his site and you'll see that you pay for the finishing and the shipping in your check to him. It's great that he does all of the disassembly and reassembly for that price.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on December 29, 2012, 10:03:49 AM: What service did you use to send the gun to him? Did you use the post office? Does he send it back to your house or does he require a local gun shop to send it back. Brian at EFR requires it to be sent to and from your local gun shop
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on December 29, 2012, 10:11:59 AM: Quote from: laserdoc on December 29, 2012, 10:03:49 AM
What service did you use to send the gun to him? Did you use the post office? Does he send it back to your house or does he require a local gun shop to send it back. Brian at EFR requires it to be sent to and from your local gun shop

I have a C&R permit, so it was sent directly to my house. I'm not sure if it's different when your gun is registered as a regular firearm. Anyway, I removed the grip panels, magazine and recoil spring and sent the rest to him (with the slide unattached to the frame) via UPS as machine parts.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on December 30, 2012, 01:52:01 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on December 29, 2012, 10:11:59 AM
I removed the grip panels, magazine and recoil spring and sent the rest to him (with the slide unattached to the frame) via UPS as machine parts.

Not trying to lecture or get you in trouble, but doesn't that violate federal law? The frame of a pistol is defined as a firearm, so it must be shipped as a firearm, no?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on December 30, 2012, 02:24:54 PM: I don't think C&R guns work the same way. They don't go through and FFL, when going from one C&R person and another.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on December 30, 2012, 03:26:50 PM: Quote from: Warpspasm on December 30, 2012, 02:24:54 PM
I don't think C&R guns work the same way. They don't go through and FFL, when going from one C&R person and another.

If true, that may be worth the price of a C&R license on its own.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on December 30, 2012, 03:39:13 PM: That's why I got one.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on December 31, 2012, 03:00:31 PM: warpspasm is correct
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on January 05, 2013, 11:23:29 AM: Quote from: mimorr on December 31, 2012, 03:00:31 PM
warpspasm is correct

I looked this up when I got my C&R, because I intended to ship mine off for refinishing before I found a local guy to do it. It basically confirms that a C&R licensee can ship to another C&R licensee or to a regular FFL licensee and vice versa.

For those who won't believe it without reading it themselves, here's the exact quote from atf.gov and the link where it came from:

Quote
Q: Are curio or relic firearms exempt from the provisions of the GCA?
No. Curios or relics are still firearms subject to the provisions of the GCA; however, curio or relic firearms may be transferred in interstate commerce to licensed collectors or other licensees.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/unlicensed-persons.html#shipping-firearms-usps
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Chop1980 on January 27, 2013, 09:05:35 PM: My Fianc?s refinished CZ82 done by Mach 1 Arsenal:

(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w176/dani1083_2007/081FDB54-5C5D-4D22-839A-CE728E5923CA-2945-000004849D7C24C1.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: JoePfeiffer on January 27, 2013, 10:11:22 PM: Don't be scared to take them apart. Yes, like anything there's a little bit of "fiddling" necessary, but reassembly isn't in the same league as my Browning Buckmark (which I selected over a Ruger Mk III based on reading horror stories about putting the Ruger back together).
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: CheapShot on January 27, 2013, 11:59:58 PM: Quote from: Chop1980 on January 27, 2013, 09:05:35 PM
My Fianc?s refinished CZ82 done by Mach 1 Arsenal:

Looks like they did a wonderful job!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on January 28, 2013, 06:34:49 PM: (http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/8777/82refinished.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/82refinished.jpg/)

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finally getting it back
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on January 28, 2013, 06:36:04 PM: looks great but they are having to "fix/repair" a part from breaking it down, which bums me out. What do you guys think? A pair of half checkered walnut grips waiting at home for it
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on February 03, 2013, 11:34:49 PM: Quote from: mimorr on January 28, 2013, 06:36:04 PM
looks great but they are having to "fix/repair" a part from breaking it down, which bums me out. What do you guys think? A pair of half checkered walnut grips waiting at home for it

Did they break the slide release spring? That is a tricky part, I broke one first time I stripped mine too.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on February 05, 2013, 09:53:46 PM: no i think it was part of the trigger assembly not sure though i have to ask when i pick it up.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on February 11, 2013, 10:24:48 PM: (http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9980/completedrefinishing.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/completedrefinishing.jpg/)

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Finally put together, sorry for poor picture quality.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on February 11, 2013, 10:27:34 PM: base plates from 75plus, cerakoted.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on February 11, 2013, 11:11:08 PM: Looks kick a$$... what's the color combo?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on February 11, 2013, 11:14:53 PM: titanium, and sniper grey its almost identical to one made by brian at EFR. It looked really good so i copied it.
Title: Just got mine back
Post by: j32degrees on March 20, 2013, 08:37:03 PM: CZ 83 in 380. Sniper Gray and OD Green Cerakote... i'm very pleased. paid 250 for the gun and it shoots like a dream...

(http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc516/j32degrees/refinishedcz83_zps54d286ee.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on March 21, 2013, 12:21:12 PM: looks great :D
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on March 21, 2013, 12:30:09 PM: 8)

Very nice, been slacking on cerakoting mine.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on March 21, 2013, 01:03:12 PM: j32?,

Is your barrel OD green, too?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dhabicht1 on March 21, 2013, 01:13:36 PM: mimorr,

Did you get yours put back together yet? All the CZ's look fantastic but yours is my favorite. I can't wait to see it with the grips on.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on March 21, 2013, 01:45:34 PM: (http://imageshack.us/a/img5/9980/completedrefinishing.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on March 21, 2013, 01:46:34 PM: Quote from: dhabicht1 on March 21, 2013, 01:13:36 PM
mimorr,

Did you get yours put back together yet? All the CZ's look fantastic but yours is my favorite. I can't wait to see it with the grips on.
Thanks for the kind words, i love it.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: j32degrees on March 21, 2013, 10:07:21 PM: Quote from: Skookum on March 21, 2013, 01:03:12 PM
j32?,

Is your barrel OD green, too?

It is
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on March 21, 2013, 10:11:18 PM: Quote from: j32degrees on March 21, 2013, 10:07:21 PM
Quote from: Skookum on March 21, 2013, 01:03:12 PM
j32?,

Is your barrel OD green, too?

It is

May I request a pic with the slide locked back?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: j32degrees on March 22, 2013, 05:41:03 PM: (http://i1215.photobucket.com/albums/cc516/j32degrees/83-1_zps60b0037a.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: tcmass on March 29, 2013, 03:53:45 PM: Glad you finally get this back and together. Looks great. I don't think I ever posted mine in here, just my own thread.

Quote from: mimorr on March 21, 2013, 01:45:34 PM
(http://imageshack.us/a/img5/9980/completedrefinishing.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: mimorr on March 31, 2013, 11:20:13 AM: thanks it's been awesome
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on April 01, 2013, 12:16:43 PM: this is my favorite looking one out of my 4. I seldom shoot it but decided to.take it out of the vault since it is in the low 70's and spring is here!!!
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/DSC_0895_zps2cf95297.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: SMSgt on April 01, 2013, 12:35:04 PM: Can't stand a show off. >:(
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Geezer Squid on April 01, 2013, 02:24:50 PM: Quote from: laserdoc on April 01, 2013, 12:16:43 PM
this is my favorite looking one out of my 4. I seldom shoot it but decided to.take it out of the vault since it is in the low 70's and spring is here!!!
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/DSC_0895_zps2cf95297.jpg)

That is gorgeous!! I love the grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on April 01, 2013, 05:02:21 PM: Quote from: laserdoc on April 01, 2013, 12:16:43 PM
this is my favorite looking one out of my 4. I seldom shoot it but decided to.take it out of the vault since it is in the low 70's and spring is here!!!
(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/DSC_0895_zps2cf95297.jpg)

Beautiful pistol!!!! Wow.

May I ask where you got the sights and grips from?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on April 01, 2013, 05:45:21 PM: Sights are hi viz fiber optic and the grips came from marshal grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: tcmass on April 01, 2013, 10:17:16 PM: (http://i1083.photobucket.com/albums/j390/tcmass/CZ-82/IMG_0823.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Trophyhead on April 01, 2013, 11:19:37 PM: tcmass - That is beautiful! Great job!

(http://i1321.photobucket.com/albums/u554/RRFlynn/Guns/image_zps1f296d4f.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: IamCaleb on April 02, 2013, 07:57:21 AM: Quote from: laserdoc on April 01, 2013, 05:45:21 PM
Sights are hi viz fiber optic and the grips came from marshal grips.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jabski on May 04, 2013, 01:02:38 PM: (http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i425/jabski1/P5040179_zpse276f58d.jpg)
It's not done yet... obviously! I'm waiting on a few parts to get here before it gets put back together.
Had the frame Durakoted AFTER I had cold blued the slide with Vans instant gun blue.
It's actually darker than it looks in the photo.... it was overcast outside when I took the picture.
I may stick with that, or go a different route. I'll see how I like it after Frankengun get reassembled! ;)
Jab
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82- Changed directions
Post by: jabski on May 09, 2013, 08:35:30 PM: Hey, I've got a dumb question, but I figured I'd ask all of you who've done this already.
When mine was Durakoted, I forgot to mask off the feed ramp and the guy sprayed it black along with the rest of it. Before I realized how easy Durakote came off, I was worried about the ramp being 'koted.
Now I've changed directions and plan to take it and get it Cerakoted, and am wondering how you guys dealt with the feed ramp. Did you mask it off, and if so, with what?
Or did you just coat it?
I'm thinking it should NOT be coated, but thought I'd ask for some advice.
Jab
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on May 09, 2013, 08:53:59 PM: You know what will work ,,,,is if you take some vasoline and coat the ramp. Paint won't stick to it and then you can wipe it off before you heat the gun to cure the paint
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82- Changed directions
Post by: BigK on May 09, 2013, 10:22:54 PM: Quote from: jabski on May 09, 2013, 08:35:30 PM
Hey, I've got a dumb question, but I figured I'd ask all of you who've done this already.
When mine was Durakoted, I forgot to mask off the feed ramp and the guy sprayed it black along with the rest of it. Before I realized how easy Durakote came off, I was worried about the ramp being 'koted.
Now I've changed directions and plan to take it and get it Cerakoted, and am wondering how you guys dealt with the feed ramp. Did you mask it off, and if so, with what?
Or did you just coat it?
I'm thinking it should NOT be coated, but thought I'd ask for some advice.
Jab

My feed rsamp got Cerakoted and still runs just fine. I don't think it's thick enough to hurt it, but maybe it's not as slick as bare polished metal would be?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jabski on May 10, 2013, 12:50:14 AM: BigK, thanks for that . I was wondering about that. So you haven't had ANY feed problems due to that? That's good to know. I'd rather not mess with the masking and what not. The guy doing the work didn't think it was going to be a big problem either.
BTW, I saw your pistol and I think I may go with that combo.
Do you have any regrets using that color combo, like it being hard to keep clean on the lighter color? It looks REALLY nice!
It's a toss up between Graphite Black/Stainless and Graphite Black/Flat desert Earth.
I'm going to wait till I get to the shop and look at the color charts in person. I saw another pistol on the net with Graphite/FDE and it looked nice. Decisions, decisions....
Jab
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dhabicht1 on May 15, 2013, 10:32:33 AM: Just received mine back from Nickel Boron coating from WMD guns http://www.wmdguns.com/ (http://www.wmdguns.com/) I think it came out great and great people to deal with! (http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7585/photoexn.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Skookum on May 15, 2013, 01:36:57 PM: Quote from: dhabicht1 on May 15, 2013, 10:32:33 AM
Just received mine back from Nickel Boron coating from WMD guns ? .

Beautiful pistol. What color is the Ni-B finish (I'm chromatically challenged)? What sights are on it? Were they coated, too?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on May 15, 2013, 02:15:52 PM: They look like hi viz fiber optic sights. I have them on 3 of mine
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: dhabicht1 on May 16, 2013, 08:13:13 AM: The sights are indeed high viz. The rear had to be milled out a bit. The color is like a satin silver grey. The best part is nothing sticks to the coating, so I can literally just take a rag and wipe everything off. The only thing I actually use a solvent on is the bore. WMD guns do an awesome job and the gunsmiths they have are top notch. I dropped off one CZ I had disassembled and one still put together with new spring kits and received back to new fully assembled guns.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on May 17, 2013, 10:47:23 PM: Quote from: jabski on May 10, 2013, 12:50:14 AM
BigK, thanks for that . I was wondering about that. So you haven't had ANY feed problems due to that? That's good to know. I'd rather not mess with the masking and what not. The guy doing the work didn't think it was going to be a big problem either.
BTW, I saw your pistol and I think I may go with that combo.
Do you have any regrets using that color combo, like it being hard to keep clean on the lighter color? It looks REALLY nice!
It's a toss up between Graphite Black/Stainless and Graphite Black/Flat desert Earth.
I'm going to wait till I get to the shop and look at the color charts in person. I saw another pistol on the net with Graphite/FDE and it looked nice. Decisions, decisions....
Jab

Sorry for the late reply. NO REGRETS! In fact, a quick shot of Powder Blast and a dry rag are all I need to clean it. No more scrubbing! I can't say enough good things about Cerakote finishes!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: CZach on May 22, 2013, 02:25:29 PM: Proud owner of a cz 82! Looking for refinishing advice and found this place and WOW!! You guys have some beautifully refinished pistols. Any suggestions for mine? Also can't figure out how to post a picture :-\
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: RG_CZ on August 10, 2013, 07:18:12 AM: This is one I refinished a couple of years ago (Before & After). It is Gunkote from an airbrush baked as directed after aluminum oxide media blast. Matte black and brushed stainless.

(http://i39.tinypic.com/257eq10.jpg)(http://i40.tinypic.com/2ykym81.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on August 10, 2013, 09:17:55 AM: Quote from: RG_CZ on August 10, 2013, 07:18:12 AM
This is one I refinished a couple of years ago (Before & After). It is Gunkote from an airbrush baked as directed after aluminum oxide media blast. Matte black and brushed stainless.

Looks fantasic, great work, sir. The grips look familiar, mind telling us where you got them?

I went with the same color scheme in Cerakote and have loved the durability.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: RG_CZ on August 10, 2013, 10:21:59 AM: Quote from: BigK on August 10, 2013, 09:17:55 AM
Quote from: RG_CZ on August 10, 2013, 07:18:12 AM
This is one I refinished a couple of years ago (Before & After). It is Gunkote from an airbrush baked as directed after aluminum oxide media blast. Matte black and brushed stainless.

Looks fantasic, great work, sir. The grips look familiar, mind telling us where you got them?

Thank you sir. The grips are from Grips 4 U (GRIPS4u.net)

Grips4U now offer CZ82 grips with finger grooves. I wouldn't mind doing another 82 in titanium/black with the grooved grips.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: BigK on August 10, 2013, 01:06:10 PM: Quote from: RG_CZ on August 10, 2013, 10:21:59 AM
I wouldn't mind doing another 82 in titanium/black with the grooved grips.

I know what you mean. I saw that AIM had them in stock and that was the first thing I thought of. I haven't airbrushed in over a year, though.

There's a local shop called Cummings Custom Refinishing that does an absolutely gorgeous Cera-Plate II finish.

I'd prolly go with Marschal grips again, though.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hurryin Hoosier on August 11, 2013, 09:11:24 PM: I'm awaiting the return of one which I sent off for a strip and blue job, and am thinking about picking another one and having it hard-chromed.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: miximup on October 20, 2013, 07:13:09 PM: Quote from: Demond051 on July 23, 2012, 06:29:08 PM
Got my CZ 82 back from Mahovsky's Metalife :-)

(http://img.tapatalk.com/602310f2-d02b-7259.jpg)

I use to be an adventurer like yourself... But then I took an arrow to the knee...

Did you get the Matte Finish or the Brushed Satin, that CZ looks gorgeous!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: ArmyCWO on October 21, 2013, 05:27:11 PM: Hi to All.
Got my She86 back from Mahovsky first week of September. Cost me $200 total including shipping. Have seen lots of pictures in this thread and other places, but was still not sure what to expect. Turns out that it is actually better than I expected. It looks great, but it does not have a blingy look. Does not look like something you should make into a safe queen. The absence of any detectable build up like you see with some other finishes makes this into a great looking, working pistol. Just my opinion.

Mr. Mac

P.S. That price included two mags.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hurryin Hoosier on October 21, 2013, 08:24:33 PM: Same here on the P64 CZAK which I had him do. Excellent work, and looks almost like a satin stainless steel. He's currently working on a Zastava M57 for me, and I plan to follow that up with the second vz.82 which I purchased.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: miximup on October 23, 2013, 07:05:18 PM: Just got my hands on my CZ 82 today, just have some grips for it now. I am going to finish it either in the Cerakote Satin Aluminum or the Metalife finish by Mahovsky's. What do you guys think?

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg.html)

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on October 23, 2013, 07:11:24 PM: Quote from: ArmyCWO on October 21, 2013, 05:27:11 PM
Hi to All.
Got my She86 back from Mahovsky first week of September. Cost me $200 total including shipping. Have seen lots of pictures in this thread and other places, but was still not sure what to expect. Turns out that it is actually better than I expected. It looks great, but it does not have a blingy look. Does not look like something you should make into a safe queen. The absence of any detectable build up like you see with some other finishes makes this into a great looking, working pistol. Just my opinion.

Mr. Mac

P.S. That price included two mags.

I get more complements on my 82 with the Metalife finish and wooden grips than any other pistol I own.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hurryin Hoosier on October 23, 2013, 11:19:43 PM: Quote from: miximup on October 23, 2013, 07:05:18 PM
Just got my hands on my CZ 82 today, just have some grips for it now. I am going to finish it either in the Cerakote Satin Aluminum or the Metalife finish by Mahovsky's. What do you guys think?

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg.html)

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg.html)

I'm a big fan of Mahovsky's Metalife, myself.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: laserdoc on October 24, 2013, 07:25:30 AM: here is mine after the metalife finish. It is my favorite one.

(http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/ee337/laserdoc85/DSC_0895_zps2cf95297.jpg) (http://s533.photobucket.com/user/laserdoc85/media/DSC_0895_zps2cf95297.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: miximup on October 24, 2013, 01:01:52 PM: I've been doing some research about hard chroming, has anyone used anyone besides Mahovsky's like APW Cogan, Elite Custom Guns or Fords? I just want to get the best quality, I don't mind paying a bit more.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Hurryin Hoosier on October 24, 2013, 03:02:38 PM: After reading Mahovsky's reviews and mulling over the (sometimes considerable) difference(s) in cost, I decided to just go with Mahovsky's. No regrets! ;)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: stvnscott on February 01, 2014, 12:12:27 PM: This gun was refinished in my kitchen with Mark Lee Express Blue #1. I stripped it with Jasco Premium, polished the slide with 400 grit wet paper, degreased the hell out of it with denatured alcohol, and blued it over a period of a couple of days.

There is still some touch up work to do, but the gun is essentially finished. I was hoping for a little better result, but I just don't think there is any improving on what I have done. If I had it to do over again, I would not have polished the slide, as the polished surfaces started to show unevenness once I was 5 treatments in. I suspect it has to do with the metallurgy of the gun, as I polished it again to remove the bluing and tried to do an even more meticulous job to no avail.

I need to take it partially apart and hit it with steel wool one more time to even things up a bit more. I also need to repaint the sights and hit a couple of the pins with cold blue. Then, I will consider this gun finished. In any case, it looks a million times better than it did.

For more information on the refinishing process, check out this thread:http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=528474 (http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=528474).

(http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4823592_2990568_207623403_Web_2/0_0_cfefe94650408a66b2320ec7d279d49e_1)

(http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4823592_2990568_207623416_Web_2/0_0_fe98c630219e024709fbf4ba90e874aa_1)

(http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4823592_2990568_207623435_Web_2/0_0_2f6d9944534104019c6bc6832075497a_1)

(http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4823592_2990568_207623446_Web_2/0_0_9292f3c808361891860ca0334dcee7cb_1)

(http://cdn-2-service.phanfare.com/images/external/4823592_2990568_207623391_Web_2/0_0_aab4224044d1ee16db7d8421b7540f15_1)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Ultra150 on March 01, 2014, 01:56:50 PM: Not the best pictures. That said, Duracoated HK black with a Duracoat grey finish on the controls. Grips sprayed with truck bed liner. Ready for regular carry use. I'm very pleased.

The refinish was done by Red Oak Gunsmithing in Onaway MI.

(http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab49/Autopuzzles/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps99e6f120.jpg) (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/Autopuzzles/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps99e6f120.jpg.html)

(http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab49/Autopuzzles/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsea982293.jpg) (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/Autopuzzles/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsea982293.jpg.html)

With flash:

(http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab49/Autopuzzles/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps64ce7c13.jpg) (http://s848.photobucket.com/user/Autopuzzles/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps64ce7c13.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: RedpatchUSMC on May 07, 2014, 07:37:04 PM: I was just looking for grip ideas... but now!? :o

Lucy! ... I gotz some spaining to do!!
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: geen on May 08, 2014, 07:14:41 PM: Quote from: stvnscott on February 01, 2014, 12:12:27 PM
This gun was refinished in my kitchen with Mark Lee Express Blue #1. I stripped it with Jasco Premium, polished the slide with 400 grit wet paper, degreased the hell out of it with denatured alcohol, and blued it over a period of a couple of days.

There is still some touch up work to do, but the gun is essentially finished. I was hoping for a little better result, but I just don't think there is any improving on what I have done. If I had it to do over again, I would not have polished the slide, as the polished surfaces started to show unevenness once I was 5 treatments in. I suspect it has to do with the metallurgy of the gun, as I polished it again to remove the bluing and tried to do an even more meticulous job to no avail.

Here is a link with another method of bluing I used it and my guns are on the first page of this thread and in the link I used Oxpho Blue after using ohers and it worked much better for me and using a heat gun to heat everything up prior to bluing helped alot.

http://sailorcurt.com/category/cz-82-vz-82/

Curt's site has a lot of good infor on it so look around while your there.

Oxpho Blue
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: LantanaTX on July 03, 2014, 02:46:30 PM: Quote from: Hurryin Hoosier on October 21, 2013, 08:24:33 PM
Same here on the P64 CZAK which I had him do. Excellent work, and looks almost like a satin stainless steel. He's currently working on a Zastava M57 for me, and I plan to follow that up with the second vz.82 which I purchased.

I spoke to Mahovshy today and will probably have him do my 82 but am considering having him do my Radom CZAK P-64 as well. Any chance you can post of picture of the P-64?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: HBi on September 02, 2014, 12:43:20 AM: (http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a581/amd6061/DSC_0694_zps5a99a1f7.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Jaywalker on September 13, 2014, 09:52:57 AM: No pics, but a question...

For those of you who have to remove finish before redoing it, how do you get it out of the slide cocking serrations?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: LantanaTX on September 15, 2014, 11:58:52 AM: Here is mine with Metalife hard chrome and tritium night sights.

(http://i861.photobucket.com/albums/ab172/Rlantana/WP_20140914_15_08_12_Pro_zpsc5ea3136.jpg) (http://s861.photobucket.com/user/Rlantana/media/WP_20140914_15_08_12_Pro_zpsc5ea3136.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: MetalGravy on October 03, 2014, 11:15:03 PM: Brushed Satin?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: travinh on October 20, 2015, 12:30:12 AM: Here is my refinished CZ-82, cold blue frame and Appliance Epoxy paint (stainless color). I could not justify the professional refinished service cost for the $199 pistol, so I did the cold blue and paint it myself.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/travinh007/Pistols/PA191328.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/travinh007/Pistols/PA191325.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/travinh007/Pistols/PA191326.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/travinh007/Pistols/PA191321.jpg)
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: euro on January 04, 2016, 03:03:51 AM: Quote from: miximup on October 23, 2013, 07:05:18 PM
Just got my hands on my CZ 82 today, just have some grips for it now. I am going to finish it either in the Cerakote Satin Aluminum or the Metalife finish by Mahovsky's. What do you guys think?

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0081_zps818a2ec5.jpg.html)

(http://i1363.photobucket.com/albums/r701/crneil/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg) (http://s1363.photobucket.com/user/crneil/media/IMG_0077_zpsa40fc17b.jpg.html)

I know some while back so not holding out too much hope but does the OP/anyone know what grips these are please?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Warpspasm on January 04, 2016, 07:13:06 AM: I'm pretty sure those grips are from GRIPS4u.net.
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: deymorin on January 06, 2016, 04:59:48 PM: Ding ding ding we have a winner, you are correct sir

http://grips4u.net/category/pistol-grips/cz/cz-82-83/
Title: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jetcycles on January 19, 2017, 01:36:19 PM: Just got my 30 year old CZ82 back from Coastal Precision Arms in Kemah, TX...custom blended cerakote on the frame/slide and black cerakote on all controls.

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170119/af2abe04e5434c3d3275d3ac8e0255d4.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170119/ead884ce6bcd6ee62eed6ea95c2c893c.jpg)

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Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: Mrbfox on January 26, 2017, 11:18:34 PM: Where the grips from?
Title: Re: Show off your refinished CZ-82
Post by: jetcycles on January 30, 2017, 11:19:58 AM: The grips are from http://tillandergungrips.com/ but I'd be hesitant to recommend them, my grips needed WAY more filing/sanding/fitting than you would believe. They were kind enough to mix a custom color camo blend at my request, but that's the only positive comment I have regarding the entire transaction. I'll be pulling them off and replacing them with factory black grips, or possibly some fancy wood grips to accentuate the new coating.