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01-12-2023, 11:24 AM
Calling BirdsThaWord. Come in Mork, er I mean Bird.
Got a question for you. As I've continued to work on my Tisas' slide I've noticed that after each session it is left with some darker areas on it. They look a bit like tarnish but I don't see how they could be. It could be that my sanding block isn't quite reaching the center of the slide (from top to bottom) because the top and bottom edges are a bit raised and the slide is actually concave? If so it can't be much because from most angles the slide looks uniform in its degree of polishness (is that a word?), and brightness, but at certain angles in certain light these slightly darker areas persist.
Thought we might be able to use a thread like this for ongoing questions, tips, and tricks on cleaning/polishing/refinishing firearms?
One trick I saw on youtube was for matte stainless. To get scuffs out one can take a piece of sandpaper (80gr), place it over the scuff and tap it with a hammer gently. The grit on the paper essentially roughs the finish, and "reapplies" the matte texture/finish covering the scuff. I tried this on a Colt where a previous owner had created an idiot scratch but the frame was not exactly matte finished and so it had no effect. I did see it work on a stainless slide on the tube though.
Got a question for you. As I've continued to work on my Tisas' slide I've noticed that after each session it is left with some darker areas on it. They look a bit like tarnish but I don't see how they could be. It could be that my sanding block isn't quite reaching the center of the slide (from top to bottom) because the top and bottom edges are a bit raised and the slide is actually concave? If so it can't be much because from most angles the slide looks uniform in its degree of polishness (is that a word?), and brightness, but at certain angles in certain light these slightly darker areas persist.
Thought we might be able to use a thread like this for ongoing questions, tips, and tricks on cleaning/polishing/refinishing firearms?
One trick I saw on youtube was for matte stainless. To get scuffs out one can take a piece of sandpaper (80gr), place it over the scuff and tap it with a hammer gently. The grit on the paper essentially roughs the finish, and "reapplies" the matte texture/finish covering the scuff. I tried this on a Colt where a previous owner had created an idiot scratch but the frame was not exactly matte finished and so it had no effect. I did see it work on a stainless slide on the tube though.