Scratch removal from gun slides

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by Palucol

but what is the water for?

The water helps to prevent the sandpaper from being too abrasive. It gives a nice wet scrub as oppose to a dry scrub which can cause more scratches..The water almost acts as a lubricant

[acorn]

okay here's an idea, take some steel wool, or a rough green scratch pad and re-finish the brushed finish. Only problem is you'll have to refinish all of it if you want it to look the same, and getting it to look good would be rather difficult

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by acorn

okay here's an idea, take some steel wool, or a rough green scratch pad and re-finish the brushed finish. Only problem is you'll have to refinish all of it if you want it to look the same, and getting it to look good would be rather difficult

i think the steel wool or the rough green scratch is too rough

[acorn]

Originally Posted by turok_t

i think the steel wool or the rough green scratch is too rough

well, it depends on the finish. But the 2000 grit with water seems a great idea. Too bad my M14 is the ugliest rifle you've ever set eyes on

[GBear]

Originally Posted by turok_t

You can, but by going back and forth, its harder to make a straight stroke when sanding. I usually go one direction and do it slowly so that its more straight.. the slower i do it, the straight it is. I usually position my hands so i get the best results... remmeber, sand it SLOWLY, dont sand it furious, and dont forget to add water.... all my scratches are not even covered up, they are GONE. forever

Actually, using WD40 works much better than water. Also, I find that it works much better only going in one direction. It's easier if you staple your sandpaper to a block of wood and use it to sand down the metal. When it comes to sanding like this, I swear, I think I have OCD or something, but I get absolutely pissed if there are any slanted brush marks. It's easier for this slide since it's pretty small. But when you're trying to give a large plate of metal a brush finish by hand, it gets ANNOYING.

Oh, also the liquid (water or WD40) helps keep the dust and crap down. Sanding will get VERY dusty. Personally, I don't want to inhale all that crap! :P

[Gunny_McSmith]

Originally Posted by GBear

Sanding will get VERY dusty. Personally, I don't want to inhale all that crap! :P

meh...just aluminium particules....thats nothing....NOT...lol


BTW: @Turok.....It works!!!! managed to get all those scratches off my SD slide! wooooooot!!!! thx again!

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by GBear

Actually, using WD40 works much better than water. Also, I find that it works much better only going in one direction. It's easier if you staple your sandpaper to a block of wood and use it to sand down the metal. When it comes to sanding like this, I swear, I think I have OCD or something, but I get absolutely pissed if there are any slanted brush marks. It's easier for this slide since it's pretty small. But when you're trying to give a large plate of metal a brush finish by hand, it gets ANNOYING.

Oh, also the liquid (water or WD40) helps keep the dust and crap down. Sanding will get VERY dusty. Personally, I don't want to inhale all that crap! :P

Actually, yeah I was thinking about stabilizing a piece of sandpaper on a piece of wood. I found it helpful when i just slide my finger along with the sandpaper parallel to the slide. It helps me to sand straight I guess. I was polishing my slide over and over until the strokes were all even and parallel. I have OCD too when it comes to aesthetics

[Gunny_McSmith]

Originally Posted by turok_t

all even and parallel. I have OCD too when it comes to aesthetics

+1 .....same here....

[turok_t]

Here are some pics that I took when i resanded my slide, and here are the results. I used 2000 grit sandpaper mounted on a small block and i gently sanded the slide until it was perfect

[juicy]

Beautiful, Turok!!!

[Shirley]

Want to get more bling? Buy polishing compound, a old t shirt, and start rubbing the slide. You'll see some bling results.

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Want to get more bling? Buy polishing compound, a old t shirt, and start rubbing the slide. You'll see some bling results.

what polishing compound did u use

[pusangani]

This one is amazing, got it at CT

[turok_t]

Originally Posted by pusangani

This one is amazing, got it at CT

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

[GBear]

Originally Posted by Mr.Hitman

Want to get more bling? Buy polishing compound, a old t shirt, and start rubbing the slide. You'll see some bling results.

Good idea. No such thing as too much bling!