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905 Newbie · February 27, 2006, 07:54 AM

Hi,

I just read a thread somewhere about changing the springs in a S&W 642 and polishing some of the trigger area using 600 grit sandpaper.

I recently did a "rampectomy" on a 380 semi and used a Makita drill wth a sanding bit [very steady hands :-)] and then I "polished" it by hand with 'OOOO' steel wool [shiny, smooth AND fixed my feeding problem].

Questions:

What is meant by stoning and/or polishing and what is the "right" way to do it?

Can you just use sandpaper and steel wool like I did?

Isn't 600 kind of rough to finish with?

Thanks,

Craig

February 27, 2006, 07:54 AM	#1
905 Newbie Junior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 7	Polishing, stoning, etc... Hi, I just read a thread somewhere about changing the springs in a S&W 642 and polishing some of the trigger area using 600 grit sandpaper. I recently did a "rampectomy" on a 380 semi and used a Makita drill wth a sanding bit [very steady hands :-)] and then I "polished" it by hand with 'OOOO' steel wool [shiny, smooth AND fixed my feeding problem]. Questions: What is meant by stoning and/or polishing and what is the "right" way to do it? Can you just use sandpaper and steel wool like I did? Isn't 600 kind of rough to finish with? Thanks, Craig