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dieselone · November 28, 2008, 08:48 AM

Per above, there are many different grades of SS. IIRC, 300 series is more rust resistant than 400 series but not as strong. Differences in the carbon and nickel content. As to your original question: SS can be buffed, polished, ect.. I've even used fine emery paper to put a shine on matte SS. The problem with Rugers is that they do a bead blast type finish on most. If you polish one area, you're going to have to do the whole gun. Ruger might re-do the gun if sent to their service dept.. They recommend a paste wax coating to protect the gun. A friend used to spray his guns with Pledge furniture polish to keep the dust off when displayed. I thought he was nuts at the time but turned out he was actually on to something by accident.

November 28, 2008, 08:48 AM	#9
dieselone Member Join Date: November 15, 2008 Posts: 40	Polish and wax Per above, there are many different grades of SS. IIRC, 300 series is more rust resistant than 400 series but not as strong. Differences in the carbon and nickel content. As to your original question: SS can be buffed, polished, ect.. I've even used fine emery paper to put a shine on matte SS. The problem with Rugers is that they do a bead blast type finish on most. If you polish one area, you're going to have to do the whole gun. Ruger might re-do the gun if sent to their service dept.. They recommend a paste wax coating to protect the gun. A friend used to spray his guns with Pledge furniture polish to keep the dust off when displayed. I thought he was nuts at the time but turned out he was actually on to something by accident.