WHAT GETS THAT MILKY LOOK OUT OF NICKEL??

o' danny boy · Aug 16, 2013

NEED TO KNOW WHATS GOOD TO USE ON A NICKEL 12-2, REMOVED THE GRIPS, AND LOOKS MIRROR LIKE, THE REST IS A DULL MILKY COLOR, HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND LOST OF ELBOW GREASE TO GET THIS stuff OFF AND STILL LOOKS BAD ANY SUGGESTIONS?? IVE TRIED EVERYTHING........

BJoe · Aug 16, 2013

Tried Mothers Mag Wheel Polish?

murphydog · Aug 16, 2013

In my experience, once nickel has gone frosted/milky (at least on steel framed guns), it cannot be restored to original. Interested to read if anyone has a different experience.

o' danny boy · Aug 16, 2013

BLUE MAGIC, BRASSO, NEVERDULL DIDN'T FAZE IT.??? BUT HAVENT TRIED THE MOTHERS YET. BOUT TO GIVE UP.....

rog8732 · Aug 16, 2013

I vote Flitz, and a light hand.

rck281 · Aug 16, 2013

I use Semichrome metal polish. It's very similar to Flitz but IMHO a little finer grit. Have never used Mother's but I know a lot of people use it for the same purpose. Semichrome and Flitz will restore the look but go easy.

bmcgilvray · Aug 17, 2013

Mother's Mag Polish won't work miracles but it'll get rid of the milky appearance of the nickle that's still adhered. Since it couldn't get any worse, a test application of Mother's brightened up the remaining remnants of nickel on this bedraggled old M&P.

Photos taken a few years apart.

Before

After

steamloco76 · Aug 17, 2013

Mother's Mag Wheel polish and/or Flitz have worked very well for me. Some milky looking nickel will not go away no matter what you do, the dynamic duo of polishes give you the best shot at clearing it up.
This 29-5 had a fair amount of milky haze and yellowed areas. An hour of careful hand polishing with Mother's and adding Ahrends grips, now it looks like this.

williamlayton · Aug 17, 2013

Hard Chrome will clear it up -- GOOD !
Blessings

TIMETRIPPER · Aug 17, 2013

I vote Flitz, and a light hand.

Worked for me on a clouded nickel model 15-3 I got on the cheap. Just take your time and easy does it. Become one with the gun....ommmm.
John

mbliss57 · Aug 17, 2013

Flitz is my go to product. Mothers Mag is not as aggressive. On a milky revolver I have brought a couple back to factory new condition. Hand work only with cotton rag/cloth. Patience. Finish up job by adding a coat of Renaissance Wax to protect it.

hotrod150 · Aug 17, 2013

I discovered Neverdull over 30 years ago, back in my Harley days. I think their foormula has changed as I bought some several years ago and discovered that it was not nearly as effective as it used to be. I recently bought a nickel Chief in dull condition & broke out the can of Neverdull only to discover that it was all dried up. Borrowed some Nuvite (2 grades) from a friend's airplane-polishing kit & used that instead- it didn't turn out bad but could still stand some improvement. Maybe I'll get me some Mothers or Flitz and give it another go.
FWIW I looked in my old Brownells catalog, and of the products mentioned here they listed Flitz & Simichrome.

tjpopkin · Aug 17, 2013

I know the concensus is Flitz, but the German Polish know as "WENOL" is magical. It is the polish that we had to use when polishing an Electron Microscope Anode since it leaves only a pattern visible only under a light microscope....so as not to effect the beam pattern on the EM. It is fantastic on chrome, and should be perfect on Nickel.

o' danny boy · Aug 17, 2013

thanx for everyone's input guys. ill keep trying, ill give the flitz a go.

o' danny boy · Aug 17, 2013

where would i find this hard chrome??

tlay · Aug 17, 2013

I agree with the Flitz. But whatever you do don't get impatient and use a dremel. The nickel finish is not that thick and you will go through it before you know it.

dfariswheel · Aug 17, 2013

o' danny boy said:
where would i find this hard chrome??

Hard chrome is not a polish.
Hard Chrome is a gun finish. You have the old finish stripped off and re-plated with the hard chrome.
Most hard chrome has a dull satin gray color.

When using ANY metal polish be gentle. Every time you use a metal polish you remove a thin layer of nickel. It's easy to just polish right through the thin nickel plating, so don't get carried away.
Also note as people above have said, often no amount of polish can get some cloudy areas cleaned up.
The trick is knowing when to quit while you're ahead.

mbliss57 · Aug 17, 2013

tjpopkin said:
I know the concensus is Flitz, but the German Polish know as "WENOL" is magical. It is the polish that we had to use when polishing an Electron Microscope Anode since it leaves only a pattern visible only under a light microscope....so as not to effect the beam pattern on the EM. It is fantastic on chrome, and should be perfect on Nickel.

That sounds like something I would try. Where is it available?

mkk41 · Aug 17, 2013

Motorcycle shop by me carries Wenol. Bigger tube and a few bucks cheaper than genuine Simichrome. Comes in a red or blue tube. One is finer but don't ask me which one.

chief38 · Aug 21, 2013

o' danny boy said:
NEED TO KNOW WHATS GOOD TO USE ON A NICKEL 12-2, REMOVED THE GRIPS, AND LOOKS MIRROR LIKE, THE REST IS A DULL MILKY COLOR, HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING AND LOST OF ELBOW GREASE TO GET THIS **** OFF AND STILL LOOKS BAD ANY SUGGESTIONS?? IVE TRIED EVERYTHING........

Try som Chocolate Chip Coolies in the Milky part..... YUK, YUK, YUK!

Seems like the guys have given you sound advise and my .02 cents is NO MATTER WHICH POLISH YOU USE just go slowly, gently and check the finish often. Nickel plating is not that thick!! Most important IMHO is do NOT use any sort of machine on the gun like a Dremel. Use either a cotton rag or cotton cleaning patches and do it by hand. When I've done this I have completely disassembled the gun so there won't be any residue polish left inside.

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