Polishing

**BATMAN412** · May 1st, 2017, 09:57 PM

Would mothers polish give my satin revolver a mirror finish

**NathanB** · May 2nd, 2017, 07:18 AM

I've polished parts with blue magic polish on a rotary but I'd be hesitant to polish anything that could be seen easily.

**bamboomaster** · May 2nd, 2017, 07:27 AM

All polish is abrasive. Polishing a "satin" revolver will eventually remove that satin finish and depending on the polish you use, you may or may not like the subsequent "finish".

FLITZ may work, but changing the finish on an otherwise nice revolver will decrease its resale value for some downstream buyers if you ever sell it.

**BATMAN412** · May 2nd, 2017, 01:58 PM

Okay thanks for the info I now I'm hesitant just incase I want to sell it �� Later down the road. I just wanted to give it that kinda mirror finish just to

**TonyFromBucksCo** · May 2nd, 2017, 10:44 PM

When I polish I start with 1k grit sandpaper then 2k sandpaper by hand, I use honing oil or CLP as a lubricant with the sandpaper. I work the part until I'm satisfied with the results removing any blemishes or tooling marks. Then I move on to using Flitz with #414 buffing pad on my Black & Decker Rotary tool. The finish will become mirror like pretty quickly with Flitz and get deeper and deeper the more you work each section. If the time is taken to be done correctly the finish will look like Nickel when completed.
As for resale value, an heirloom firearm most likely would be devalued by altering the finish, on the other hand I've had offers on a few revolvers that I have polished for twice as much as they are new based on the polishing job, a hundred years from now that may change.