Polishing
- Thread starter GarethSt
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here's what i did on mine:
this is what i used
i got a cheap 14$ jobmate dremel on sale at canadian tire
a 10$ jobmate bit kit
i used some Mother's Billet polish (canadian tire also)
took off the grips
and polished it with a dremel
you will see the white paste becomes black when you rub it on the metal, it's totally normal, that means it's working!
it's going to take you a few hours to get nice results!
when your done with the mothers use so flitz gun polish to finish it off! and wipe it clean!
don't start with flitz, it's not agressive enough and it will take you too much time!
i went from this when i bought it
to this
this is what i used
i got a cheap 14$ jobmate dremel on sale at canadian tire
a 10$ jobmate bit kit
i used some Mother's Billet polish (canadian tire also)
took off the grips
and polished it with a dremel
you will see the white paste becomes black when you rub it on the metal, it's totally normal, that means it's working!
it's going to take you a few hours to get nice results!
when your done with the mothers use so flitz gun polish to finish it off! and wipe it clean!
don't start with flitz, it's not agressive enough and it will take you too much time!
i went from this when i bought it
to this
Nice work! How often would/do you have to polish it to keep it looking like that?
Good question. I want to know the answers as well.
Nice work! How often would/do you have to polish it to keep it looking like that?
seriously it's not much work!
i just clean it reall good after shooting it with some hoppe's #9 and then i finish it up with a bit of flitz and a polishing rag to keep the shine
the thing is i don't shoot it much because im a poor student lol so i don't mind the extra step! now if someone was shooting it everyday i don't know if it represents a lot more maintenance!
i don't have many guns so i'm pretty anal about them, i like to change small things to make them look nice, basically make them mine!
i just clean it reall good after shooting it with some hoppe's #9 and then i finish it up with a bit of flitz and a polishing rag to keep the shine
the thing is i don't shoot it much because im a poor student lol so i don't mind the extra step! now if someone was shooting it everyday i don't know if it represents a lot more maintenance!
i don't have many guns so i'm pretty anal about them, i like to change small things to make them look nice, basically make them mine!
FWIW
I polished the slide on my stainless P220
to a shine like alex has on his Smith and
to clean it I actually find it easier.
Powder burn and residue wipe off with no
issues and then if needed a quick rub with
the backside of a piece of leather with
jewelers rouge on it.
I polished the slide on my stainless P220
to a shine like alex has on his Smith and
to clean it I actually find it easier.
Powder burn and residue wipe off with no
issues and then if needed a quick rub with
the backside of a piece of leather with
jewelers rouge on it.
here's what i did on mine:
this is what i used
i got a cheap 14$ jobmate dremel on sale at canadian tire
a 10$ jobmate bit kit
i used some Mother's Billet polish (canadian tire also)
took off the grips
and polished it with a dremel
you will see the white paste becomes black when you rub it on the metal, it's totally normal, that means it's working!
it's going to take you a few hours to get nice results!
when your done with the mothers use so flitz gun polish to finish it off! and wipe it clean!
don't start with flitz, it's not agressive enough and it will take you too much time!
i went from this when i bought it
to this
WOW. I haven't seen photo staging like that before. Nice touch to the pictures. But the guns should be more prominent than the props IMO. Still really nice though.
I used Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish from Canadian Tire on my 686 and polished by hand with an old t-shirt. It took a few hours, but not a whole lot of "elbow grease"--it was easier than I thought it would be. Not bad for a 24 year old revolver that's fired about 12,000 rounds:
