polishing stainless steel

[villageidiot]

What polishing cloth can anyone recommend for polishing out small
scratches and stain on a stainless revolver?

 

[DonD]

Don't know about a polishing cloth but whatever you do, don't use steel wool or anything possibly containing any form of metal. That will just start corrosion initiation sites. Don

 

[medxam]

Old men's undershirts!

 

[TRD]

It really all depends on what finish you are stating with. Unless the finish is bead blasted or polished I’ve used 3-M 07448 GRAY FINE GRIT, and 07445 WHITE VERY FINE GRIT SCOTCH BRITE SCUFF PADS with great success. Deeper scratches can be easily removed with heavier grit RED or GREEN SCUFF PADS if necessary and then those scratches blended with the other pads. With a little patience and practice you will be able to match the surrounding areas perfectly. I found the gray and white scuff pads I was looking for at Grainger Industrial Supply.

 

[Big'un]

All I have ever used is Mothers Mag Polish and a soft cloth.

 

[Bullseye Smith]

All I have ever used is Mothers Mag Polish and a soft cloth.

I agree with the above 100%

 

[desertdweller]

My 686

I took the plunge after encouragement from several fourm members and used 2000 grit automotive sandpaper.
I used WD40 as a liquid and it turned out pretty good. The 686 was in pretty bad shape and in my opinion it turned out great.
When I got it to look the way I wanted I used some Flitz and a microfiber cloth to put the finishing touches on it.

 

[ar15ed]

it is beautiful!

 

[Black_Sheep]

This Model 60 has been hand polished a couple of times with Flitz. After an extended range session today I hit it again with some stuff called EZ Reflections chrome and metal polish. The gun looks better every time I polish it, the depth and shine is very comparable to nickel...

 

[ar15ed]

man, that is beautiful, too! i have got to try this!

 

[villageidiot]

Thanks to all the is what I was looking for was the Mother's and Flitz cloth!!!

 

[Black_Sheep]

I use an old cotton washcloth for polishing and do the final wipe down with a microfiber cloth. I use a microfiber cloth on blued guns too...

 

[Cruiser RN]

I totally agree.After a good coat the gun looks spectacular....Mike

All I have ever used is Mothers Mag Polish and a soft cloth.

 

[ar15ed]

well, i tried it, too! i got a pretty good deal on a 60-7, polished it by hand for about 6 hours with simichrome and an old t-shirt, then a couple of hours with mother's. i was looking for a set of the old ace boot grips, but haven't had any luck finding any. i got these grips for the time being.

 

[RIDE-RED 350r]

All I have ever used is Mothers Mag Polish and a soft cloth.

X2! Its good stuff! I use it on the bare aluminum chassis' of my sleds, makes em shine almost like chrome. And just last weekend, i treated my new Smith to some quality time with Mothers and a cotton diaper. (clean of course! LOL!)

 

[kennyb]

All I have ever used is Mothers Mag Polish and a soft cloth.

another vote for mother's mag polish and an old t-shirt...u can make it as bright and finished as you want to using this method...

 

[JamesArthur60]

My choices with positive results: FLITZ, MOTHER'S, and SIMICHROME Polish. If you want a mirror finish, I use 2000 grit auto repair sandpaper with dabs of Rem oil for wetness.

 

[4thUSMC]

As far as cloth, an old flannel shirt has always worked great for me in getting out the fine scratches.

 

[MR.G]

I use either Flitz or Mothers Mag Wheel polish with a cotton cloth.

 

[M3Stuart]

I found this information very helpful! Thanks for the info!