Polished up! - XDTalk Forums

allkar · 09-09-2008, 03:33 PM

Finally got my home polish and detail job finished. Thanks to Zetsumei and XD Talk for pointing me in the right direction. The XD is SO easy to strip down. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. The pics don't do it justice.

sourpatch45 · 09-09-2008, 03:35 PM

heres mine!

sourpatch45 · 09-09-2008, 03:35 PM

what did you use to polish yours?

allkar · 09-09-2008, 03:45 PM

Don't you love how well they polish up?
My camera is crap.
I used 600 wet/dry, Dremel tool, and RYOBI polishing componds from Homer Depot. Then finished it off with Fine hand polish for automobile paint.

sourpatch45 · 09-09-2008, 03:55 PM

here is a link to the DIY barrel polishing write up that uses the heavy metal polish that i used on mine.

DIY Barrel polishing write-up

allkar · 09-09-2008, 04:16 PM

Yeah, I looked at that one too. Thanks!

sourpatch45 · 09-09-2008, 04:20 PM

hey i just started a thread to consolidate all the barrel polishing info on xdtalk
the offical everything to do with polishing thread

if you could post your pics and some info on how you did it on that thread im sure everyone in the forum would be thankful.

all the polishing threads are all over the place so i wanted to have a thread where we can put all that info so when someone is thinking about doing it they can read and get advice from everyone that has done it

bdraughon · 09-09-2008, 04:30 PM

looks great.

job well done!

allkar · 09-09-2008, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sourpatch45

hey i just started a thread to consolidate all the barrel polishing info on xdtalk
the offical everything to do with polishing thread

if you could post your pics and some info on how you did it on that thread im sure everyone in the forum would be thankful.

all the polishing threads are all over the place so i wanted to have a thread where we can put all that info so when someone is thinking about doing it they can read and get advice from everyone that has done it

Great idea!

Likwid · 08-31-2009, 05:27 PM

How do you guys recommend cleaning up the engravings? Polished barrel/chamber and the engravings are still black-ish.

Edit: Shoot, I was trying to put this in the other polishing thread, had the wrong tab. Sorry for the late bump

09-09-2008, 03:33 PM	#1
allkar XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fly over State Posts: 12	Polished up! Finally got my home polish and detail job finished. Thanks to Zetsumei and XD Talk for pointing me in the right direction. The XD is SO easy to strip down. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. The pics don't do it justice. __________________ XD45 compact / Colt LE 6920 KAHR PM9 / Bushmaster XM15 E2S A3 Ruger LCP / WASR 10/63 AK-47 Spikes Tactical Concussion AR15 pistol
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09-09-2008, 03:35 PM	#2
sourpatch45 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boise, ID (its boy-see NOT boy-zee!!!) Posts: 4,856	heres mine! __________________ I haven't stopped believing in god. I just stopped beliving he cares. There might be a god, there might not, but i dont think it matters. Either way were on our own.-Jace Wayland If you want to polish your barrel click the link below http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-...ng-thread.html
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09-09-2008, 03:35 PM	#3
sourpatch45 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boise, ID (its boy-see NOT boy-zee!!!) Posts: 4,856	what did you use to polish yours? __________________ I haven't stopped believing in god. I just stopped beliving he cares. There might be a god, there might not, but i dont think it matters. Either way were on our own.-Jace Wayland If you want to polish your barrel click the link below http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-...ng-thread.html
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09-09-2008, 03:45 PM	#4
allkar XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fly over State Posts: 12	Don't you love how well they polish up? My camera is crap. I used 600 wet/dry, Dremel tool, and RYOBI polishing componds from Homer Depot. Then finished it off with Fine hand polish for automobile paint. __________________ XD45 compact / Colt LE 6920 KAHR PM9 / Bushmaster XM15 E2S A3 Ruger LCP / WASR 10/63 AK-47 Spikes Tactical Concussion AR15 pistol
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09-09-2008, 03:55 PM	#5
sourpatch45 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boise, ID (its boy-see NOT boy-zee!!!) Posts: 4,856	here is a link to the DIY barrel polishing write up that uses the heavy metal polish that i used on mine. DIY Barrel polishing write-up __________________ I haven't stopped believing in god. I just stopped beliving he cares. There might be a god, there might not, but i dont think it matters. Either way were on our own.-Jace Wayland If you want to polish your barrel click the link below http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-...ng-thread.html
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09-09-2008, 04:16 PM	#6
allkar XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fly over State Posts: 12	Yeah, I looked at that one too. Thanks! __________________ XD45 compact / Colt LE 6920 KAHR PM9 / Bushmaster XM15 E2S A3 Ruger LCP / WASR 10/63 AK-47 Spikes Tactical Concussion AR15 pistol
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09-09-2008, 04:20 PM	#7
sourpatch45 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boise, ID (its boy-see NOT boy-zee!!!) Posts: 4,856	hey i just started a thread to consolidate all the barrel polishing info on xdtalk the offical everything to do with polishing thread if you could post your pics and some info on how you did it on that thread im sure everyone in the forum would be thankful. all the polishing threads are all over the place so i wanted to have a thread where we can put all that info so when someone is thinking about doing it they can read and get advice from everyone that has done it __________________ I haven't stopped believing in god. I just stopped beliving he cares. There might be a god, there might not, but i dont think it matters. Either way were on our own.-Jace Wayland If you want to polish your barrel click the link below http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-...ng-thread.html
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09-09-2008, 04:30 PM	#8
bdraughon XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 1,104	looks great. job well done! __________________ bdraughon U.S. Paratrooper ~ All The Way! Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran
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08-31-2009, 05:27 PM	#10
Likwid XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 284	How do you guys recommend cleaning up the engravings? Polished barrel/chamber and the engravings are still black-ish. Edit: Shoot, I was trying to put this in the other polishing thread, had the wrong tab. Sorry for the late bump __________________ Likwid XD 9mm SC Born February 2005
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