nickel clean-up !!!!!!!!!!!!

ALGECIRAS

March 06, 2015 09:57

I have a smith and Wesson in nickel,has anyone had experience,cleaning the gunpowder residue off of the front of the cylinder? I don't want to harm the nickel,but,id like to get that shine back,, thanks in advance for any advice

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  Bill DeShivs

  March 06, 2015 11:49

  Leave the carbon rings on the cylinder alone. If you get them off, they will come back the first time you shoot the gun. You can't remove them without removing metal on the front of the cylinder-which you DON'T want to do.
  Someone will invariably tell you to use a pencil eraser, a Lead Away cloth. wire brush, Flitz polish, etc. ALL of these are abrasive and should not be used on nickel finishes.

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  dcs shooters

  March 06, 2015 11:55

  These work,
  
  
  
  
  
  Just DON'T use them on a blued gun [xx(]

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  charliemeyer007

  March 06, 2015 12:10

  On a nickel gun I would leave them alone if its a shooter, think of it as burnt chrome on the Harley exhaust pipe (a mark of pride).

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  Bill DeShivs

  March 06, 2015 14:48

  See? I told you it would happen.
  DON'T use a Lead Away cloth on nickel plating.

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  beantownshootah

  March 07, 2015 13:07

  What Bill DeShivs said.
  
  Yes, absolutely you CAN polish off the carbon residue with any number of polishing agents, and the metal will shine. I've used Flitz for this. . it does work. . .and the gun will look like new afterwards. . .**BUT***.
  
  The problem is that every time you do this, you're taking off metal, and the carbon will re-accumulate quickly if you actually shoot the gun. It may not take too long before you've completely worn away the finish.
  
  I'd say its OK to do this ONCE, and only if its a "display only" gun. If its a gun you're actually going to shoot, don't bother. . .there is no upside, only downside.

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