For those who have the misfortune of living in Uruguay, and was lucky enough to afford the like to purchase a Glock
, that comes form a logo that has nothing to do with the original brand of the weapon on the right side of the slide, is a kind of insult to both the manufacturer and consumers. It seems that the weapon is a "mark of the importer, Glock model" ...
That narrowed the logo now ... Measures only an inch, but above came with a huge logo clearly visible, one could say that too.
Over there it was said that there was a kind of "law" that required importers to slap their logo on the sliding of the weapons that matter ... I could not find anything that supports this anywhere else, besides I did not see any other brand of semiautomatic pistols in Uruguay with the logo stamped importer (and VICH Heckler & Koch, Sig Sauer, Walther, Jericho, Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ), Steyr, etc. ...), so I think it is just a marketing issue rather than a painful legal enforcement. 
Possibly the importer of the gun you think you can build brand image advantage of the legendary quality of the products of the company by the Austrian engineer Gaston Glock
, painting his own logo. Heard around the guns and come painted from the factory, but that's something I can not confirm and that although there must be some agreement between them, I, consumer, I have little interest in going to show the logo of the importer, because if I have to go some day to Glock for any manipulation, change or arrangement on the gun, they will have to do it my own, without help from the importer ... For any legal matter, is the weapon's serial number stamped on each section that makes it.
Ultimately, I decided to find a way to erase the logo without damaging the finish (actually damage the finish of the slide is pretty hard to do, since the patented external treatment (called " Tenifer
") of the same makes it one of the hardest objects that exist on earth, with a Rockwell hardness rating of "C" level 64, almost diamond), so what I did is basically a simple cleaning with a good thinner ... Materials:
1) A Glock purchased in Uruguay (and the logo of the importer) :-)
2) A thick fiber cloth.
3) A thin flannel (for final cleaning).
4) Alcohol (not super strictly necessary, but it is good to use).
5) Thinner (I used red label, but probably blue label also serve).
Take precautions, because the thinner is highly toxic.
6) Oil
3 in 1 (yes, the lubricant recognized classic we all know). The procedure is simple:
Before starting, check several times that the pistol is unloaded, and always should be. Store ammunition in a remote place while working.
Then, disassemble the gun following the manufacturer's instructions (see the manual to verify the disarmament of it), and separate the components. We will work only on the slide, so we can remove the other parties.
Then take the slide and wipe the oil near the logo may have to remove the alcohol. If you know Glock, you know you do not need over-oiled, and in fact is especially recommended
NO over oiled. Anyway, make sure the slide is free of dirt and lubricants in the area where you work. Having secured this, take the coarse fiber cloth, wet it slightly with the thinner (you can press your finger on the cloth to emulate a cleaning tool semi-rigid, but be careful because the thinner is toxic and irritates the skin possible), then rub vigorously logo white (actually, it is silver, but looks white) with it. You will see that the paint fades and begins to disappear. Just see this, take another part of that is still clean cloth and repeat until you verify that nothing remains of the paint. Surely the diluted paint will spread over the entire surface where it is acting with the rag, so re-use a clean rag and wipe again with more thinner until all traces of paint away.
Note that while the thinner does not attack the surface of the slide, SI can attack under the gun (the part made from polymer), so try that parte no tome contacto con el thinner ni con el trapo embebido en el mismo.
Si todo se hace correctamente, la pintura del logo habrá desaparecido, aunque quedará una leve sombra un poco más oscura donde estaba la pintura, seguramente debido al proceso químico que se requirió hacer para imprimir el logo sobre la corredera. Lo único que falta ahora, es limpiar bien la corredera con aceite 3 en 1, asegurándonos de no dejar residuos, volver a aceitar el arma en los puntos recomendados por el fabricante (solo si es necesario), chequear los sistemas internos de seguridad de la misma (consulte el manual al respecto), ensamblarla y volverla a su lugar de descanso.
Well, now that the gun is clean, looks like a real Glock
, not a "silver cat, Glock model" as some out there ... :-)
NOTE: The only change that was made to the photos, as well as trim and narrow to display the site correctly, the application of a blur effect ("blur") on the number of Gun series, for obvious reasons (and a "red line" on the original logo on the slide, in the first picture ...).
Enjoy your Glock!
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