I had found some used "police marked" 4566's but my wife got laid-off from her job and I was unable to get one. Now we are back on track and my birthday is comming up and wife said OK go ahead and get it. I have one picked out but the slide is lightly scratched "alot". You cant feel the scratches but you sure can see them. How do you remove the scratches but not have to "mirror polish" the whole thing. Could I send the slide to S&W and have them "restore the finish"? I need exact "how to" info. Thanks guys.
"Buff out" 4566 slide scratches
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I had found some used "police marked" 4566's but my wife got laid-off from her job and I was unable to get one. Now we are back on track and my birthday is comming up and wife said OK go ahead and get it. I have one picked out but the slide is lightly scratched "alot". You cant feel the scratches but you sure can see them. How do you remove the scratches but not have to "mirror polish" the whole thing. Could I send the slide to S&W and have them "restore the finish"? I need exact "how to" info. Thanks guys.
Bullitholz
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To get the scratches out your going to have to use an abrasive, sandpaper or scotchbrite pads typically, if the scratches are not to deep or, at worse, a file. After that process is complete you are going to have a smooth, almost polished area where the work was performed that will not match the rest of the gun.
These guns are media blasted from the factory and as such they need to be blasted again to get them back to the original finish. There is really no way to "sand out" the imperfections and acheive anything approaching a matching finish between the original finish and the "worked over" areas.
If it were mine I would send the gun out and get it refinished(blasted), it'll look new when you get it back, especially if you replace the grips with new one's from S&W.
These guns are media blasted from the factory and as such they need to be blasted again to get them back to the original finish. There is really no way to "sand out" the imperfections and acheive anything approaching a matching finish between the original finish and the "worked over" areas.
If it were mine I would send the gun out and get it refinished(blasted), it'll look new when you get it back, especially if you replace the grips with new one's from S&W.
10mm Sonny
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Green Scotch-Brite pads. About ten minutes of light sanding and you're done.
I've used them on three of my 3rd-gen pistols.
Do not use on a TSW.
I've used them on three of my 3rd-gen pistols.
Do not use on a TSW.
andyo5
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Are there more of these available? If so, please send me a PM with details.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I use the potscrubber type my wife buys.
lalodad
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got a 645,looked real bad. used WD and 1500 grit sand paper then bluemagic metal polish. now looks great. do hole slide not spots.dont use hand alone make a sanding block wd as lube
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bigcatonhd
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+1 Sonny....I use the green Scotchbrite.
Sigh
I can't believe I tried this. In my experience, after reading the replies here, the scotchbrite pads do impart a bit of shine to the slide, especially at the edges. This was disappointing to me. I must resist the urge to Flitz the whole thing now. (5903)
I can't believe I tried this. In my experience, after reading the replies here, the scotchbrite pads do impart a bit of shine to the slide, especially at the edges. This was disappointing to me. I must resist the urge to Flitz the whole thing now. (5903)
