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Originally Posted by MAG-NUM
Thanks RD,
I agree that the stop needs polishing and that is a great idea about the ink eraser.
Any other ideas as to how to clean up the cylinder? Bob
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You can safely use 320 or 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper to take out the blemish and smooth out the surface, then go over that with 600/800 grit to remove the marks from the 400 grit. Polish with a polishing paste like Fitz or Maas, and then follow that up with 3M white Scotchbrite pads to burnish the area to match the rest of cylinder making sure that you go in the same direction as the existing factory buffing swirls. You'll need to "experiment" with how much pressure to use with the pad, I found being light handed worked the best.
I did that on a used 629 I bought that had a light ding in the cylinder... you can't tell it was ever there.
BTW... the trick with the ink eraser also works to clean off oxidized electrical connectors and fuse box contacts exposed to the elements (autos, motorcycles, etc) to cure problematic circuits.