Simichrome polish

[jyo]

If you're trying to polish stainless steel, Scotchbrite pads (green-no soap) will produce a nice statin finish like a factory finish and remove small marks from stainless guns. If you're trying to produce a chrome like finish on stainless, Leadaway cloth (if it's still sold here---don't know) will give you a shine like bright chrome...
Good luck!

[TrailerparkTrash]

Flitz. Amazon. Works like semichrome.

[waawaaweenie]

State banned denatured alcohol....the stuff used to thin shellac.
Seems in cold weather folks would put some in their car's washer fluid.keeps it from freezing. But apparently pollutes.

they banned it but have a dozen or so corn squeezers making it here and mandating its use in every gallon of gasoline you buy.

[BigPimping]

Used to use that on my Mongoose Bicycle in the 70s.

[supersonic]

maybe get someone to bootleg it to you.

maybe this kind of thing will get a new breed of contraband runners like the origins of nascar.

Already been there, done it. Just throwing it out there regarding the obstacles.

[67Cuda]

I thought Simichrome was "banned" in California much like mineral spirits due to VOC legislation. I tried to order Simichrome from Amazon about a year ago and was DENIED.

I bought some off Amazon in 2018. Not sure when they banned it. Still have most of the tube left.

Only $13 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Simichrome-39.../dp/B0002YUQ4E

[freonr22]

I bought some off Amazon in 2018. Not sure when they banned it. Still have most of the tube left.

Only $13 on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Simichrome-39.../dp/B0002YUQ4E

Wont ship to Santa Clara or monterey county. Assuming california

[supersonic]

Wont ship to Santa Clara or monterey county. Assuming california

Won't ship to Sacramento County either.

[RSSmith]

Ha! Ebay is $200 shipping!!

This one has free shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/124413100891?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=urZV3Fh5RiK&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=hBJDG-MwQgG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[ar15barrels]

This one has free shipping.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/12441310089...mis&media=COPY

And they shipped to CA within a couple days after I placed the order.

[freonr22]

Thank You!!!

[TrailerparkTrash]

I used the ZEP FIVE STAR.

Damη those look gorgeous! As their proud dad, are you letting them date yet? I’d be polite and have them home by 10pm sharp!

[divingin]

State banned denatured alcohol....the stuff used to thin shellac.

Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) is available in California (though most is sold for "lab or classroom use only".)

https://www.amazon.com/IMPACT-99-5-Ethyl-Alcohol-Denatured/dp/B09HWRS9GW/ref=sr_1_4

According to the Amazon description this one is made and shipped from SoCal.

I was able to get to the checkout confirmation.

I don't know about regional bans, but it appears possible to get it shipped to Oakland.

[foothillman]

LOL
Actually found this little guy hiding in the back of safe.

[ar15barrels]

LOL
Actually found this little guy hiding in the back of safe.

That's a weird IIIA.
It's got the wood grips like the earlier model IIIA's which had a straight front strap, but it's got the flared front strap and the vent rib on the slide of the later IIIA's.
I have a late IIIA and it has plastic grips with a pronounced thumbrest as well as the flared front strap and the vent rib.

Here is an early IIIA:


And here is a late IIIA:


Your gun looks like the grips are properly flared in the front though so maybe it's a pre-gca68 model where they had already transitioned to the flared frame and rib but before the plastic thumbrest grips to satisfy gca68.
I would call that a mid generation IIIA.