I should have included this, but at 2am you forget to do ****..... kinda like drunk posting.
Its a Colt MKIV govt mdl in .380. I need a slide stop, ejector, grip screws and a mag or two that's aren't $100 a pop......
Perfect time to learn. Buy the right tools and go for it.
You'll still have all the stock parts to reinstall if it doesn't go well.
Tons of books and videos on 1911 tuning.
Grinder???? For the love of all thats holy put the grinder down and step away......
It's only cosmetic and there's no way to repair it so just clean it, oil it and enjoy shooting it.
There's a huge upside to learning on other people's stuff.
Need a 9mm RIA to "practice" on? Might be able to locate one for a purely theoretical exercise.....