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Originally Posted by mukwah
Anyone have any experience polishing a stainless revolver? What is the best method and what steps do you take? Any advice appreciated!
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Where to start...?
Caswell Plating has some great info on polishing just about anything.
I have a dremel with a flexible shaft attachment for close in work and a converted variable speed bench grinder using 6" buffing wheels. One for surface prep and one for final polish.
Good compounds are a must and SS compounds are usually black (mildly aggressive) and white (final polish). Sometimes green.
With the dremel or by hand you will also find Flitz as a cheaper alternative. But surface preparation is the key. If there are surface imperfections then some 1000 - 3000 grit wet / dry speeds up the process.
I only used the sandpaper on areas that did not affect weapon function unless an area needed some love.