Anybody else like to keep their stainless Smitty polished?

[Bullseye Smith]

How about this one, does it have a double load?

 

[okey0]

what can be done to the MIM triggers and hammers? i just picked up a 65-6 that looks real nice except for the trigger and hammer, which look kinda dirty. i tried a little mothers on them, but they dont seem to polish up very well. is there another product to use on mim, or do i just have to do multiple applications of mothers?

 

[Gregwilson357]

what can be done to the MIM triggers and hammers? i just picked up a 65-6 that looks real nice except for the trigger and hammer, which look kinda dirty. i tried a little mothers on them, but they dont seem to polish up very well. is there another product to use on mim, or do i just have to do multiple applications of mothers?

Your not going to be able to get the hammer and trigger to look like the rest of the gun but with a few more coats it looks pretty decent

 

[.357magger]

Only buy stainless and they are all polished to one degree or another, except those that were originally matte finish.

Wish my camera was working.

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Look at the above picture, that hammer is mim and it can be polished.

 

[ConquestN98858]

Hello,
My Dad used to have me get several S&W Model 66's (2 1/2") and Model 60's (Stainless Chief's) with my FFL to polish. Dad would also mask off the areas that he wanted the flat/un-reflected and bead blast them with fine media. We'd take the finished product to the Gun Shows along with our Custom 1911 display and sell out to all of the 45 naysayers. Great memories with Dad and those shinny Smith's always supported the weekend expense nut!

 

[xopher88x]

I use Mother mag polish, a latex glove and a lint free tee shirt to rub the residue off. If you use a latex glove to apply the polish, the polish does what it's supposed to do instead of absorbing into the rag.

Posted a few times, but what the heck.....





A few in here after polishing....disregard the ugly blue and satin guns.....

Yuck, you're right those are ugly. Good God man, I love that picture.

 

[Gregwilson357]

heres mine after a fresh coat

 

[rollin_hot]

Yuck, you're right those are ugly. Good God man, I love that picture.

Here's another you may like....



And this....

 

[old bear]

Someone help the boy! What's the best way, technique, materials to shine up the Stainless?

Here is how I give all of my stainless revolvers a lite polish.
1-Unload!!
2-Clean well.
3-Remove grips
4-Use Mothers mag polish
5-With tip of finger gently run polish on, so one section at a time.
6-Gently buff using old 100% cotton T-shirt.
7-Repeat as necessary to achieve the shine you want.
8-When you get to the etched marking on your revolver, just be extra careful not to over polish.
9-When you are done again clean well, remember to look for polish build up in every nook and cranny. I use lots of Q-tips and cotton balls.
10-When entire revolver is as polished as you want, apply one or two thin coats of Johnson's paste wax.
11-Reapply grips.

 

[Bullseye Smith]

Here is how I give all of my stainless revolvers a lite polish.
1-Unload!!
2-Clean well.
3-Remove grips
4-Use Mothers mag polish
5-With tip of finger gently run polish on, so one section at a time.
6-Gently buff using old 100% cotton T-shirt.
7-Repeat as necessary to achieve the shine you want.
8-When you get to the etched marking on your revolver, just be extra careful not to over polish.
9-When you are done again clean well, remember to look for polish build up in every nook and cranny. I use lots of Q-tips and cotton balls.
10-When entire revolver is as polished as you want, apply one or two thin coats of Johnson's paste wax.
11-Reapply grips.

Sir, you can tell you love your Smith's .

 

[Allen-frame]

Any seriously collectible stainless Smith will suffer value loss
by being polished.
That said there is nothing wrong with taking a barker, or old
p.d. gun and rubbing it up.

I have done it to a old 681, and a $200. model 60 and was pleased with
the results. They have both been traded off.

Shiny stainless guns sure do attract a lot more attention and appear 'cleaner'.

But it is absolutely not necessary to use any type of polish
to properly clean a stainless gun.
Normal cleaning procedures do the job just fine.

All of these retain their factory finish. Even the shooters in the bunch.

Just a peek at lawnman380s gun broker auctions will show the
popularity of non factory high polished stainless guns.

I personally have no use for them, I let the 'stay as they lay' .

Regards
Allen frame

 

[Pioneer461]

No. I try to stay away from shiny guns.

 

[rollin_hot]

Nerw addition

I should be taking posession of this 624 in a week or so....

 

[Bullseye Smith]

I can tell you this for sure, we would buy a dirty, well worn 686 for $300 and I could spend three hours on it and put on a good set of goodyears and get $500 out of it. $200 for three hours work, good turn over. We picked up a trap-door springfield for $500 and I clean it only and done a little degrease of the stock just enought to bring out the wood grain and rubbed in oil and sold it for $1500 the next day. Its all in the know how .

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Have not felt the need to polish my smitty in years

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

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Have not felt the need to polish my smitty in years

Nice! Scared fo going blind?? lol!

 

[wundudnee]

I don't polish my nicer stainless guns, but a little Mother's and a set of used Hogue grips made this beater 64 into a pretty thing. I've also polished a police 65.

 

[CrossRifles2008]

I love coming by this thread. Pretty pictures.

 

[TDC]

A word to the wise about polishing...

Read carefully what Allen-frame said in a prior post.

Polishing stainless guns has become common and it does a beautiful job of making it look almost brand new. The problem is it can become a "red flag" for collectors, especially for some of the rarer models.

We're seeing more and more people trying to sell their obviously well used stainless guns as NIB or near new in box.

If that trend continues and as people become more aware of what polishing can achieve or cover up, I can foresee a time when all polished guns will be suspect of having considerably more use than what is represented..

Polished guns may be looked at the way people see a re-painted car and wonder what the polishing covers up. As a consequence, they may sell or trade for less than an untouched but well maintained gun.

One of Bullseye Smith's prior posts supports the opinion of what a polish job can have on a pistols value today. What may help market something today, however, may be a serious detriment tomorrow..... especially if the model achieves a "collector" status where guns tend to be more scrutinized.

I'm just sayin'.......