Polishing a stainless finish

[Blue Duck357]

Loved the satin finish on my 65 but it did not prove to be very durable Thinking about trying a home polish job to get a very shiny finish on all but the top of the barrel. Kind of like the ultimate pythons of years ago.

Anyone done this? and if so any tips appreciated!

 

[HSMITH]

Jewelers rouge on a buffer wheel, helps a ton to take the cylinder out. Keep it going in one direction, and don't let it burn. Then hit it with some flitz on your finger. It will come out a lot better than you would believe if shine is what you want.

For durability I would have it sandblasted/beadblasted with a VERY fine media, that will take all the glare out and give the oil something to hold on to. It will also give the satin enough depth to wear for a while.

 

[Tropical Z]

I have a friend who sat with his S&W 686 and a bottle of Flitz for several nights and when he was done,it looked a lot like my polished stainless Rossi.

 

[Al Thompson]

I have a M65 S&W that I've shot bunches. I use Flitz or Gunbrite to clean the carbon off and It is definately getting shiny. I suspect that if I worked at it, it would look like a nickeled gun before long.

 

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

Here's a good thread about digging down to the shiny finish. That can be a lot of work.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93737&highlight=Polishing+stainless

Hope this is what you need. Good luck.

H_R_G

 

[Blue Duck357]

Exactly what I was looking for

Thanks!