I really like the look of my Montados ( factory polished stainless Rugers ), & am a bit hesitant to start, but want to blend the finishes of my custom Taurus 22 Hornet with the Dan Wesson shroud & change barrel system grafted to it... all pieces are stainless, I could see polishing it like GUNKWAZY did ... agree with leaving the top strap as matt or scuffing it up after polishing...
BTW... GUNKWAZY... that looks very nice... got a ball park on how much time you have into hand polishing that gun ???