I decided to pretty up my S&W 629 Classic so I went to Lowe's and bought a Dremel and one of their polishing kits. I used a felt wheel and the polishing compound that came with the kit. I'm not sure what grit it is. It shined up the gun really well but if I hold it to the light just right I can see exactly where I had the wheel. Real fine lines everywhere and it just looks bad.

Does anyone have any experience with this type of stuff?

I'd appreciate any help.

Thanks!

I did this once to a Ruger Redhawk, but I used regular run of the mill Mother's Car Polish for mag wheels. Took a long time but looked really good. What you need to do is wok your way up with finer grit polish, assuming you didnt create deep scratches. As you work towards finer grit it will get glossier. Best of luck

Bill C

if you used to heavy of a grit,you can bead blast it matte and start over.polish-o-ray or flitz works good also.mother's polish is good and fine as said in above posting.a loose buffing wheel works better than a hard felt wheel,also a very fine wire wheel.

You can't use a dremel to buff, the wheels are too small. I use automotive stuff from eastwood. I buy their buffing compounds and use a pedestal grinder (with buffing wheels, stainless and white roushe) You can use a lapping compound and lots of elbow grease to fix it up too. Add small amounts of compound and add oil and rub in into the gun. Just clean it real good after, you don't what it getting into the action. Also chrome cleaner and stuff like that would work, they all have a rubbing compound in their products. You will clean it up and it will look good, just it will not happen in 10 minutes.

Go get yourself some flitz gun or metal polish. I did this to a Ruger Security six and my mountain gun....both look almost nickle now!

Takes a strong rag and some elbow grease...repeat as necessary

I used my dremel to polish mine, but instead of using their supplied buffing compound, i went and got some of the finest jewlers rouge i could find and used that. Afterwards, i gave the gun a good polishing with mothers man and aluminum polish and it came out like a mirror...almost hurts to use it on a sunny day!

Ditto what 500 magnum said. The stuff from Eastwood is topline. My dad and I use it on all of our chrome and polished hot rod parts.

Deuce

I have a jewelry design/manufacturing business on the side of my regular employment. I use mainly silver/14k gold but also use stainless steel components occaisionally. I don't use an agressive polish for stainless, especially if there is a softer material ie silver/bronze in close company with much harder material. I do use 2000 grit 3M wet or dry to prepolish, and ONLY enough presssure to knock down the high spots. When surface appears uniform, move to the next finer paper. I use light oil(Marvel or 3 in 1)with sanding paper. Clean thoroughly between grits.
Pre-polishing is VERY important. All bumps, scratches, dings etc should be eliminated prior to pre polish. Use green or white compounds and a dedicated wheel. I use a 6" loose muslin wheel and "white diamond compound" which is mildly aggressive on non ferrous metals and works to pre polish stainless. Clean ALL compound prior to using a different polish. For the final polish Fabulustre or ZAM is used lightly with a 4" brush wheel or a 6" loose muslin and light pressure. Add compound to wheel often. Pressure is your enemy. Let the polish compound do the work. I wouldn't use "red compounds" because some contain iron oxide, which might imbed in stainless and cause surface rust.
Also, FLITZ or Simichrome work well with just a hand towel, are very forgiving, but time consuming. Just my 3c worth.

Jeffro - I have an Sec Six that could use some good polishing. What type of buffing wheel did you use in your dremel! Will just flitz do the job? Slow rpm's? Some details please!

thanks a ton! :D

Wow. Sounds like I should have asked you guys before I started this project. Guess I need to invest in some more stuff.

Where abouts should I look for this stuff like the flitz or the stuff bullethead mentioned?

you should be able to salvage your polish job with the Flitz mentioned above. it'll take some work. do a google search for "Flitz" and you should get lotsa hits. i'd think Brownells would have it.

monty

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, it was my 5 day weekend. Flitz is available at most motorcycle dealers or auto part stores. With a dremel tool I might suggest to use the largest cotton or felt buff ( 1-1.5" dia) that you can get and use light pressure and vary the rpm until it feels right. Let the compound do the work, avoid pushing too hard. Check progress often and don't dwell in one spot too long. Should look good after a short period of time. ONE more item...start in an area that isn't easily visible (under a grip) so that you can get "a feel for the wheel".

Jeffro - I have an Sec Six that could use some good polishing. What type of buffing wheel did you use in your dremel! Will just flitz do the job? Slow rpm's? Some details please!

thanks a ton! :D
I just used a rag and elbow grease on my Six....
looks nickel now!!!!!!