In a previous post, I mentioned the .32 H&R that I acquired in a trade. This is the pistol for which the cylinder was missing. I have been looking, half-heartedly, for a cylinder and finally came up with one on eBay. It arrived yesterday and fits properly. Locks up on all six, and lockup is (IMO) tight enough to shoot safely. But the pistol has a finish (nickel) that is really rough.
I read with interest some of Jim's posts from some years ago. It does appear that Potterfield's video using sulfuric acid is a relatively forgiving method. Any thoughts or experiences on this process would be helpful.
I will post some photos of the pistol as it is.
If I decide to go with the Potterfield/Midway process, I need to know about the sulfuric acid. I can get "solution" from Amazon. But the listing does not reveal the strength of the solution. Then it turns right around and mentions "sulfuric acid" without the "solution" delimiter.
A guy on the Internet said he uses the acid from batteries which is about 50/50 acid to water. If you have tried it, what did you use, and how did it work?
My plan would be to de-nickel the frame with the barrel in place. That is because, while I have not tried, I am not looking forward to trying to remove the barrel.
Thoughts?
You can see that the finish is bad on this pistol. My goal is to de-nickel it and then blue it.
I ordered a 6 mm bore scope for my phone. We'll see how that works.
Both grips are chipped badly. So I will be trying my hand at building up the grips with epoxy and then reshaping the built-up area.
We shall see how that goes too.
I read with interest some of Jim's posts from some years ago. It does appear that Potterfield's video using sulfuric acid is a relatively forgiving method. Any thoughts or experiences on this process would be helpful.
I will post some photos of the pistol as it is.
If I decide to go with the Potterfield/Midway process, I need to know about the sulfuric acid. I can get "solution" from Amazon. But the listing does not reveal the strength of the solution. Then it turns right around and mentions "sulfuric acid" without the "solution" delimiter.
A guy on the Internet said he uses the acid from batteries which is about 50/50 acid to water. If you have tried it, what did you use, and how did it work?
My plan would be to de-nickel the frame with the barrel in place. That is because, while I have not tried, I am not looking forward to trying to remove the barrel.
Thoughts?
You can see that the finish is bad on this pistol. My goal is to de-nickel it and then blue it.
I ordered a 6 mm bore scope for my phone. We'll see how that works.
Both grips are chipped badly. So I will be trying my hand at building up the grips with epoxy and then reshaping the built-up area.
We shall see how that goes too.