Shinning & Polishing

[mscook]

I see the great looking gun's Blued and Stainless,
That the owners say they polished.
My question is polished with what ? And How ?
Is there a polishing tool, are is this great look done with
a product and elbow grease . What product ? What tool?
I have used a car wax
but can't get the shine that I see here. Thank you for
your knowledge. mscook

[DocB]

Use Flitz. It is non-abrasive. That's how almost everybody on this forum gets their guns to look like they do. You can use Mothers or Maas, but the consensus is Flitz. Rub it on with your thumb. Wipe it with a cloth and keep rubbing as you wipe. We use it on nickel guns too.

[THEWELSHM]

Originally Posted by mscook

I see the great looking gun's Blued and Stainless,
That the owners say they polished.
My question is polished with what ? And How ?
Is there a polishing tool, are is this great look done with
a product and elbow grease . What product ? What tool?
I have used a car wax
but can't get the shine that I see here. Thank you for
your knowledge. mscook

I use Star Glow per the attached link Great on Blue, Nickel and stainless.

It also cleans dulled headlights.

Jewelry Cleaner and Polish

No machine all by hand

thewelshm

[glowe]

Originally Posted by DocB

Use Flitz. It is non-abrasive . . . .

I have not tried any Flitz products, but have used other brands of metal polish and all are abrasive, so I don't know how you can polish metal without abrasives?? BTW, Flitz makes lots products depending on the metal being polished - is Flitz Paste Polish the correct one? If so, it contains polishing abrasives - Aluminum Oxide. The liquid form contains Diatomite, also a mild abrasive. It seems that the liquid form would be less abrasive than the paste??

Flitz Matte Finish Cleaner
Stainless Steel Chrome Cleaner
Stainless Steel Polish
Tactical Matte Finish Cleaner
Flitz Polish-Liquid
Flitz Polish-Paste
Xtreme Stainless Steel Cleaner

[g8rb8]

As Elmer Fudd would say, "Be berry, berry careful." Polishing removes a small amount of material. Nickel is more forgiving than bluing. Use a very light touch and a lot of care when polishing a blue finish.

[gwpercle]

I have used, with great results, Turtle Wax Chrome Polish and Rust Remover. My 1968 Chevelle has a good bit of chrome on it, the stuff worked great on bumpers and a can was in the garage . The blued model 58 in my avatar had a serious grime and freckled rust problem, the polish and rust remover on a rag with only hand rubbing did the trick.

Also worked to de-grime , clean a polish a neglected stainless model 66. The stuff works on cars, blued and stainless guns and is easy to find in auto section.

I haven't tried to mirror polish a gun with it, it has an extremely fine abrasive in it for the cleaning action. But to put a mirror shine on would take a whole lot of elbow grease.
It doesn't hurt blueing, it will remove light surface rust and leave the blue underneath.

Gary

[OLDSTER]

An experienced gun guy on another forum suggested using regular Colgate white toothpaste. Has anyone tried this ?? Supposedly it best for blued finishes

[regalsc]

I have always used Liguid Flitz on stainless only. I have never tried it on blued guns. I agree with all the above posts any polish removes some material. I suggest being careful going slowly because you can't put it back on if you remove too much.

[raylan007]

The least abrasive wax in my opinion is Renaissance Wax, found on Amazon buy the smallest tin, apply with a cleaning patch LIGHTLY, let set a few minutes and just buff with a lint free cloth. Initially I like to remove the stocks, cylinder and latch for ease of application. I add a coat every time I clean my revolver and any lead comes off very easy. Doesn't get much simpler than that and I don't do a lot of excessive buffing.
I have also used Flitz on my SS revolvers but I swear if you rub a dab between your thumb and index finger you can feel some grit so I only use it on SS. I buy the Flitz in the tube usually found in the automotive dept., blue in color. Happy Buffing

[tlay]

The best way to use Renaissance wax is with your finger. Use a small amount and rub until it starts to get tacky. Then use a very soft cloth to buff out. Do not let it dry! You can also use it on your grips.

[glowe]

Originally Posted by raylan007

The least abrasive wax in my opinion is Renaissance Wax, found on Amazon buy the smallest tin, apply with a cleaning patch LIGHTLY, let set a few minutes and just buff with a lint free cloth . . .

Renaissance Wax is not at all abrasive, so it does not polish anything, but rather coats and protects the surface. Many automotive waxes today do not contain any abrasives since most car manufacturers use clearcoat to protect the paint and repeated applications of "cleaner" waxes will wear through the clearcoat, exposing the paint to oxidation. There are other waxes that contain microcrystalline waxes like Johnson's paste Wax.