Polished breech block?

racinstylez · June 7, 2005, 03:15 PM

How do I get my breech block to look like this. All polished and shiny.

?!?!

Does someone have a write up or some instructions? Can I do this to the whole breech and barrel too?

Lycanthrope · June 7, 2005, 03:17 PM

I hit my 1911's with 600 grit wet/dry paper and then some 1000 and 2000. If I'm lazy I break out the Dremel with a felt wheel and jewelers rouge to get a mirror finish.

racinstylez · June 7, 2005, 03:20 PM

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I hit my 1911's with 600 grit wet/dry paper and then some 1000 and 2000. If I'm lazy I break out the Dremel with a felt wheel and jewelers rouge to get a mirror finish.

you have any pictures?

Ye, I have a dremel. Maybe I should do that. Its just on my Bi-Tone the breech block is all black. I wanted it to be SHINY

Handy · June 7, 2005, 05:34 PM

If it's blued, blue removing chemicals are quite a bit easier than abrasives. Wipe on, wipe off.

Lycanthrope · June 7, 2005, 09:51 PM

Just wipe the paper inline with the barrel because any marks from the action working will run that way.

chris in va · June 7, 2005, 10:52 PM

Dremel polishing cone and included polishing compound. Works great.

Dave Sample · June 8, 2005, 11:37 AM

I hate to be a nit picker, but you are referring to a square barrel HOOD. Using a Dremel on a flat surface is a dumb idea unless you are wanting to have some nice ripple effect.

Lycanthrope · June 8, 2005, 05:14 PM

Not if you use the rouge and the polishing felt from above (which then polishes in a circular manner). I use this method to help polish out "holster haze" when the shined flats of my 1911 get a bit dull.

June 7, 2005, 03:15 PM	#1
racinstylez Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2005 Posts: 240	Polished breech block? How do I get my breech block to look like this. All polished and shiny. ?!?! Does someone have a write up or some instructions? Can I do this to the whole breech and barrel too? __________________ Sigmund Freud: "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity."

June 7, 2005, 03:17 PM	#2
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	I hit my 1911's with 600 grit wet/dry paper and then some 1000 and 2000. If I'm lazy I break out the Dremel with a felt wheel and jewelers rouge to get a mirror finish.

June 7, 2005, 05:34 PM	#4
Handy Junior member Join Date: August 31, 2001 Posts: 8,785	If it's blued, blue removing chemicals are quite a bit easier than abrasives. Wipe on, wipe off.

June 7, 2005, 09:51 PM	#5
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	Just wipe the paper inline with the barrel because any marks from the action working will run that way.

June 7, 2005, 10:52 PM	#6
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Dremel polishing cone and included polishing compound. Works great.

June 8, 2005, 11:37 AM	#7
Dave Sample Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2004 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 1,002	I hate to be a nit picker, but you are referring to a square barrel HOOD. Using a Dremel on a flat surface is a dumb idea unless you are wanting to have some nice ripple effect.

June 8, 2005, 05:14 PM	#8
Lycanthrope Senior Member Join Date: October 1, 2001 Location: PA Posts: 1,752	Not if you use the rouge and the polishing felt from above (which then polishes in a circular manner). I use this method to help polish out "holster haze" when the shined flats of my 1911 get a bit dull.