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.
