Zeke Metal Slide & Barrel for TM G26, anyone else has this?

CanIplayDaddy · March 28th, 2006, 13:01

HI I just bought the Zeke G26 metal kit straight from Den Tri when I went HK last week.

Personally I thought Zeke had a good reputation and produced steel metal kits but after hearing people rave about the Guarder steel G26 kit, and inspecting my Zeke one and realizing it is Aluminium which also was rusty and did not look very glamrous when I first saw it, I would like to know if anybody has the Zeke G26 kit installed on their TM G26 and would like to hear a second opinion.

Btw Steel metal kits are fucking solid and so are aluminium slides at a definite disadvantage besides lighter hence faster cycling? I thought Zeke metal kits were steel, quite disappointed. Still pricey too.

ANyway getting my friend to remove the rust on my Zeke slide and try to clean it up then Ill see how it looks then

Gryphon · March 28th, 2006, 13:57

Odd that you'd find rust on an aluminum slide, it takes quite a bit of persuasion and neglect to get aluminum to corrode appreciably. Where is it corroded?

Steel is nice but you're quite correct about the cycle speed. Hi flows and strong recoil springs are a must with heavy weight slides.

CanIplayDaddy · March 29th, 2006, 00:08

When I purchased it at Den Tri it was already rusty but I was not able to see it clearly because it was wrapped up in a Zeke Ziplock-like bag. It was noly when I took it out to look did I see the whole slide had a orange hue to it.

Well the rust can be removed but it was not a good first impression. Maybe Den Tri left it there for a few donkey years?

Gryphon · March 29th, 2006, 02:34

Orange?

Aluminum does not rust orange. That is a steel slide.

CanIplayDaddy · March 29th, 2006, 05:04

Dirty orange you can call it. Dont think its steel, on the packet cover itself theres a word ZEKE ALUMI metal kit, etc etc.. Forgot the exact words as I threw away the packet, but the words ALUMI were big and clear/

Gryphon · March 29th, 2006, 12:02

Regardless, aluminum rusts white and never any shade of orange. Wherever that rust is coming from it's from a steel component, or it may not even be rust at all. Hard to say without actually seeing it.

CanIplayDaddy · March 29th, 2006, 12:29

Yeah I know. I will ask my friend to take a closer look at it and tell me his verdict. Aluminium alloy? I heard most Zeke products are made of those.

BloodSport · March 29th, 2006, 18:08

I've got a Zeke kit for my DE its Aluminum not steel, no rust, and its very solid.

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March 28th, 2006, 13:01	#1
CanIplayDaddy Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: sg	Zeke Metal Slide & Barrel for TM G26, anyone else has this? HI I just bought the Zeke G26 metal kit straight from Den Tri when I went HK last week. Personally I thought Zeke had a good reputation and produced steel metal kits but after hearing people rave about the Guarder steel G26 kit, and inspecting my Zeke one and realizing it is Aluminium which also was rusty and did not look very glamrous when I first saw it, I would like to know if anybody has the Zeke G26 kit installed on their TM G26 and would like to hear a second opinion. Btw Steel metal kits are fucking solid and so are aluminium slides at a definite disadvantage besides lighter hence faster cycling? I thought Zeke metal kits were steel, quite disappointed. Still pricey too. ANyway getting my friend to remove the rust on my Zeke slide and try to clean it up then Ill see how it looks then

March 29th, 2006, 18:08	#8
BloodSport Traveling Man Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	I've got a Zeke kit for my DE its Aluminum not steel, no rust, and its very solid. __________________ Saskatchewan Age Verifier! Contact for more Info.

March 28th, 2006, 13:57	#2
Gryphon Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MB	Odd that you'd find rust on an aluminum slide, it takes quite a bit of persuasion and neglect to get aluminum to corrode appreciably. Where is it corroded? Steel is nice but you're quite correct about the cycle speed. Hi flows and strong recoil springs are a must with heavy weight slides.

March 29th, 2006, 00:08	#3
CanIplayDaddy Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: sg	When I purchased it at Den Tri it was already rusty but I was not able to see it clearly because it was wrapped up in a Zeke Ziplock-like bag. It was noly when I took it out to look did I see the whole slide had a orange hue to it. Well the rust can be removed but it was not a good first impression. Maybe Den Tri left it there for a few donkey years?

March 29th, 2006, 02:34	#4
Gryphon Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MB	Orange? Aluminum does not rust orange. That is a steel slide.

March 29th, 2006, 05:04	#5
CanIplayDaddy Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: sg	Dirty orange you can call it. Dont think its steel, on the packet cover itself theres a word ZEKE ALUMI metal kit, etc etc.. Forgot the exact words as I threw away the packet, but the words ALUMI were big and clear/

March 29th, 2006, 12:02	#6
Gryphon Trader rating Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: MB	Regardless, aluminum rusts white and never any shade of orange. Wherever that rust is coming from it's from a steel component, or it may not even be rust at all. Hard to say without actually seeing it.

March 29th, 2006, 12:29	#7
CanIplayDaddy Trader rating Join Date: May 2005 Location: sg	Yeah I know. I will ask my friend to take a closer look at it and tell me his verdict. Aluminium alloy? I heard most Zeke products are made of those.

Zeke Metal Slide & Barrel for TM G26, anyone else has this?

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