Mothers Mag Polish Bad?

[Wes Smith]

I hear these yee haa's say that using Mothers Mag polish will wear down your cylinder face on a stainless steel revolver. Maybe in about 10,000years, of course water erodes a rock over time

 

[lowercase]

I use Flitz on mine.

I always polish the cylinder face after cleaning a stainless revolver.

 

[Blueduck]

I know I put a mirror finish on a model 66 intentionally using Mothers one time (never doing that again, it looked awesome only when perfectly clean, but showed every finger print).

 

[gwpercle]

When the cylinder face is clean.....stop rubbing. It will take a long time to take off enough metal to harm your gun.
I wonder where these stories come from?

Gary

 

[Pisgah]

When the cylinder face is clean.....stop rubbing. It will take a long time to take off enough metal to harm your gun.
I wonder where these stories come from?

Gary

The same place where the stories that WD40 will gum up your gun instantly, steel-cased ammo will ruin the chamber or ejector, and .38 Specials will ruin a .357 chamber come from...

 

[Wes Smith]

The same place where the stories that WD40 will gum up your gun instantly, steel-cased ammo will ruin the chamber or ejector, and .38 Specials will ruin a .357 chamber come from...

And Anna Nicole Smith Marrying Howard Marshall for Love and not Money

 

[ronnie gore]

polish

not a problem with mother's
but wd 40 will dry up like glue, I had a pre model 10 that I used wd 40 on and put up for several years and when I took it out it was locked up.
wd-40 is great for a moisture displacemet but should be completely removed, it came out of the space program for a moisture displacement only.

 

[wproct]

I cannot make a statement specifically about Mother's Mag Polish, but I can about Flitz, as I used it several times to remove the stain on the face of a Model 617 cylinder. It won't take but just several times until the face of the cylinder will be a glossy shiny surface. If that doesn't bother you, then it's not a problem. But it did bother me. I think it would take years of this type of use to affect the cylinder gap, but it will change the appearance in a fairly short time.

 

[bob1956]

I use a little bronze wool and its clean and not shiney. Its kind of dull.

 

[Magnum-Krazy]

The Wax/Polish I always use is Renaissnace.
Just a couple small touch's of it on a soft cloth will do the complete gun.
Does a great job on all finishes.


Ernie

 

[dhtwalden]

not a problem with mother's
but wd 40 will dry up like glue, I had a pre model 10 that I used wd 40 on and put up for several years and when I took it out it was locked up.
wd-40 is great for a moisture displacemet but should be completely removed, it came out of the space program for a moisture displacement only.

I agree Ronnie. Hence the 'WD' for 'Water Displacement', or so I've been told.

 

[halvenut]

I've used both Mothers and Flitz. I haven't noticed any problems so far.

 

[MarkDozier]

I use Mothers to clean the cylinder face when rings show up. other than that i don't bother.

 

[3S16]

I used Mothers followed with Renaissance wax

 

[wlp624]

Mothers is a (mildly) abrasive polish, it removes grime and other deposits. Ren wax is only a wax, it is a protective coating that shines but has zero abrasive qualities. Use Mothers first, then Ren wax to really make it shine.

 

[jsfricks]

Mothers works just work, but use it sparingly and with light pressure.

 

[Jeffro57]

I use a lead away cloth for the face of the cylinder. It works like a charm.

 

[Nick B]

The same place where the stories that WD40 will gum up your gun instantly, steel-cased ammo will ruin the chamber or ejector, and .38 Specials will ruin a .357 chamber come from...

Don't forget the one about not touching the primers with your bare fingers while reloading or they'll go dead .

 

[Pisgah]

not a problem with mother's
but wd 40 will dry up like glue, I had a pre model 10 that I used wd 40 on and put up for several years and when I took it out it was locked up.
wd-40 is great for a moisture displacemet but should be completely removed, it came out of the space program for a moisture displacement only.

Okay. And I can show you a cabinet full of guns on which I used WD40 exclusively for 40 years. Not a hint of gumming up on or in a single one of them, and in all those years I have never actually seen one in the condition you describe shown to me by anyone else. I have, however, seen any number of them gummed up with everything from 3-in-1 to CLP by people who soaked them inside and out with whatever, blithely ignoring the universal caution of "oil sparingly", and heard probably thousands of tales of "I was told by my brother-in-law/a guy at the gun shop/ some guy" who claimed problems.

It's not the best gun oil available by a long shot, but it is by no means a gun-ruiner.

 

[Watchdog]

I wonder where these stories come from?

There's a Rumor Mill located in a remote spot way up in the mountains of the state I live in. It's in the same general area where Eric Rudolph evaded the FBI for so long.

They grind out stuff like this every day almost. Their stuff is read (and often believed) by millions of gun enthusiasts. You'll find their "wisdom" on every gun and shooting forum in the known universe, and their old wives' tales are beginning to pop up in the print media as well, especially a couple of the cheaper gun magazines.