How moisture resistant is the Stealth finish? I've noticed lately since it's been getting hot that my R9 gets moisture on it, especially along the holster line. With the forthcoming summer and the fact that I'll be belly banding it while cycling I thought about having it hard chromed.
Why hard chrome? I've always wanted Tripps to refinish a P7M8. The P7M8 I currently have is a Chantilly with the original finish. I won't refinish a Chantilly unless it's getting rusty. Tripps is closing their refinishing shop in mid June. With that, I thought I'd send the R9 to get done. Hard chrome holds up to a lot of wear. They won't hard chrome the frame since its alloy so I hope to talk to them about their Cobra Coat as long as it will match the slide. Tripps won't/can't checker the grip either. Something about the shape. I can either send it to someone else for checkering or see if they can texture it some way through bead blasting during their prep of the gun for refinishing.
Thoughts? No recommendations of other refinishers needed. I'm set on Tripps.
