High Polishing stainless Ruger six series

[FLgun]

Has anyone high polished stainless six series to look similar to a nickel plated bright finish quality shine? If so, how would one recommend going about doing so

 

[hittman]

Mother's Mag Polish and a wheel on your Dremel tool.
Some like it …. Some don't.
Your gun so your call.

I've not done it but a local guy polished all his Smiths that way.

 

[ned]

I did a Security Six high polish in 80s. I still like it but I have taken some ribbing about my "pimp" gun. My gun, my choice

 

[FLgun]

I did a Security Six high polish in 80s. I still like it but I have taken some ribbing about my "pimp" gun. My gun, my choice

Have a photo?

 

[needsmostuff]

I did not use any power tools , too easy to dish out and round off.
I did use Mothers on a rag and just rubbed while watching TV. A slow and steady progression.
I mostly did it as part of clean up after shooting just 5 or 10 minutes at a time.
Maybe not a perfect HIGH POLISH but plenty blingy enough and the gun always looked new.

 

[ned]

Have a photo?

Sure, will post it tomorrow morning

 

[jstanfield103]

I polished a 686 once, hated it. After polishing it looked beautiful, but every time you touched it the finger prints just looked horrible. If you do polish just beware of something that might frustrate you.

 

[ned]

Have a photo?

here are the photos as promised. These Sixes were polished in early 80's. I have seen remarks about fingerprints etc but always seemed fine to me. There is a GP in one of the photos in it's natural state for comparison. Don't know that it tells you much you don't already know or can imagine.

 

[FLgun]

The one on the far left… how often do you repolish it every so often to maintain the high shine?

 

[TINCANBANDIT is back]

polished mine up, then added some custom grips, made in Thailand, not sure what the wood is, but they fit my hand like they were made for it

 

[FLgun]

polished mine up, then added some custom grips, made in Thailand, not sure what the wood is, but they fit my hand like they were made for it

Have an idea how long it would take to Polish by hand?

 

[TINCANBANDIT is back]

probably a few hours, maybe set up a station and do it while you watch TV in the evenings?

 

[TINCANBANDIT is back]

I restored the finish on this S&W Model 67 for a friend a while back

 

[FLgun]

With mothers mag and a rag.. is it possible to polish off the letters and markings on the stainless guns?

 

[TINCANBANDIT is back]

With mothers mag and a rag.. is it possible to polish off the letters and markings on the stainless guns?

sure, but that would take a veerrryy long time, hand polishing gives you plenty of time to decide where you want to stop

 

[moparclan]

Polished a mini14 and used Semichrome Polish and elbow grease.

 

[daveag.]

Simichrome is an excellent polish. German made. I used it in Tool and Die when a high polish was called for.

 

[ned]

The one on the far left… how often do you repolish it every so often to maintain the high shine?

never...treat it like every other gun...wipe off after cleaning

 

[sceva]

 

[Old and grumpy]

Thanks for showing this. Would this be a mistake on a more collectable gun?