Stainless polish?

[Bobula]

What's a good polish to use on a stainless gun (sw 686-6+)? Mine needs some loving, lots of swirls. I was going to use flitz, but figured I'd ask first.

[Bobula]

bueler?

[Colt]

I've used Flitz. I like it.

[willbuyone]

Mothers Billet Metal polish worked great for me!!
You can buy it at auto parts store.

[Black Majik]

I'm not sure if he posted on here but look for Robert's (RFB) 686 that he polished up. I think it was mothers polished that he used but holy crap it's bright.

Flitz and Simichrome are also good polishes.

[maxicon]

Yep, depends on whether you want a matte finish or a mirror finish. Whichever you want, you'll need to do the entire gun, unless you can check that it matches the current finish in a non-obvious place.

Flitz or Mother's will give you a shiny finish, and the longer you polish, the more mirror-like it will get. However, it doesn't repair heavier scratches, so if the finish is rough, you'll want to use a fine abrasive first to even up the finish so you won't have highly polished areas with scratches.

If you start with white scotchbrite or 600 grade sandpaper with oil, you'll get an even matte finish first, and can decide if you want to go to a shiny finish next.

Always use abrasives in the direction you want the grain to be to avoid swirls and cross-hatches. It can be tricky to get the finish matched up in the crevices and joints, but a little patience will do the trick.