Scratch removal from gun slides

[pusangani]

Originally Posted by turok_t

I think my dad has some polishing stuff for his car.. Can i use that too?

Depends what it's made for, if it's that kinda turtlewax sorta thing for polishing the car itself it mght not work as well as something designed for polishing shiny metals such as chrome.

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by pusangani

Depends what it's made for, if it's that kinda turtlewax sorta thing for polishing the car itself it mght not work as well as something designed for polishing shiny metals such as chrome.

Check this out boys. This is the stock TM slide catch which was originally black. I used 320 grit, 1000 grit followed by 2000 grit with water and sanded every crevice of this thing.. I then used some liquid wax as a finish and scrubbed like in small circles like crazy. The whole process took me around 2 hours. Check out how it looks:

[Shirley]

Too bad it's going to turn grey very soon if you don't seal it with a clear coat. Not even sure if it would last. lol

[GBear]

Put it all back together and take some pics! I want to see how the entire thing looks.

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by GBear

Put it all back together and take some pics! I want to see how the entire thing looks.

Your wish is my command.. I also used liquid wax for my slide and its practically a mirror now

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Too bad it's going to turn grey very soon if you don't seal it with a clear coat. Not even sure if it would last. lol

Ive got some oxidation remover

[GBear]

Wow...nerdgasm..

That looks AMAZING. I'm jealous.

But I see some slightly slanted brush marks. Maybe it's the angle though. Still bugs me but got to admit, it looks amazing!

Oh, also, just a suggestion. Sometimes it's not good to use too high of a grid of sandpaper if you really want a good brush finish look. When you use one really high like 2000, it becomes more mirror-y, like you said. But it all depends on what you want.

[Styrak]

Originally Posted by turok_t

Ive got some oxidation remover

Not sure if that will work, but are you willing to do that every time it oxidizes? (Which will be pretty often?). It would be easier to just coat the pieces.

[BobbyDangerous]

OMG. This reminds me of this story of when my brother was working at Sports Wheels in N.S. and some kid came in with wheels for his skateboard that were scratched and asked if he could get decals to replace the scratched logo on the wheel. I laughed.. kind of like complaining you're going to scratch your trucks. "I don;t wan't to scratch my trucks"


Some of the parts on my rifles i've full finished. Meaning i made it look used and abused. As an example i got a mount that was green then i painted it black then let it dry and then sanded the rough edges.. Looks dope.. Maybe try roughing up your gun giving it a full finish look..

[BobbyDangerous]

Originally Posted by turok_t

Your wish is my command.. I also used liquid wax for my slide and its practically a mirror now

There you go!!! gangster

[juicy]

I was just about to say something regarding how polishing your hammer, grip safety and safety levers looked retarded... but there you go. Bling and then some! Nice work. Now... just install all the internals and you're done!

Am I right on that one? It looks like your trigger isn't connected to the stirrup, lol.

Originally Posted by turok_t

Your wish is my command.. I also used liquid wax for my slide and its practically a mirror now

[turok_t]

Actually it is.. i sanded the inside where the trigger comes out too much so now u can see a tiny gap.....

i clear coated my slide catch.. im debating whether i should clear coat the slide too..

[BobbyDangerous]

All in all it looks pretty badass bro.. Cool shit!!