Flitz polish

[rubiranch]

I bought some polish and their microfiber polishing cloth and tried it out on my M27.



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Needless to say but I am very pleased with how easy it was and just how much nicer it made it look.

 

[Dave from Pa]

Very nice, one caveat Flitz can remove bluing if you are too aggressive.It is also excellant for nickel and stainless.Mothers Mag wheel polish works well and is not quite as aggressive on blue guns.A coat of paste wax such as Renaissance Wax is a good follow up.BTW nice model 27.

 

[kennyb]

as mentioned,wax the final finish with renaissance wax...its the best

 

[rubiranch]

Very nice, one caveat Flitz can remove bluing if you are too aggressive.It is also excellent for nickel and stainless.Mothers Mag wheel polish works well and is not quite as aggressive on blue guns.A coat of paste wax such as Renaissance Wax is a good follow up.BTW nice model 27.

Thank you. I used it sparingly and lightly rubbed it with my finger then buffed it with the cloth.

Maybe my 686 will be next.

 

[Narragansett]

Nice gun!! Since what I see on the side plate looks like just dried oil, I would have tried just cleaning it with wax first and not used the polish unless I did not get my desired results

 

[03hemi]

as mentioned,wax the final finish with renaissance wax...its the best

I love Flitz, great stuff. I just finish mine off with good old carnauba wax though, works just as well as the Ren wax.

 

[rubiranch]

Thanks for all the help. I am quite actually new to the gun world.

This is actually the first gun I have ever polished.

I am very pleased with how nice this one cleaned up. Its actually nicer than I thought it was.

Knowing where these guns came from I can just about guarantee they've never been detailed. LOL Or would that be "cry"?

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

FLITZ

Yes, good stuff, long as you are careful with the blued guns. I use to have more nickel guns and used it quite a bit. Cotton patches in photo are from the dollar store.

 

[rct269]

Flitz employs an abrasive. Abrasives remove all sorts of stuff----some good---some not so good.

Ralph Tremaine

And having been chastised for not suggesting an alternative, Hoppes #9----wipe on, wipe off. A caveat: I'm told nickle guns can have an adverse reaction to Hoppes. I wouldn't know about that.

 

[mm93]

I've used Flitz on all my guns for decades and never seen any ill effects from it. I do avoid using Flitz on color cased parts as they can be easily damaged from any cleaners. But for blued parts it's always been my go to polish to revive old guns.

 

[Igiveup]

I use Flitz on my stainless guns and just love it. Where does one purchase the Renaissance wax? I have a couple safe queens I would like to try it.

 

[divedolphin]

You can get it on Amazon.


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[delcrossv]

I used Flitz on my M frame. It really improved it's 100 year old nickel finish. I used an old t-shirt as I was worried a microfiber cloth may be too aggressive. It just cleared the black oxide (cloth turned black) and left the finish brilliant nickel.
That said, I probably won't repeat using it on this pistol for a number of years as it is an abrasive. I'll just protect it with renwax.

 

[delcrossv]

Has anyone used Flitz on the postwar "flat" bluing?

 

[Warren Sear]

Very nice, one caveat Flitz can remove bluing if you are too aggressive.It is also excellant for nickel and stainless.Mothers Mag wheel polish works well and is not quite as aggressive on blue guns.A coat of paste wax such as Renaissance Wax is a good follow up.BTW nice model 27.

A slight correction; Flitz ALWAYS removes bluing, every time it is used.

 

[runscott]

I use Flitz on my stainless guns and just love it. Where does one purchase the Renaissance wax? I have a couple safe queens I would like to try it.

I have had a container of Renaissance wax handy for years - I use it to spruce up leather pool cue grips as well as to refurbish cue shafts and even to seal the forearm on an occasional antique cue. I even once used it to polish a pair of old work shoes. But I was happily surprised to hear from you all that it is great on guns as well, but I will certainly use it on mine after I determine what to clean it with. I'm hearing Flitz, 'never Flitz', Hoppe's, mag wheel wax, 'Never any type of car wax', etc.

I have also heard 'Mothers' mentioned. I use Mothers leather polish to clean/refurbish antique Stetson sweatbands, and also to keep modern leather pool cue grips looking and feeling great. I would expect the polish you all recommend to also be a winner.

Thanks for sharing all of this great information.

 

[rct269]

The recommended (pre-wax) cleaner (recommended by the Renaissance Wax folks) is their product known as PRE-LIM. It is described as "Gently abrasive paste for safe non-scratch cleaning of arms and armor, brass and copper, ceramics and many other fine art surfaces."

I, for one, do not use any abrasive cleaners on blued guns. (ANYTHING THAT WILL REMOVE "RUST" WILL REMOVE BLUING.") And that of course is because bluing is "RUST" (Black Oxide). The process of bluing steel is "controlled corrosion". The (my) most aggressive cleaning of blued guns is accomplished with 0000 Bronze Wool and oil---and it is seldom employed because I seldom buy any gun in need of such treatment. I cannot speak to proper/effective cleaning of nickel guns because I have no nickel guns. I had one once, a Registered Magnum with a frosty finish. It looked like brand new after maybe 10 minutes with Bronze Wool and oil.

Ralph Tremaine

 

[Jtown]

Good posts, much to be learned.
Walt

 

[mm93]

I've always used either Old West Snake Oil to wipe down my guns, or regular old Minn Wax paste to protect them. I've used Flitz and Minn Wax on this Model 25 in .45 Colt since I bought it new in the late 1970's. Doesn't seem to show any wear from it that I've noticed?

 

[03hemi]

I've always used either Old West Snake Oil to wipe down my guns, or regular old Minn Wax paste to protect them. I've used Flitz and Minn Wax on this Model 25 in .45 Colt since I bought it new in the late 1970's. Doesn't seem to show any wear from it that I've noticed?

Yeah, I think we already established in another thread good old carnauba wax or Johnson's floor wax works just as well as the Ren wax, I don't see why the Minn wax wouldn't work as well either? 20+ years of experience with carnauba here without any problems. Nice "heater" by the way.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

HOPPES#9

Flitz employs an abrasive. Abrasives remove all sorts of stuff----some good---some not so good.

Ralph Tremaine

And having been chastised for not suggesting an alternative, Hoppes #9----wipe on, wipe off. A caveat: I'm told nickle guns can have an adverse reaction to Hoppes. I wouldn't know about that.

Been told that for years and did a test which turned out negative. Of course, anything is possible. There were an abundance of companies making Nickel guns throughout history and I would say many had their OWN process. However, I took an old, old gun, that had some flaking here and there and soaked it in Hoppes for TWO weeks and there was no lost of finish, nor could and finish be removed with any ease. I therefore put the idea to rest in my own mind. There you have it. I only suggest that anyone should not over do ANY process. JMHO

 

[rubiranch]

I would have to think that if Flitz was abrasive enough to remove any of the bluing then there should have been some evidence of that on the polishing cloth which the was none.

I'm sure with enough force and vigorous rubbing it very well could.

 

[rubiranch]

There you have it. I only suggest that anyone should not over do ANY process. JMHO

I totally agree.

 

[grice]

I've always used either Old West Snake Oil to wipe down my guns, or regular old Minn Wax paste to protect them. I've used Flitz and Minn Wax on this Model 25 in .45 Colt since I bought it new in the late 1970's. Doesn't seem to show any wear from it that I've noticed?

Sure looks good to me. I don’t buy it thst it removes blueing unless it’s a cheap blue job, I’ve been using it myself on handguns and rifles for a long time and I haven’t seen any evidence of that.

 

[CajunBass]

I'm another who has never seen any evidence that Flitz will damage a blue finish. I'm sure it will if you really set your mind to it, but I work lightly, slowly, and by hand. I'm trying to polish something, not sand down a tabletop.

I follow up with a coat or two or Ren Wax, but I'm sure some other wax will work just as well.

 

[rubiranch]

I used it to clean up my 27-7 and it came out really nice too.

 

[runscott]

Based on this thread, I ordered a tube of Flitz, fine brass wool and Already have oil and Renaissance wax. I'm thinking that should be good for most non-disasters. By a weird coincidence someone gave me a 7 litre ultrasonic cleaner yesterday. From what I'm reading in other threads, I will have little use for it with old blued guns but who knows.

 

[chief38]

Flitz is a FANTASTIC product and I've gone through many tubes of it over the years! I've also been using it on cars and motorcycles lately, especially on wheels!

With blued guns I'd not make Flitz (or ANY abrasive cleaner/polisher) a routine! Yes, even though it's a mild one, Flitz IS an abrasive! Routine use on a Blued Revolver will eventually thin the Bluing. If done carefully and gently, once or twice over the Revolvers life won't hurt too much, but I'd really not do it more than that.

 

[rubiranch]

Based on this thread, I ordered a tube of Flitz, fine brass wool and Already have oil and Renaissance wax. I'm thinking that should be good for most non-disasters. By a weird coincidence someone gave me a 7 litre ultrasonic cleaner yesterday. From what I'm reading in other threads, I will have little use for it with old blued guns but who knows.

I've yet to pick up any wax.

 

[runscott]

I've yet to pick up any wax.

Sounds like for guns, any carnuba works well, but I would still get a small can of Renaissance. It's also handy for most anything wood or leather and one can should last you a long time.