Flitz??

[azhobo]

Gentlemen,
I have a question about Flitz (I think it's called). I've never seen it, not at all familiar with it, but I understand it's a pretty good polish, and can be used both on the iron and the wood.
Could someone please bring me up to speed on where I can get it, and also how to use it.
Is it applied with a cotton ball, a soft rag, sponge, or even 4/0 bronze wool?
Do you rub with it to polish? In line or circular motions?
Will it remove any bluing from old firearms?
Anything I can learn will be much appreciated, thank you,
Bob

 

[DixieRanger]

All info you want on Flitz is on Google...

 

[Warren Sear]

Flitz definitely removes bluing every time you use it.

 

[cololab]

OK for chrome bumpers, etc. but I don’t recommend it for firearms; at least not blued ones.

 

[Lance Boyle]

Last time I used Flitz was polishing after filling mangled scope screw holes that some yahoo did with a hand drill,….poorly. I already knew I need to reblue. Fill holes, file to contour, sand, crocus cloth, the Flitz.

 

[Kinman]

Flitz is amazing on polished aluminum that has lost its polish or otherwise oxidized. I used to keep the polished aluminum on my BMW and later my souped up Flathead V-8. I hate chrome plating but polished aluminum is classy, nothing like popping the hood on something like an dual overhead cam Jaguar engine and being greeted with all that eye-popping polished aluminum. I got started using Semi-Chrome which was sold by the BMW dealer, Flitz is just a bit cheaper but when your going through tubes of it, every little bit counts.

 

[cherrypointmarine]

I use it on all sorts of metal , even clean the wife's pots and pans if they need it . I first saw it used when I worked on aircraft , it was used to polish windows . I usually get mine from Midway , but you can try Amazon also .

 

[azhobo]

Thank you to each of you, sounds like I don't want to use it on my old Winchesters.
Maybe the aluminum wheels on the pickup though.

 

[Rustyt1953]

For many years I used Flitz cloths on tarnished guitar bridges, bridge covers and "P" and "J" pickup covers.

It delivers.

 

[Yendor357]

I think Semi Chrome polish is what you want.
That stuff will take burn marks off the cylinder face of any magnum.

But beware. semi Chrome polish works almost too good. Don’t put it on a satin stainless steel Smith unless you want to really brighten and shine up that satin stainless.

I don’t think it hurts bluing. But today’s EPA blueing isn’t what bluing used to be.

**Edit. I just read where you want to use it on old Winchesters. Don’t.

 

[redbanks]

I’ve used it on stainless steel watch cases for polishing. Haven’t tried it on guns.

 

[doublesharp]

2 types of Flitz - tube is more aggressive, very similar to Simichrome and liquid is more like wax. The tube Flitz and a scuff pad are great on stainless, slow and easy you can come close to duplicating factory finish. Liquid is good on blue but don't bear down hard. I use microfiber to polish and any soft cloth to apply. Good stuff.

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[Baltimoreed11754]

Never used it but have used Mothers Polish on nickel finished firearms.

 

[Bald1]

Flitz is great for stainless or chrome as mentioned. It’s a NO GO on blueing.