[PlayboyPenguin]

Nice video.

I've actually been given an old H&R revolver to clean up for a friend. Went and bought some of that Mothers polish yesterday, so we'll see how it turns out.

Here's what it looks like after some light cleaning/buffing. Do you think I will be able to get all of the blemishes off of the side and cylinder?

Then correct me if I am wrong, but I don't think you can polish the aluminum frame of a S&W 642 in this manner.

On the 642 you can just polish the stainless parts (barrel and cylinder) not the aluminum. You can polish aluminum up also, but it would need to be recoated. I would be careful on that H&R. I am betting it is nickle plated.

 

[H&K 4 LIFE]

On the 642 you can just polish the stainless parts (barrel and cylinder) not the aluminum. You can polish aluminum up also, but it would need to be recoated. I would be careful on that H&R. I am betting it is nickle plated.

How should I be careful? Is that polish no good on nickle plating? It only says not to use it on chrome.

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

How should I be careful? Is that polish no good on nickle plating? It only says not to use it on chrome.

Anything that is abrasive can wear on plating of most any type. As long as you carefully do it by hand you should not have much problem. Do not apply too much pressure and use a polish made for nickle...like Flitz. Mother's will work on nickle but it is a bit abrasive.

 

[H&K 4 LIFE]

Anything that is abrasive can wear on plating of most any type. As long as you carefully do it by hand you should not have much problem. Do not apply too much pressure and use a polish made for nickle...like Flitz. Mother's will work on nickle but it is a bit abrasive.

Thanks for your help. I lightly polished it with Mothers like you suggested.

Although I think the blemishes are actually damage to the nickle plating that I am not going to be able to remove.

 

[PlayboyPenguin]

Thanks for your help. I lightly polished it with Mothers like you suggested.

Although I think the blemishes are actually damage to the nickle plating that I am not going to be able to remove.

That is quite often the case. Sometimes the damage starts on the steel and works it way out.

 

[1 old 0311]

Great job. Are those revolvers plated? I'd hate to rub through the plating and be stuck. I have a 617 Taurus with a "matte" finish but would like a mirror finish on it. I got a 454 taurus 11 or 12 years ago and it came out of the box with a mirror finish and the same finish the 617 has along the top between the sights. It makes me wonder if they plate it and it comes out looking "matte" and they just polish it up. Do you think the 617 can be polished to look like the gun you did?

Yes you can polish Taurus aluminum, I did a 85 Ultralight. The matt finish on these is REAL thin, and you can vastly improve the looks on one in about 1 hour. Spend more time and it will keep looking better.

 

[jim123]

Yes you can polish Taurus aluminum, I did a 85 Ultralight. The matt finish on these is REAL thin, and you can vastly improve the looks on one in about 1 hour. Spend more time and it will keep looking better.

The 617 Taurus I have weighs 28 ounces so I believe its made out of steel. I had the grips off and it looked like the matte finish was painted on. It might just be the way someone/something held the gun as it went through a blaster. I thought it would have been bead blasted to get that finish and I could just polish it up.