Iced tea stains on nickel finish

[BLC]

What about a lead away cloth? Too abrasive for a shiny finish? I have used it on my SP101 and then polish with a silicone treated cloth. I have heard, as mentioned above, Flitz is good stuff too but never tried it

[BillCA]

Cody,

Without seeing the damage or getting a discription of the color, it's hard to suggest a remedy.

Ray's alcohol trick might work and it shouldn't harm the nickel finish. Use sparingly at first and see where that gets you.

Is the stain a brownish tea-stain or did it cloud the nickel with a whiteish discoloration? Can you feel anything where the stain is (like a dried material?)

Vinegar is slightly acidic and may remove the stain when used with a Q-tip or soft cloth. Go slow and wipe clean a small area and let sit for 24 hours before attacking the rest.

I'd try a little daub of Flitz on a Q-tip and with very little pressure try it in a small area, let dry and buff off. When done, coat the gun with Flitz Gun Wax (beeswax & carnuba wax) to protect the finish.

[BillCA]

What about a lead away cloth? Too abrasive for a shiny finish? I have used it on my SP101 and then polish with a silicone treated cloth. I have heard, as mentioned above, Flitz is good stuff too but never tried it

No. A lead away cloth will leave visible scratches in a nickel finish.

[glockman19]

Man, people don't no **** anymore about materials science. Soak a cotton ball in isopropyl alcohol and dab/hold on the stains. NO hard scrubbing or anything else that will completely **** up the finish in that spot.
NO polishes. NO abrasives. Don't even need a brush, or maybe some VERY LIGHT application of an old toothbrused, using it's tips.

We have a winner!!!

Don't ruin your gun with abarasives. Toothpaste is an abrasive.

[Beelzy]

+1 with the NevrDull.

DO NOT use toothpaste or Flitz or any abrasive, unless you want a scuff
mark.

[TheBundo]

Try soaking the whole gun in iced tea

[Commander_Cody]

Thanks for the responses ya'll, I appreciate the input.
Bill, it started as a purple/brownish stain. I did use the alcohol tip and it
did reduce the stain a bit, now you can only see the stains when I tilt the gun to a certain angle, which kind of looks like whitish hard water stains now. I wonder how deep the tannins penetrated the nickel? I heard of a product called MAAS metal polish, any experience with it? I'll get my camera tommorow and take snap some shots, although I don't know how well the stains will show. Oh, and I can't feel any raise to stain.

Thanks again,
Cody

[Commander_Cody]

Awesome Idea Bundo!!!!
I'll be the only guy on my block with the tan Louie Vuitton edition Smith & Wesson. Sweet!!!!!

[nrakid88]

Hey aparrently Rembrandt toothpaste is non abrasive. Thats why i use it. Get some more mileage out of my teeth.

[LkPillsburyDude]

Man, people don't no **** anymore about materials science. It's people don't KNOW.

[BillCA]

Thanks for the responses ya'll, I appreciate the input.
Bill, it started as a purple/brownish stain. I did use the alcohol tip and it
did reduce the stain a bit, now you can only see the stains when I tilt the gun to a certain angle, which kind of looks like whitish hard water stains now. I wonder how deep the tannins penetrated the nickel? I heard of a product called MAAS metal polish, any experience with it? I'll get my camera tommorow and take snap some shots, although I don't know how well the stains will show. Oh, and I can't feel any raise to stain.

Thanks again,
Cody

Have you ever seen a "cloudy" nickel finish? It looks milky almost as if it's under the surface of a clear finish.
Simichrome will usually take that out with light & gentle slow work. If you think the stains are water stains then they may simply be a thin film of calcium (lime) from the water. A light application of a gentle polish will remove them. And no, I wouldn't suggest coca-cola (for the phosphoric acid) to remove the calcium.

[Mickey D]

Try toothpaste - saw this written up on another site, however it was not in the context of tea stains. Anyway, start somewhere innocuous with very small amount of paste. I have used toothpaste on a nickel pistol and it did not appear to harm the finish (YMMV). Good luck!

Or maybe Polident, if you can get the gun in that glass of water.

[One Shot, One Dropped]

Crest is a much better choice.

Yeah, I would be surprised if someone used Del Taco sauce (instead of Crest) when brushing their teeth...