Using Mother's Mag Polish on new SS Guns

[Jalopiejoe]

I wanted some input on using Mother's Mag & Aluminum
polish on new S&W stainless guns (686 & 617) to clean and remove factory and LGS marks and still keep the satin finish.
OR, is a polished finish preferred by most?

 

[75Vette]

I don't know what's preferred by most but I polished my 500 and 629 with Mother's and it brings out the shine fast! I've used Mother's for many years on the polished aluminum on my Harley and I've never found another product better. You will not keep the satin finish though. Every time you touch it you will leave prints. A clean rag will wipe it back shiny again. Good luck

 

[oak1971]

It's worked well for me on stainless guns for years.

 

[THEWELSHM]

Do not use this on your stainless unless you want it to look like Nickel,


thewelshm

 

[Pisgah]

It'll be mirror-bright, not satin.

 

[snubbiefan]

What he just said.

 

[gutterman]

To each his own on polishing or not. I prefer the polished look but most of my smiths are nickel.

 

[halvenut]

It will definitely shine them up.

 

[Nightowl]

As far as I am concerned, a polished factory finish is a change of finish and completely ruins its collector value for me. The only time I would use it is to polish a tarnished finish on a stainless gun that has seen a lot of holster wear, and then only enough to remove the tarnish.
I know a lot of people like to make them shiny, and that's ok if they want, but I will not do so.

 

[Snake Plissken]

I wanted some input on using Mother's Mag & Aluminum
polish on new S&W stainless guns (686 & 617) to clean and remove factory and LGS marks and still keep the satin finish.
OR, is a polished finish preferred by most?

I use it only for light scratch clean up and it works great, like they said heavy polishing will make it shine.

 

[Dirty Dan]

Using Mothers' Mag Cleaner

I read about Mothers in the Thread three or four weeks ago. I was in my shop the other morning and actually found a can of the stuff. I polished my S & W 48-4 nickel 8 3/8th" barrel, and the more I rubbed the brighter the shine. old DD left the revolver on the table in the breakfast nook. My wife came in and asked when I bought the "new" revolver. The cleaner not only gave the revolver a beautiful shine, but completely removed the cylinder lock turn line from the rear of the cylinder. I am not into flashy weapons, but it came out prettier than I have ever seen it...WoW! Went into the safe and retrieved the .22Lr cylinder and polished it out too! If I had not polished it there would have been a very noticeable difference, trust me. Got no problem wiping it off, and suspect it may even speed up cleaning, after firing.

 

[Wee Hooker]

I end up using Mothers on most of my SS "shooting revolvers" eventually (as they a quire wear). If I want a duller finish, I then use lt grey scotch bright pads. That said, as other have noted, altering the finish can detract from the collectors value.

 

[loeman]

Mother's on a 686

My 686-3 came from the factory with what I consider a really crappy SS satin finish. It was dull and somewhat dirty looking from the get-go. The factory finish on my old stainless Ruger Security Six was beautiful in comparison. I gave the 686 a light polish with Mother's. I'm very happy with the results. It looks and feels like a clean gun now. Also, it doesn't even come close to looking like the mirror finish of nickel. Just don't polish too long or too hard. Mother's is an abrasive so be careful and be gentle.

 

[gm272gs]

I personally think that my Ruger SP101 looks better polished.
I didn't think it looked bad with the factory matte finish, until I polished it. Now I like shiny, better.

For a Smith&Wesson though, I would leave it matte.
If I were to buy a used S&W revolver that was polished - I would expect to pay less for it because it wasn't the factory finish.

 

[Thecount1980]

My stainless revolvers all get polishing on a buffer to get a mirror finish. Just my preference, they come out looking great if that's what your looking for. I wouldn't recommend that method if you arent familiar with it. But it sure goes faster than hand polishing.

 

[DR505]

I personally do not care for Nickel, so I won't ever polish a satin stainless revolver. I went so far as to have the ONE bright stainless revolver in my collection bead-blasted to get rid of that god-awful chrome/mirror look.

 

[deanodog]

I have polished several of my guns and I think they look better. I never did like a matte finish on a gun unless it was to be carried. I have bought a stainless 1911 that has the matte finish and it will eventually be polished also. Different strokes for different folks I guess.

 

[old bear]

I don't care for shinny guns, nor do I like dirty looking guns. So I use Mother's Mag Polish on my S/S guns. I use very little and a gentle pressure with a cotton rag to get a clean looking surface. Remember you can always re-polish if you want something with more shine, but it's kinda hard to dull it back to the factory finish.

 

[hardcase60]

I used Mother's to polish a new-to-me M64 3" to get out some scratches and it worked great. I do however understand those, for whatever reason, don't polish their SS weapons. But isn't that why Blue Bell makes chocolate and vanilla ice cream??

 

[desmondj]

Anyone ever try Bar Keepers Friend? I used it once on my 686 to get ride of carbon rings and cylinder stains. Seemed to work pretty good without producing a high shine.

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