FLITZ on 3rd Gens? To flitz, or not to flitz? That is the question.

[special reserve]

Sorry for the confusion, my question was how to shine them up to their original condition? Fritz or is there something better? On a side note I just got a 1006 barrel today from midwayusa and its in even worse condition than the ones I got from numrich. What the heck, it almost looks used.

 

[Trinidad Bill]

On stainless steel I recommend using a Birchwood Casey Lead Removal Cloth.

You can also use it for cleaning the bore and cylinder holes.

They can be found at Cabelas stores,on Amazon and on ebay.

Cabelas was the cheapest of the three.

Midway sells there own brand of lead removal cloth very cheaply but IMO the BC is superior.

I've got some Lead Away cloth, I will give it a try.

BTW Lead Away cloth and I would guess others, really work well on barrels that have leading.

Solomon's post and pointers give some really good techniques using Scotch Brite pads on stainless.

 

[StakeOut]

The lead removal cloths turn black as soon as they are used but they keep on working until they run dry or you wear them out.

On my SS revolvers they take out the turn rings and remove the cylinder burn marks.I rub in the direction with the grain/machining.

I've never used anything else to make SS look like new.

When I buy a used revolver I 1st soak it in #1 Kerosene for about a week(grips removed) then after blowing it out I get to work further cleaning and replacing parts while making it look pretty.Sideplate screws,tension screws,ejector rods and grips are what I most often replace on shooter grade purchases.