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**Zetsumei** · 07-11-2008, 08:15 PM

Well here it is! After approximately 10 hours of finger tip torturing work Its done! I started the hard way With 400 then 600 then 1500 grit sand paper. Didnt go so well so after about 2.5 hours of that nonsense on just the barrel I found this thread:

polished barrel: home job

Much thanks to everyones contributions and advice in that thread especially xd_john and g29cc.

Once I read that thread I wised up and pulled out the dremel. I used some little sponge-like polishing brush to quickly remove most of the blue, then I used the felt pads to buff up the shine with jewelers rouge (I got mine at the T&A truck stop, you actually have to go back into the Semi repair shop and ask for it). I used the green to start, then the white to finish and I'm still touching everything up with mother's mag & aluminum polish. My fingers are sore as heck today from tightly holding all the bits and pieces while polishing but I love the way it turned out. But the next time I want somthing polished I will definatly be sending it to g29cc.

Polishing the Mag release was HELL to get out and put back in so if I knew what I know now that thing would probably still be black.

It's so shiny it was really hard to get good pictures, these three are the best out of about 20 taken but it looks even better IRL

**rickett** · 07-11-2008, 08:21 PM

wow, she's purdy! Nice work there Zetsumei!

**TMP** · 07-11-2008, 08:43 PM

Looks real nice.

JohnA136 · 07-11-2008, 08:58 PM

Very nice work, I like the detail with the letters. Going to have to do that with my new tac. Did you use testors? Nail polish or crayons?

**Zetsumei** · 07-11-2008, 10:34 PM

Thanks Guys!

For the Letters I used Brownell's Lacquer Stick (Thanks bellyscraper!):

LACQUER-STIKÂ® at Brownells

It went in like putty or really warm wax, then you wipe off the excess and supposedly its supposed to harden in there and be pretty sturdy. I just did it right before the pictures so that's why the slide around them looks a little red.

Still having a hard time getting good shots but heres 2 more I love the bright reflective one

propellerhead · 07-11-2008, 10:47 PM

A Gucci gun.

**Zetsumei** · 07-11-2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propellerhead

A Gucci gun.

LoL don't know if thats a insult or a complement

**tracker366** · 07-11-2008, 10:56 PM

Very nice job Looks real good

MagicPie · 07-11-2008, 11:58 PM

Great job.

phixion · 07-12-2008, 12:35 AM

I can't see the pictures since I'm at work but I have a question about polishing. Are there any "benefits" in polishing barrels, internal parts, etc. or is it done merely for cosmetic reasons? Does it make the parts more rust resistant or more rust prone?

07-11-2008, 08:15 PM	#1
Zetsumei XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NV Posts: 898	D.I.Y. Polish Job! Well here it is! After approximately 10 hours of finger tip torturing work Its done! I started the hard way With 400 then 600 then 1500 grit sand paper. Didnt go so well so after about 2.5 hours of that nonsense on just the barrel I found this thread: polished barrel: home job Much thanks to everyones contributions and advice in that thread especially xd_john and g29cc. Once I read that thread I wised up and pulled out the dremel. I used some little sponge-like polishing brush to quickly remove most of the blue, then I used the felt pads to buff up the shine with jewelers rouge (I got mine at the T&A truck stop, you actually have to go back into the Semi repair shop and ask for it). I used the green to start, then the white to finish and I'm still touching everything up with mother's mag & aluminum polish. My fingers are sore as heck today from tightly holding all the bits and pieces while polishing but I love the way it turned out. But the next time I want somthing polished I will definatly be sending it to g29cc. Polishing the Mag release was HELL to get out and put back in so if I knew what I know now that thing would probably still be black. It's so shiny it was really hard to get good pictures, these three are the best out of about 20 taken but it looks even better IRL __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ -One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.-
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07-11-2008, 08:21 PM	#2
rickett XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: NW Oregon Posts: 1,633	wow, she's purdy! Nice work there Zetsumei! __________________ XD-45 service with Trijicon night sights GP-100 6" stainless .357Mag. Heritage Rough Rider 4 3/4" 22LR/22Mag. Savage 99 EG .300 Savage Mossberg 500A 12 ga "At long last I have discovered that most shooters are not interested in firearms as tools, but rather as toys. Such people do not acquire their weapons because of what they will do, but rather to gratify the "Christmas morning joy" that we largely left behind in our childhood." -Jeff Cooper
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07-11-2008, 08:43 PM	#3
TMP XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,768	Looks real nice. __________________ ______________________ Para Ordnance PRX1445 Limited Edition RRA Elite Comp Stag Model 2 (home build) XD45 Tactical XD9 Subcompact (Yel/Grn TFO's) Wilson Border Patrol 870 Green (Surefire 618FA forend with light) Beretta U22 Neos INOX Ruger 10/22 #8. If this is your first night at 'Fight Club', you have to fight.
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07-11-2008, 08:58 PM	#4
JohnA136 XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 40	Very nice work, I like the detail with the letters. Going to have to do that with my new tac. Did you use testors? Nail polish or crayons? __________________ Ruger MkIII Hunter Ruger 10/22 Target Beretta Storm CX4 - .40 XD9-Tactical
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07-11-2008, 10:34 PM	#5
Zetsumei XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NV Posts: 898	Thanks Guys! For the Letters I used Brownell's Lacquer Stick (Thanks bellyscraper!): LACQUER-STIKÂ® at Brownells It went in like putty or really warm wax, then you wipe off the excess and supposedly its supposed to harden in there and be pretty sturdy. I just did it right before the pictures so that's why the slide around them looks a little red. Still having a hard time getting good shots but heres 2 more I love the bright reflective one __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ -One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.-
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07-11-2008, 10:47 PM	#6
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,852	A Gucci gun. __________________
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07-11-2008, 10:56 PM	#8
tracker366 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kankakee county Illinois Posts: 513	Very nice job Looks real good __________________ SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD-9x19 Tactical Born 7/18/07 3900 Rounds as of 7/23/09
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07-11-2008, 11:58 PM	#9
MagicPie XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The only good state-TX Posts: 602	Great job. __________________ (~_~) Perfectly symmetrical violence never solved anything. - Professor Farnsworth.
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07-12-2008, 12:35 AM	#10
phixion XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 151	I can't see the pictures since I'm at work but I have a question about polishing. Are there any "benefits" in polishing barrels, internal parts, etc. or is it done merely for cosmetic reasons? Does it make the parts more rust resistant or more rust prone?
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