polished barrel: home job

[ab4ka]

Originally Posted by Stog

Todds work...

That's sharp! Love those sights, too.

[gearhead65]

Originally Posted by dreydin

i always communicated with him via email - guns@customizedcreationz.com


his work is top notch!

Alright, this pic has convinced me to do mine. Wasn't sure what it would look like since mine is bitone, but after seeing this, I am sold on the idea. Now to unload it.

[cjlallo]

so what am i doing wrong? i started polishing my barel to being with. i orderd heavy metal green polish (as sugested) and used my dremel but after a few hrs i still cant seem to get that mirror finish like a lot of you. expecily on the barel itself. the 3 rectangular parts where it says 9x19 i got to come out pretty good but still even there i cant get a mirror like finish. any sugestions

[g29cc]

Originally Posted by cjlallo

so what am i doing wrong? i started polishing my barel to being with. i orderd heavy metal green polish (as sugested) and used my dremel but after a few hrs i still cant seem to get that mirror finish like a lot of you. expecily on the barel itself. the 3 rectangular parts where it says 9x19 i got to come out pretty good but still even there i cant get a mirror like finish. any sugestions

Becareful using the dremel. It probably needs more time to get the desired polish you want. Just use caution with your dremel tool , you dont want to make low spots or remove too much material from the barrel.

Good luck! Just know that polishing is a time consuming procedure when using a dremel tool and liquid polishes.

And thanks everyone for the kind words !

Todd

[cjlallo]

thanks. one more question. is it posible to get as much of a shiny mirror finish as you by just using a dreml and heavy metal liquid polish? and if you dont mind me asking what do you use?

[g29cc]

Originally Posted by cjlallo

thanks. one more question. is it posible to get as much of a shiny mirror finish as you by just using a dreml and heavy metal liquid polish? and if you dont mind me asking what do you use?

In two answers, yes and no. You could achieve a close to mirror appearance close to my work, but the amount of time and energy it would take for you to do it and not screw up would be quite a bit.

In another answer, no its not really feasible to say you could get a superior mirror finish with just a dremel. Some people will say , yes you can, but I ll take any one of my parts and compare then to anything else done with a dremel and you ll see what I mean.

I use some Baldor motors for buffing machines. I have professional grade wheels, compound and many many years of experience polishing and plating items.

Alot of the quality of work is from experience. Its an art form to do it correctly. But for the general purpose of making it shiny, yes a dremel will get you close, but when you want the best possible shine and quality, you wont get there with a dremel , I ll guarantee it.

Your best bet is to start with Black or Brown wax compound and work down to a blue compound. Liquid polishes are only a pain and good for hand polishing out a part. It wont stick to your buffing bob or felt like the wax will and that's why it takes forever to get a good shine.

Dont get me wrong , several guys on here have had good results with the liquid, but that isn't what professionals use for polishing.

By the time you buy the correct equipment to really get a professional type shine , your better off having someone else do it.

Not a plug for myself. Just an honest answer. Unless your going to polish your entire collection of guns !

Todd

As a side note.....

This is a glock slide polished out to a mirror finish. You definetly cant get this type of flat smooth work out a dremel. A barrel is small and will easily hide waves you are creating with dremel tool. The longer and flatter the piece, the more you would notice the distortion.

[BigDinTexas]

Originally Posted by g29cc

OMFG!!! I am drooling... and verifying my checking account balance... Absolutely amazing work.

[1lowlife]

Originally Posted by BigDinTexas

OMFG!!! I am drooling... and verifying my checking account balance... Absolutely amazing work.

Let me vouch for Todd's (g29cc) work BigDinTexas.
I tried to polish mine with Flitz and a dremel tool.
I could make things shiny, but no mirror finish..






I got frustrated and sent my parts to Todd aka g29cc.
He did me right for a very fair price.

[cjlallo]

thanks tod i really apreciate your very in depth anwer. so what does it run to have you do say a barel, triger guide rod, grip saftey?

[CopeyXD]

how do you engrave over the serial # and the caliber on the barrel?