How do i get factory blueing off my barrel then polish?

atraain · Mar 6, 2013

Underneath is my barrel, how can I remove the factory blueing, then polish to a chrome to mirror finish? I think the barrel is stainless steel. I am a beginner, and am looking for help. Thanks in advanced.

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arjay · Mar 6, 2013

Why do you think it's stainless?Im just asking because if its carbon steel it's gonna be a pain without a finish on it.

JNewell · Mar 6, 2013

Leave it alone. Polishing involves removing more than just the surface finish, and if you remove more than a little you'll affect lockup and/or service life.

hardknoxni69a · Mar 6, 2013

If you like I could do the polishing for you check my thread amazing deals and looks amazing

atraain · Mar 6, 2013

arjay said:
Why do you think it's stainless?Im just asking because if its carbon steel it's gonna be a pain without a finish on it.

on the S&W site it says that the slide and barrel are stainless steel. and they are both finished in black. So what does this mean for me? it will be easy or harder?

atraain · Mar 6, 2013

JNewell said:
Leave it alone. Polishing involves removing more than just the surface finish, and if you remove more than a little you'll affect lockup and/or service life.

even if i use bluing remover does this still cause damage to my barrel?

gm272gs · Mar 6, 2013

JNewell said:
Leave it alone. Polishing involves removing more than just the surface finish, and if you remove more than a little you'll affect lockup and/or service life.

What?

Uh, no. You won't.

gm272gs · Mar 6, 2013

atraain said:
even if i use bluing remover does this still cause damage to my barrel?

No. It will just remove the bluing.

BJoe · Mar 6, 2013

I did this on a CZ P-01 with SemiChrome. Looks AMAZING but took days

and finally gave up before I got the finish I wanted. Contact member hardknoxni69a about HIM doing it. It is just a hair thick finish that will cause NO problems if removed, but does look great. Good luck.

Bob

atraain · Mar 6, 2013

gm272gs said:
No. It will just remove the bluing.

sounds like u know what ur talking about, so to get this job done i need to buy bluing remover, 2000 grit sandpaper and mothers mag & aluminum polishing and i can achieve a chrome finish?

steps (correct me if im wrong)

1. blueing remover
2. sand it down 2000 grit
3. polish it

Bonecarver · Mar 6, 2013

Hi guys I have been lurking about here for a few days just reading, not much to add of any value so I just kept reading. I did buy an M&P 40 last Friday and went back Saturday and got a 9C to go with it.
I had a friend that made the mistake of putting his cylinder from a pistol in his ultrasonic case cleaner. Which promptly removed most of the bluing from it. Might be something to try..

Tinn-Can · Mar 6, 2013

Bonecarver said:
Hi guys I have been lurking about here for a few days just reading, not much to add of any value so I just kept reading. I did buy an M&P 40 last Friday and went back Saturday and got a 9C to go with it.
I had a friend that made the mistake of putting his cylinder from a pistol in his ultrasonic case cleaner. Which promptly removed most of the bluing from it. Might be something to try..

Was he using vinegar as a cleaner? Ultrasonic should not damage the finish by itself...

Jyezahn · Mar 6, 2013

The absolute easiest way to polish your barrel is to get a Dremel, use the Scotch-brite type bit, then polish with metal polish and the polishing wheel. This will NOT mess up your breach lock-up, nor will you damage your barrel. The vinegar soak does not help enough to warrant the trouble. It will only make your fingers black. If you don't have or want to use a Dremel, you can use sand paper. Start with 400 grit, move to 600, and then fine wet sand, and finally polish.

atraain · Mar 7, 2013

Jyezahn said:
The absolute easiest way to polish your barrel is to get a Dremel, use the Scotch-brite type bit, then polish with metal polish and the polishing wheel. This will NOT mess up your breach lock-up, nor will you damage your barrel. The vinegar soak does not help enough to warrant the trouble. It will only make your fingers black. If you don't have or want to use a Dremel, you can use sand paper. Start with 400 grit, move to 600, and then fine wet sand, and finally polish.

nice pics man, vinegar is acidic which means that this will eat at the metal, are u saying this is not true?

"The vinegar soak does not help enough to warrant the trouble." does this mean that the vinegar will not damage my barrel?

Can you tell me if these steps are the right ones?

1. soak in vinegar (3hours)
2. sand down with vinegar still on it with 2000 grit
3. polish with mothers mag & aluminum

i just dont wanna mess anything up, as this is my first firearm

Jyezahn · Mar 7, 2013

I'm saying that I started with the vinegar soak, and it just made things messy and didn't really do enough to warrant the time spent soaking. Yes, it softened up the black, but only enough to get it all over my hands and then I still had to use the dremel. I have since used the dremel solely on other parts with quicker results.

You can follow the steps that you posted, and it will work too. It won't mess up your barrel. You may have trouble getting into the sharp angles, but otherwise, it's just a messier way to accomplish the same end result.

atraain · Mar 7, 2013

Jyezahn said:
I'm saying that I started with the vinegar soak, and it just made things messy and didn't really do enough to warrant the time spent soaking. Yes, it softened up the black, but only enough to get it all over my hands and then I still had to use the dremel. I have since used the dremel solely on other parts with quicker results.

You can follow the steps that you posted, and it will work too. It won't mess up your barrel. You may have trouble getting into the sharp angles, but otherwise, it's just a messier way to accomplish the same end result.

thanks for the info...

did u also do the same thing for your extractor, take down lever, and slide stop, or were those purchased in a stainless steel finish?

rwsmith · Mar 7, 2013

My thinking but.....

jackrabbit000 said:
I really don't think that the barrel is blued at all. It's more than likely has a nitrided finish which is impregnated right into the finish like the Glock factory barrels.

That was my line of thinking but I got curious. Can Stain. Steel be blued? Turns out it can with a complicated 3 hour hot process involving acid and activator bath. I'm not saying it's NOT nitrided, but that it's possible that it is blued.

Robotech · Mar 7, 2013

Melonite

Check the thread HERE.

Bonecarver · Mar 7, 2013

Tinn-Can said:
Was he using vinegar as a cleaner? Ultrasonic should not damage the finish by itself...

I had to call him to ask so sorry for the delay, Yes, he said vinegar, dawn dish soap, and water.

JNewell · Mar 7, 2013

gm272gs said:
What?

Uh, no. You won't.

Depends if he wants to actually polish it, in which case, uh, yeah, he definitely could, depending on what he uses and how long he works at it.

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