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I do most of my polishing by hand but do use the Dremel on small areas like barrel hoods and feed ramps if you can get it in there. Fair warning, the red rogue polish that comes with the Dremel is pretty abrasive and I tossed it. Tested it on a piece of steel and after only a minute or two it left a shallow gouge in it. Stick to Mothers Mag polish or Flitz, gives a much higher shine too. Also you need to be wary of the screw that protrudes from the dremel bit that holds the cotton wheels, if you told it at the right angle you can scratch the hell out of your gun.

Deeper scratches I work with 800 grit wet-dry and some gun oil, then I move up to 1000, and finish with 1200. The 1200 is not entirely necessary but the sheets of wet-dry cost nothing. Wrap the wet dry in accordingly sized wood blocks to work the surface evenly, if its flat that is.

With enough practice in restoring and refinishing metal it really pays off. I can take the most beat up scratched S&W revolver and have that thing looking better than when it came off the line.