Polishing a Gun.

A good quality buffer with buffing wheels, buffing and polishing compound
Sand paper from 150 - 600 grit

I guess you could use a bench grinder and a 6"buffing wheel and work up to buffing with elbow grease and sandpaper this is hoping you have lots of time and patients as it is very tedious work :)

Caswell plating sells buffing kits and instructions
 
Camk said:
A good quality buffer with buffing wheels, buffing and polishing compound
Sand paper from 150 - 600 grit

I guess you could use a bench grinder and a 6"buffing wheel and work up to buffing with elbow grease and sandpaper this is hoping you have lots of time and patients as it is very tedious work :)

Caswell plating sells buffing kits and instructions
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Is there any sites to help me out. I dont got time now to do it, but when I get back. I got a 6" bench grinder, and I could get sandpaper, and the buffing and polishing compound. I like to polish my blued 1911 into a nice shiny chrome apperance.

I cannot just take a buffing wheel on a dremel and put abrasive compound and buff like that?
 
I would recommend getting a buffing wheel for your bench grinder. You will need some buffing compound as well. It comes in different grits just like sandpaper. You can buy a pack of four different grits at Princess Auto. They sell the wheels as well.

If you strip the bluing off first it will make your job much easier. I put the 8" wheel on my six inch grinder. If the spindle is big enough put on multiple wheels (3 or 4) to give you a larger polishing area and it will make the job alot easier.

What I did once I was all setup is started with the finest grit and worked my way up until I found one that started to give me the shine I wanted. Then I worked my way back down to the finest for the final polish.

I am in no way a pro at this, but it is not exactly rocket science either. :lol:
 
Believe it or not, plain old Coke.

I've never used it deliberately, but I broke a bottle in my pack once and it sure as hell took all the bluing off my 1911!

I'm sure there are better & more professional things, but I doubt if you'll find anything cheaper!
 
A rust remover will strip bluing. Get a Brownells catalogue. Even if you don't buy from them, there is a lot of information there. It is really easy to ruin a gun with a buffer, unless you like dished surfaces and holes, rounded edges, and smeared lettering. You will need a buff for each grit you are going to use. Caswells carries buffing supplies, primarily for the automotive trades, but it is the same process. A bright polish can look very attractive, but it is hard to keep it that way.
 
beretta boy said:
By sanding/polishing, all the blueing will be gone - you will, depending on how far you choose to polish, wind up with a nice shiney finish .... which will rust !!!
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http://www.por15.com/product.asp?productid=246

Anyone try this stuff on a gun?
I've been meaning to experiment with polishing up an old single shot .22, then clearcoating it.

If it works as they say, it could be a cheap alternative to stainless. I know the original POR-15 prod is super tough.
 
"...would like to polish my gun..." Whatever for? Use a cloth wheel on a bench grinder and jeweller's rouge. No sandpaper.
"...strip bluing..." Naval Jelly. Any rust remover will do though.
 
To save you expense, why not just get a small bottle of muriatic acid at hardware store & dilute with water 50/50 takes blue right off.Rinse well with water then dry &oil to prevent rust. Also that will help prevent rounding edges & dishing of holes
 
Morris Wales said:
To save you expense, why not just get a small bottle of muriatic acid at hardware store & dilute with water 50/50 takes blue right off.Rinse well with water then dry &oil to prevent rust. Also that will help prevent rounding edges & dishing of holes
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Thats sounds like a good idea, whats a good chemical that would prevent it from rusting?

something like bluing but clear?
 
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