Suggestions on polishing an S/S revolver?

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I have a Taurus 617,please no Taurus bashing, with the brushed S/S finish, which is very functional. It’s a little too functional for my tastes. So I would like to polish it up some, not to a high gloss finish but enough of a gloss so it does not look dirty all the time.

I have used Semi-chrome and a Turkish towel on the cylinder and have been very happy the results, but I’m not achieving the same results on the frame and barrel. So my question is do any of you good folks have any suggestions on how to accomplish this?

Thanks everyone
 
There was a big discussion about using a dremel about 6 months ago. By the time it was over almost everyone was swayed to not using one as it would leave rounded spots.
 
mothers,,,flitz,,,and 20-30 hours of free time

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Polishing

Get a bench grinder, put a felt wheel on it, and get some jewlers rouge. I use a 5" grinder, and grind the rouge into the wheel and start on the stainless steel. It will work.
 
Usually use Flitz and a t-shirt. BUT, as hhb sez a bench grinder with a SOFT polishing wheel and rouge works well ... be careful! Dremel on someone's gun maybe :p.
 
Get hold of some Micro Mesh cloth, which is available in grades from 2400 to 8000. We used it to polish the passenger windows on aircraft when they became scratched up.
 
polishing my 617

Thanks everyone for all of the great ideas, the majority of you have suggested Flitz or Mothers polish and a t shirt. As I can be a little ham handed I will stay away from power tools. So I will give the Mothers or Filtz a shot. Sorry I had to sneak that one in.

Safe Shooting All.
 
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A brushed finish is an economical manufacturing shortcut to apply a uniform look to a surface that hides small machine marks.

I spent a year buffing paint for a fellow who did concours quality restorations on vintage cars. There was only one level of shine acceptable and that was mirror like. As a result my eyes will simply not tolerate swirl marks or any unevenness. If I had to do what you want to do I think I'd go with a loose muslin wheel as opposed to spiral sewn or hard felt. You can't afford to really cut into any of the brushed surface or it will look uneven with shinier spots.

What you're really trying to do is turn your brushed finish scratches into shiny scratches.

Pretty good info here.

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffs/buffman.htm

Harbor Freight sells a pretty good buffer/grinder for about 100 bucks.
 
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