I just recently purchase a Sig scorpion 1911 carry model and right in the manual it states to strip the gun and clean and repubs before use due to a packing lube they use on the pistol before sending them out. While this being my first 1911 I am not New to disassembly but have never had to mess with an ambi safety before. I did the normal look up on you tube to find disassembly videos and started to break it all down. I can't get this freakin safety to budge! Neither side wants to come off at all! Hammer is cocked, I tried to put the lever inbetween safe and fire, yea nothing. I got mad the first time so I squirted a little lube in to everything and took a trip to the range for its first 150 rds. The weapon ran great but I still want to get the guts out and clean them up and throw a little frog lube on everything. Any recommendations or tips to get this freakin ambi safety off without destroying the cerakote finish!

This disasembly video by Wilson Combat shows their somewhat painstaking method to disassemble the ambi safety without hurting the finish.