Refinishing stainless steel

lwj · January 7, 2005, 10:20 PM

Is there safe and acceptable way to bring back new like look to stainless steel pistols and revolvers? I am not talking about deep scratches, just normal wear.

cntryboy1289 · January 7, 2005, 10:45 PM

Get some Flitz and use it with a felt fob and a dremel tool. It will polish it pretty well. If you have acces to a smith, I am sure he could polish with his buffer pretty inexpensively.

JNewell · January 9, 2005, 03:50 PM

Depends on the existing finish. If it's a "brushed" finish, you can clean up the surface with the finer grades (red or gray) of Scotchbrite pads, carefully used.

Harry Bonar · January 22, 2005, 10:30 PM

Dear Sir:
I had Remington cap&ball in bright finished stainless. It looked crappy so I broke it down and with fine glass beads blasted the whole thing - really looked nice.
Also we bead-blast all of our stainless 45 packages and clones - really looks nice!

Dave Sample · January 23, 2005, 04:57 PM

I like what Harry does because that is what I do. I call it my "Satin Combat Finish." S&W tumbles their SS guns witrh tumblers full of rocks or pebbles and the new ones look bad to me.

January 7, 2005, 10:20 PM	#1
lwj Junior Member Join Date: December 31, 2004 Posts: 6	Refinishing stainless steel Is there safe and acceptable way to bring back new like look to stainless steel pistols and revolvers? I am not talking about deep scratches, just normal wear.

January 7, 2005, 10:45 PM	#2
cntryboy1289 Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2004 Location: Ms Posts: 1,160	Flitz Get some Flitz and use it with a felt fob and a dremel tool. It will polish it pretty well. If you have acces to a smith, I am sure he could polish with his buffer pretty inexpensively.

January 22, 2005, 10:30 PM	#4
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	re-refinish stainless Dear Sir: I had Remington cap&ball in bright finished stainless. It looked crappy so I broke it down and with fine glass beads blasted the whole thing - really looked nice. Also we bead-blast all of our stainless 45 packages and clones - really looks nice!

January 9, 2005, 03:50 PM	#3
JNewell Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2000 Posts: 1,092	Depends on the existing finish. If it's a "brushed" finish, you can clean up the surface with the finer grades (red or gray) of Scotchbrite pads, carefully used.

January 23, 2005, 04:57 PM	#5
Dave Sample Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2004 Location: Prescott, AZ Posts: 1,002	I like what Harry does because that is what I do. I call it my "Satin Combat Finish." S&W tumbles their SS guns witrh tumblers full of rocks or pebbles and the new ones look bad to me.