Cleaning Satin Nickel?

[Dump1567]

I picked-up a used Satin Nickel 442. The finish has some blems in it. Is it possible to remove these? All I've used is Breakfree so far. Sorry, pics a little hard to see. There's light freckles on the cylinder, and you can see the blotchiness on the frame.

 

[luvsmiths]

a little Flitz.... you can use it on your finger,( they say to use gloves) or gently on soft cloth.


2. Will Flitz damage the satin nickel finish on my firearm?

No, Flitz is specifically formulated to be gentle on all types of metal finishes, including satin nickel.

3. How should I apply Flitz to my satin nickel firearm?

Apply a small amount of Flitz to a soft cloth and gently rub it onto the firearm in a circular motion, then buff with a clean, dry cloth.

4. Can Flitz be used to remove rust from a satin nickel firearm?

Yes, Flitz can effectively remove surface rust from satin nickel firearms.

When you're done with that, I would throw a few coats of renaissance wax on it, to make future clean-ups easier!

 

[murphydog]

Agree with the above, and go very slowly. It is easy to turn satin in polished nickel but the other way around is not so easy.

 

[Vtgw938]

If you mean freckles as in rust, I would give it a dip in Metal Rescue. I do my newly acquired stainless and nickel guns regardless. Need to strip the gun and no blued or case hardened parts.

 

[Lonestar57]

I’ll also say be very careful using Flitz on Satin Nickel. I’ll somewhat disagree with the above statement about not hurting the Satin Nickel finish. It’s a metal polishing paste. It can remove the satin texture from the finish and create a shiny spot. I would make sure the surface area is clean then using the Scotch-brite dark gray pads gently use a stroking motion over the blemished areas lightly to blend them in. Go slow and clean frequently to check the results. Good luck.

 

[chief38]

Yea, Flitz on a microfiber or 100% cotton flannel rag by hand might help. As stated above, go slowly and check often! If you go too far you will brighten the finish in your quest of removing blotches. Then it will stand out even more and you will have to Flitz the entire gun to match. Just go slow and test first - then evaluate.

 

[jem102]

You might try unrefined, organic virgin coconut oil with a coarse cotton cloth before any abrasive. Does a great job on my satin SS guns of pulling up oxides and leaves the soft luster in place.

 

[Dump1567]

I went the Flitz route. It shined-up the finish a bit and removed some of the blotches. Didn't really do anything to the light freckles on the cylinder.

Thanks for all the info.

 

[tom2]

I think some kinds of bore solvents might be bad news on nickel, like maybe copper fouling removers and others. Good idea to see any warnings in fine print on bore cleaners and polishes and any chemicals you might use on your gun. Just like there are some chemicals that are bad news on wood finishes.

 

[gwpercle]

I used an old product made for cars ...

Turtle Wax Chrome Polish and Rust Remover . It was in my garage , my 1968 Chevelle 2-door Sports Coupe has chromed metal bumpers and trim .
The stuff has a very fine light abrasive cleaner suspended in a liquid cleaner ...
use a rag and polish the freckles by hand working slow .
I had a terribly freckled model 58 that cleaned up way better than I ever expected . The cleaner didn't remove any of the guns finish (blue) .
After having such good luck with blued 58 an even older and more freckled nickel finished 38 S&W DA (4th model) was cleaned .
The nickeled finish was in poor shape but the Turtle Wax Chrome Polish cleaned it well ... it just couldn't replace the missing nickel places .
The liquide is a cleaner and a light polish/ abrasive and made to remove rust ! If you use a rag , polish by hand and watch how the rust is slowly removed and don't over do it ...it will work great ... it's labor intensive and requires a few sessions ...slow is good .
It removes rust freckles better than anything else I've tried .
Gary