My first Scotchbrite "restoration"

[swmetal]

Just bought a 'carried a lot, shot little' 4046 (probably a former LEO trade in). It had a fair amount of holster wear and being all stainless I decided it was the perfect candidate for a home restoration project. I used a green Scotchbrite pad from the kitchen and in about an hour had amazing results. Its a bit shinier than factory and a bit of 'grain' but not bad at all for a shooter.

The before pics were from the GB add where I bought it, so my after pics don't have the same lighting.

 

[85V65Sabre]

I give it [emoji106][emoji106].
I like the "grain" look.

 

[JohnHL]

Big improvement!

John

 

[shamuscull]

Looks good!!!!!

 

[Raven312]

I am encouraged by what you've done! I'll be doing the same thing soon.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Nicely done.

 

[Spikeo]

Looks 100% better.

 

[TTSH]

I give it [emoji106][emoji106].
I like the "grain" look.

I agree!!! Very impressive!!!

 

[KEN L]

Ya dun good!!

 

[rjm6120]

I think the grain look is fantastic! Good job.

 

[contender85]

Looks good!

 

[66snub]

Well done. I'll give this a try on the slide to my 6946.

 

[loeman]

Wow! From your pics the "after" shots look factory. Great job. I don't like when folks use a polish and end of up with a very shiny non-factory look. Yours looks right!

 

[nocents]

nicely done....I love me some scotch brite pads.....I just ordered an assortment pack and an extra few of the gray pads

 

[sturtyboy]

Great timing! I've wanted to give it a try for some time on some of my over polished pieces. 3M has several different grades. I'm looking forward to it.
Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[mcoe74]

Great results! Ya did good!

 

[swmetal]

nicely done....I love me some scotch brite pads.....I just ordered an assortment pack and an extra few of the gray pads

I read the various posts on the different colors/grits of scotchbite pads. Green was often mentioned as good at reproducing the factory finish, but I wasn't sure if the green pads I was reading about were the same as the regular green kitchen pads. Figured I didn't have much to lose so gave a kitchen pad a try and it worked well so I guess it is the same.

 

[Douglas8860]

Great job - Your results look factory fresh!
Thanks for posting.

 

[Ruber]

Looks great! I've done that with my Rugers, haven't hit my stainless smith, yet...

 

[N4KVE]

Looks very nice. Would the results be the same with an alloy lower? Is it safe to do on my 3913? GARY