Thank you
That sounds great I will get the mothers and try that first. I appreciate you thanks
^^^ Don't forget the Q-Tips for those hard to reach places. Can't wait to see the finished product. Cleaned my funky stainless Desert Eagle up like new.
Ah yes, it is a 58! Good eye! I missed that it had a fixed rear sight and thought it was a 57.
Definitely no harsh chemicals on nickel finishes. Also, never use any ammonia solvents on nickel guns. It attacks the copper flash plating below the nickel.I once tried to removed the leading from a nickle Model 29 S&W with white vinegar and peroxide.
The solution came out deep orange colored.
Don't use white vinegar and peroxide on your nickel gun.
Yes you are correct then it’s a 4” I measured it incorrectly thanks and I will definitely get me some mothers this week and also try to clean up the grips better I appreciate your feedback.
Beginning his career in the 60’s with the New Orleans PD and ten or so years with Kenner PD till like 1980.
Flitz works well too. Flitz and Mothers are pretty much identical in terms of grit, both being super fine and not too aggressive. The reason I would always recommend Mothers over Flitz is you pay more for less with Flitz. You get more volume for up to half the price with Mothers from what I've seen, so you can do a lot more work over a greater amount of time with greater economy. Plus, Mothers is available in more sizes and from more suppliers too. And I prefer the Mothers container shape and its screw-on lid. Neither are especially expensive but given the choice, I'd always opt for paying less for essentially the same thing.
It's so close, I haven't been able to see a difference, and I've used both extensively.
If a blued gun has stubborn surface oil stains, Flitz can be used VERY gently and sparingly.
I wouldn't use either on bluing personally. I'm not brave enough.
Funny, I was gonna mention WD40, especially if it has hazy patches. I use Flitz before applying Ren Wax. I use mothers on stainless, but reluctant to use it on nickel. Seems a little too abrasive
I keep hearing this, but I don't find this to be the case at all. I used Mothers on a nickel M27-2 just 2 days ago and had no issues and no detriment whatsoever to the nickel. You would really have to work very hard to negatively impact the nickel finish with these ultra fine polishing pastes. I have compared Flitz and Mothers side by side for my own curiosity many times and if there is any difference in how abrasive each is in comparison, that difference is so miniscule that it's basically irrelevant and comes down to what you're used to using and feel comfortable with. You're not wearing out any surface very rapidly with either, so it doesn't seem that you have much to worry about unless you just go crazy with it.
That looks great
. I use Mother’s on the chrome wheels on my Corvette and it lasts through the season. I’ve always used Flitz on nickle revolvers. A small dab on a cloth goes a long way.
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