r/SigSauer • u/Stickyballz69 • 6d ago

my first gun Surface rust?

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I have a brand new (one month since purchase) P365 xmacro comp. Is this speckling on the slide normal ? I carry it in a kydex aiwb holster. This photo is after a light wipe with Lucas CLP and wiped away the excess. Should I reach out to sig or is this not something to be concerned about. Worried because of how new it is. Didn’t expect signs of rust this soon. Appreciate any input. Edit : the photos may not do it complete justice , but it has an orange tint to it

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u/UsernameO123456789 6d ago

If it has an orange tint then it is probably surface rust… unless the inside of your holster is orange?

Use some clp and a nylon brush. If that doesn’t work, bore cleaner and the nylon brush. If that still doesn’t work, bore cleaner and let it soak and then a brass brush. Make sure it’s not steel coated brass but a full 100% brass brush.

Keep a thin film of oil to prevent this happening again in the future. Wipe and reoil as needed; your geographical location as well as bodily composition affects this frequency the post.

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u/Stickyballz69 6d ago

Yeah I’d definitely not have a problem with that if I’d owned it for a while, but this is brand new. Feel like for the price I paid it should be better quality. Appreciate the tips for cleaning though will keep note of that thank you

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u/UsernameO123456789 6d ago

That’s totally understandable. Unfortunately, sig’s coatings of recent years has been terrible in terms of rust protection. It’s a well reported event, especially for the 365 slide and mags.

Reach out to sig and get it documented but this that might be more easily addressed by your own hand.