our barrels are chrome under the stock finish

[BOBBO268]

well almost :hungry:

(i only used a dremel with some old ass metal polish, then finished up with mothers mag polish by hand.....) did the magazine too but used 600,800,1000 grit sandpaper, then dremel, then mothers, came out ok, but not as chrome as the barrel....

(sorry for the crappy flip phone pics)

[Deano]

Very nice. I think I'll try that as well.

[BOBBO268]

And if you're worried/scared, don't be. I am very cautious to do anything to my own things (however if its a friends, i'll try anything ).... so it was hard to start this, but once i did, i wondered why i pondered it at all. Very easy and simple. Now the slide.... I will never attempt that, thats best left to someone with the right (bigger) equipment and know-how.

[kerby9mm]

And if you're worried/scared, don't be. I am very cautious to do anything to my own things (however if its a friends, i'll try anything ).... so it was hard to start this, but once i did, i wondered why i pondered it at all. Very easy and simple. Now the slide.... I will never attempt that, thats best left to someone with the right (bigger) equipment and know-how.

I polished the barrel and hood on my mk40 by hand using Flitz liquid,cotton squares and cotton cloths. Eventually I did the frame and slide. I left the top of the slide where the machined cuts spill over onto the side of the slide original to give it a contrast. It took many hours 2 bottles of Flitz but the result is an even smooth finish without swirls. The good thing about doing it by hand is that you can give it the degree of shine that you want. The process is so slow you really can't make a mistake and take too much off. BTW you will have to touch up the barrel after shooting. I recommend by hand.

[JFootin]

The barrel is nickel plated.

[Bawanna]

Nice work bobbo. I did my barrel and mags as well. They as you said went very easy. I took on the slide and you were right once again. It's a whole new ball game and tough. But it can be done. I didn't get near the mirror polish like Jfootin has on his CM but did achieve alot more shine and smoothness. I've been contemplating doing a little melting job on it. Still building up my courage on that one. It's one thing to go after a gun with fine sand paper and polish, a new ball game to break out files and grinders.
I'll no doubt take the slow approach with files way more than grinders.

[Deano]

which attachment did you use on your dremmel?

[BOBBO268]

which attachment did you use on your dremmel?

The stick with the screw, and then I used the middle pad in the picture. I suppose you could use the pointy one (except that costs $5 for one, the middle ones cost $5 for 6) and the big one seems like it would be too big to control...

[BOBBO268]

Don't you mean to say "stainless steel"?

it looks just as nice.

I know, thats why i put "well almost"

[Deano]

The stick with the screw, and then I used the middle pad in the picture. I suppose you could use the pointy one (except that costs $5 for one, the middle ones cost $5 for 6) and the big one seems like it would be too big to control...

Thanks. I have both. I'm going to give it a shot. Any metal polish will do I suppose?

[BOBBO268]

I would assume. I used Mothers Mag / aluminum polish after i used what I think is RED ROUGE (red stick that is Kirby brand, but also at least 25 years old )

[stuch77]

darn guys your busting your ass with a dremel or by hand. harbor freight had bench grinders for $20 and white metal polishing stick $4 and cloth wheel attchement $6. $30 total and polishing 5 mins.

did this nickel 29-3 with it. and alot of other guns.

[Bawanna]

My oh my!

[harrydog]

I too was under the impression that the barrel was nickel plated and I would assume they plate it for a reason. Did you do this just for the looks or did you have another reason? I wonder if you removed the nickel or just polished it...

[Scoundrel]

You missed the trigger and hammer though! Now they stick out...