Rust/sweat protection on slide

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Wife beater would help some. At least the firearm wouldn’t be in direct contact with your skin.

Never had an issue (no smiths), but always do this.

[Sawin]

sounds to me like a simple undershirt or better holster that keeps it away from the skin is all that's needed.

[Gman]

A holster with a sweat shield will help.

This. I personally don't like the feeling of a slide against my body. The 'rough side' of the gunleather sweat shield feels perfectly natural to me.

I also think some people just have very reactive perspiration. I've known guys that can pit a gun just by touching it and not wiping it down, where I don't have that problem at all.

Then again, I'm not that prone to getting sweaty (I'm allergic to those situations).

[bellavite1]

Well, holster is not in the picture, the gun is my home carry and sits in my shorts with a clip draw.
What I am asking about is some product I can apply to the slide to eliminate or at least minimize the issue.

[Gman]

Well, holster is not in the picture, the gun is my home carry and sits in my shorts with a clip draw.
What I am asking about is some product I can apply to the slide to eliminate or at least minimize the issue.

Cosmoline?

[Irving]

You'll just have to wipe it off frequently. If you don't like the cosmoline idea, you could "apply" duct tape directly to the slide. Start a trend.

Middle School kid: Check out my duct tape wallet!
Luigi: Wait till you see this....

[CHA-LEE]

For serious corrosion resistance I would suggest getting the slide coated with Cerakote. This stuff has better corrosion resistance than most other coatings and much better than the stock M&P coating. I listed a link to their product testing guide compared to other coatings. The only bummer with Cerakote is that its not as "hard" as other coatings and will wear through faster than most other harder coatings that are less corrosion resistant. For example, Cerakote vs a Kydex holster will be a losing battle within a few hundred draws. I am not sure about Cerakote vs leather, but I would assume that its not as abrasive as kydex. If you are interested Rick Hebert Firearms does Cerakote and can get whatever color you want. Check his website at www.rickhebert.com

https://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/...de_1_10_18.pdf

[Squeeze]

Well, holster is not in the picture, the gun is my home carry and sits in my shorts with a clip draw.
What I am asking about is some product I can apply to the slide to eliminate or at least minimize the issue.

Why? I can make you a custom one with a clip draw and a sweat shield.

[colorider]

As far as treating the slide with something like oil or wd40, I don’t think you want any chemicals rubbing against your skin all day. That’s going to irritate the shit out of your skin and cause problems.

[bellavite1]

As far as treating the slide with something like oil or wd40, I don’t think you want any chemicals rubbing against your skin all day. That’s going to irritate the shit out of your skin and cause problems.

Good point...
Did not think about that.