Scratched finish!!

OkieGentleman · December 20, 2001, 12:33 AM

I goofed!! I laid a Polished Stainless Steel 1911 slide down on a paper grocery bag and got super fine scratches on the flats of the slide, both sides yet. What is the best way to get the original finish back without sending it back to the Colt factory. Yes I know stupid, I could not find my gun rug so I cleaned some guns using a grocery bag for my mat, ok for the old ones, but the Polished Stainless slide scratched. These are not deep, you have to hold it up to the light to see them I could do worse with my fingernails. Any help would be appreciated.

:barf:

Romulus · December 20, 2001, 02:11 AM

OkieGent:

I'm like you, I notice the minutest flaw that I manage to impose upon a hithertofore perfect piece...that's why now I only consider "pre-stressed finishes", like brushed stainless, semi-matte blue, and park...I'd go mad minding the finish on high-gloss beauties. Are you against brushing your stainless flats to remove thae flaws? You'll sleep a lot better...

George Stringer · December 20, 2001, 08:39 AM

You might try Scimichrome (sp) polish or if you have a small buffing wheel red jeweler's rouge will polish it nicely. George

BigG · December 20, 2001, 09:21 AM

Simichrome - used by bikers to polish their motorcycles and knife buffs to shine their blades. Polish in one direction along the length of the slide.

James K · December 20, 2001, 02:36 PM

I won' t use the "P word" but what do perfectionist folks do when they get a shopping cart dent in a new car? Commit suicide? Curl up in a little ball for the rest of their lives?

Golly, guys, there is a world out there, and it has imperfections in it.

Jim

OkieGentleman · December 20, 2001, 09:48 PM

I know, I know, but I was cleaning the blasted thing getting ready to deliver it as part of a completed trade. I hated letting it go when it was not in the perfect condition the other guy traded for. He took it anyway, but I felt bad about scratching "his" gun.

December 20, 2001, 12:33 AM	#1
OkieGentleman Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 1999 Location: OKC Metro Posts: 521	Scratched finish!! I goofed!! I laid a Polished Stainless Steel 1911 slide down on a paper grocery bag and got super fine scratches on the flats of the slide, both sides yet. What is the best way to get the original finish back without sending it back to the Colt factory. Yes I know stupid, I could not find my gun rug so I cleaned some guns using a grocery bag for my mat, ok for the old ones, but the Polished Stainless slide scratched. These are not deep, you have to hold it up to the light to see them I could do worse with my fingernails. Any help would be appreciated. :barf:

December 20, 2001, 02:11 AM	#2
Romulus Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2001 Location: Kettle Moraine country Posts: 897	OkieGent: I'm like you, I notice the minutest flaw that I manage to impose upon a hithertofore perfect piece...that's why now I only consider "pre-stressed finishes", like brushed stainless, semi-matte blue, and park...I'd go mad minding the finish on high-gloss beauties. Are you against brushing your stainless flats to remove thae flaws? You'll sleep a lot better... __________________ I knew Thomas Jefferson, he was a friend of mine...Governor Clinton, you're no Thomas Jefferson Ti faccio vedere come muore un italiano

December 20, 2001, 09:21 AM	#4
BigG Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 1999 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 4,334	Simichrome - used by bikers to polish their motorcycles and knife buffs to shine their blades. Polish in one direction along the length of the slide. __________________ o "The Earth is degenerating today. Bribery and corruption abound. Children no longer obey their parents, every man wants to write a book, and it is evident that the end of the world is fast approaching." Assyrian tablet, c. 2800 BC o "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man brave, hated, and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." Mark Twain o "They have gun control in Cuba. They have universal health care in Cuba. So why do they want to come here?" Paul Harvey o TODAY WE CARVE OUT OUR OWN OMENS! Leonidas, Thermopylae, 480 BC

December 20, 2001, 08:39 AM	#3
George Stringer Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 12, 1998 Location: Earlington KY Posts: 2,299	You might try Scimichrome (sp) polish or if you have a small buffing wheel red jeweler's rouge will polish it nicely. George

December 20, 2001, 02:36 PM	#5
James K Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 17, 1999 Posts: 24,383	I won' t use the "P word" but what do perfectionist folks do when they get a shopping cart dent in a new car? Commit suicide? Curl up in a little ball for the rest of their lives? Golly, guys, there is a world out there, and it has imperfections in it. Jim

December 20, 2001, 09:48 PM	#6
OkieGentleman Senior Member Join Date: August 18, 1999 Location: OKC Metro Posts: 521	I know, I know, but I was cleaning the blasted thing getting ready to deliver it as part of a completed trade. I hated letting it go when it was not in the perfect condition the other guy traded for. He took it anyway, but I felt bad about scratching "his" gun.