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Good Day Fine Folks
I would like to ask my hinderer homies to take a moment of your time to brush up on your hinderer terminology
I recently posted a wanted to buy thread for an xm18 with a working finish
Well I've received around 10 email/pm's from members who think their production tumbled/stonewashed xm has a working finish
I frequently see for sales threads with incorrect descriptions
Im not sure where this misinformation is coming from
perhaps its you!
seems straightforward to me
sandblasted - blasted with sand, non reflective, porous, coarse, one of the darker finishes
bead blasted - blasted with beads, not quite as non reflective as sandblasting or as coarse, matte
tumbled aka stonewashed - partially reflective, pretty smooth appears to have tiny scratches throughout very durable and the most common finish
working finish - a mix of two finishes, first sandblasted then tumbled, arguably the most durable finish, not as common
DLC - Diamond Like Carbon, often seen on FDE (flat dark earth) and SWAT (black) models, similar in appearance to flat black or brown paint but 100x more durable
satin and hand rubbed finishes - reflective, shiny, smooth, sexy, commonly found on Ricks hand ground customs
there are plenty of threads here for reference
if your not sure which finish your xm has its more than likely tumbled/stonewashed however many members here would be happy to verify for you
for those of you who can easily identify different finishes please take the time to correct those who may be confused
after copy and pasting the same response to 10 different people I felt compelled to post this
Thank you for your time
**please correct me if Im wrong
**perhaps one of you hinderer hoarders has examples of each
I would like to ask my hinderer homies to take a moment of your time to brush up on your hinderer terminology
I recently posted a wanted to buy thread for an xm18 with a working finish
Well I've received around 10 email/pm's from members who think their production tumbled/stonewashed xm has a working finish
I frequently see for sales threads with incorrect descriptions
Im not sure where this misinformation is coming from
perhaps its you!
seems straightforward to me
sandblasted - blasted with sand, non reflective, porous, coarse, one of the darker finishes
bead blasted - blasted with beads, not quite as non reflective as sandblasting or as coarse, matte
tumbled aka stonewashed - partially reflective, pretty smooth appears to have tiny scratches throughout very durable and the most common finish
working finish - a mix of two finishes, first sandblasted then tumbled, arguably the most durable finish, not as common
DLC - Diamond Like Carbon, often seen on FDE (flat dark earth) and SWAT (black) models, similar in appearance to flat black or brown paint but 100x more durable
satin and hand rubbed finishes - reflective, shiny, smooth, sexy, commonly found on Ricks hand ground customs
there are plenty of threads here for reference
if your not sure which finish your xm has its more than likely tumbled/stonewashed however many members here would be happy to verify for you
for those of you who can easily identify different finishes please take the time to correct those who may be confused
after copy and pasting the same response to 10 different people I felt compelled to post this
Thank you for your time
**please correct me if Im wrong
**perhaps one of you hinderer hoarders has examples of each
