S&W Model 66 Refinish

[ken158]

You can always send your 66 to the factory and get the finish it was born with.

 

[rpm2010]

So if I sent a model 19-7 back to the factory for re-bluing it would look like the original? Or do the modern revolers have a different bluing?

 

[wood714]

Go to your local Home Depot or Lowe's and check their paint dept for grey Scotchbrite pads. That's the only thing I'll use on my SS Smiths because with just a little effort they let me duplicate the factory finish (or nearl so!)
Froggie

Could you post some pictures after using the grey Scotchbrite pads?

I've polished a 65-5 and a 64 both 3". Love the 65, but would like the factory finish back on the 64.

 

[stansdds]

So if I sent a model 19-7 back to the factory for re-bluing it would look like the original? Or do the modern revolers have a different bluing?

Your Model 19-7 was too late to have received the Carbonia oil blue, but would have been given a black oxide blue. Around year 2000, S&W changed their black oxide process to one that is more EPA friendly, the result was a black finish that is prone to taking on a plum tint when exposed to solvents that contain ammonia.