mothers on blued guns

[borntoraisehogs]

...This

Every time we discuss this, I get called unpleasant names. I use flitz only to remove rust and the start of tarnish when I buy a used gun. It will remove cold blue. I then use Renaisance wax, it helps keep clean, lessens holster wear and looks great, builds bodies twelve ways.......

 

[Dragon88]

This thread intrigued me the other day. I had not considered using an abrasive polish on blued steel, assuming it would remove the bluing too fast. I decided to give it a shot on my old Pre 10, the finish on which has seen much better days anyway. I used Mother's mag wheel polish very sparingly, and most of the time was spent polishing lightly by hand with a clean cotton cloth. A fair amount of rust colored tarnish came off the gun. After a final light oiling and polish, I am very happy with the results. It looks like a different gun. Of course it is much better in person but:

 

[stuch77]

heres what mothers mag polish did for my 28-2

 

[Retired W4]

Simichrome

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Simichrome. I see mostly knife collectors using it. It seems to be less aggressive than the others and is really easy on the blue. Most good motorcycle shops carry it, as well as most other polishes. We have an Ace hardware store here that carries just about everything. $10 is a good price and it usually sells for $15 for a 1.76 oz. tube. I's very mild/nonabrasive, like a cream. All my knife buddies swear by it, and my gun buddies. I'm sure there's a thread on this forum that gives you the pros and cons. I just finished my Winchester 501 Grand European and it looks great.

I guess I should retract the term nonabrasive. It has been stated on this forum, correctly I think, that all metal polishes are abrasive to some degree, but this stuff is very mild.

 

[jack the toad]

I've got some Johnsons paste wax. Is it worth using?

 

[H Richard]

Johnson's is a good protective wax, but it will turn yellow after time. Renaissance Wax will not.