Polish for bolt and chamber? Cannot find Simichrome.....

DasKorvin · 07-14-2008, 04:55 AM

Ok, so I have searched locally at a few hardware stores and cannot find Simichrome.

Is there any other polish that will do just as good a job?

I want to polish my bolt and chamber before I go shooting on Wednesday and having to buy the Simichrome off Amazon or something will take too long.

Thanks.

R5CYA · 07-14-2008, 05:04 AM

just about any metalpolish would work fine. i just used some mag polish. i'm assuming you'll be using a swab mounted in a drill for the chamber, huh? that'll work fine for the rest of the bolt too. make sure you pay attention to the mating surfaces when you pull it apart to polish. looking good doesn't help if you miss the parts that make a difference. i just did mine and it's so smooth i laugh when i cycle rounds now.
BE REALLY CAREFUL WHEN DOING THE COCKING KNOB. TAKE MUCH METAL OFF THE PART THAT STICKS OUT THE BOTTOM AND YOU'LL HAVE A HAIR TRIGGER OR HAVE SLAM-FIRES. A LITTLE BIT WORKS WONDERS FOR SMOOTHING OUT THE TRIGGER THOUGH!

SwedeSteve · 07-14-2008, 09:40 AM

Jewelers Rouge works well. A little bit goes a long way.

marion57 · 07-14-2008, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DasKorvin

Ok, so I have searched locally at a few hardware stores and cannot find Simichrome.

Is there any other polish that will do just as good a job?

I want to polish my bolt and chamber before I go shooting on Wednesday and having to buy the Simichrome off Amazon or something will take too long.

Thanks.

Mothers alluminum polish works good on chrome and other metals, can find it at wally world or any good motorcycle shop

R5CYA · 07-14-2008, 12:24 PM

that just happens to be the mag polish i was using! great minds really do think alike!

SwedeSteve · 07-14-2008, 01:12 PM

Are you just polishing or trying to remove a bur ??

NRAJOE · 07-14-2008, 01:26 PM

Whats wrong with "Flitz"?

DasKorvin · 07-14-2008, 09:47 PM

I am just polishing the chamber, nothing is wrong with it. As for the bolt, I want to see if I can get smooth cycling and also a better shine.

I have some mother's chrome polish that I use on my wheels...would that work? Also, can I use the mini-ball thing that Mother's makes? It connects to a drill and when I use it on my wheels it seems to speed up things as well as polishes a bit better.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 07-14-2008, 10:55 PM

Blue Magic

or any

Aluminum mag wheel cleaner

marion57 · 07-15-2008, 01:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DasKorvin

I am just polishing the chamber, nothing is wrong with it. As for the bolt, I want to see if I can get smooth cycling and also a better shine.

I have some mother's chrome polish that I use on my wheels...would that work? Also, can I use the mini-ball thing that Mother's makes? It connects to a drill and when I use it on my wheels it seems to speed up things as well as polishes a bit better.

SAME stuff!!

DasKorvin · 07-15-2008, 02:01 AM

oh, sweet then. Heck, I might just do it right now. Sleep < Mosin.

Thanks guys!

Ballbearing · 07-15-2008, 02:07 AM

I go to a jewelry store and get heavy duty jewelry polishing cloths. They work like a charm. In fact, i've used them on my stainless single action revolver and it's so incredibly shiny it's like a chameleon, when you take it into the trees the greens and browns are reflected in the stainless steel so well that the gun becomes damn close to invisible. Definitely as good a camoflage as a shotgun with a realtree finish any day.

GlockMeister · 07-15-2008, 02:08 AM

Just get yourself some gunbutter and or the grease. It'll make it slide better then any polish, not to mention allow for much quicker and easier clean up where ever you used it.

http://www.gunbutter.com/index.htm

TheWanderingMind · 07-15-2008, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlockMeister

Just get yourself some gunbutter and or the grease. It'll make it slide better then any polish, not to mention allow for much quicker and easier clean up where ever you used it.

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arkady · 07-15-2008, 09:04 AM

I've gotten Simichrome at places as disparate as hardware stores, auto-parts stores and jewelers. It really is the greatest metal polish I've ever found. I use it on jewelry, my antique camera collection and the bolts of my Mosins. I wouldn't be without it.

Here are a couple of links for buying it online:

Simichrome Polish - Winter Brook Farm Antiques
Simichrome Metal Polish: Legacy Tack
SIMICHROME POLISH
Cool Tool: Simichrome Metal Polish
Simichrome Tubes 1.76 oz 50 Grams each All Metal Polish, Free Shipping

07-14-2008, 04:55 AM	#1
DasKorvin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 10	Polish for bolt and chamber? Cannot find Simichrome..... Ok, so I have searched locally at a few hardware stores and cannot find Simichrome. Is there any other polish that will do just as good a job? I want to polish my bolt and chamber before I go shooting on Wednesday and having to buy the Simichrome off Amazon or something will take too long. Thanks.

07-14-2008, 05:04 AM	#2
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 762	just about any metalpolish would work fine. i just used some mag polish. i'm assuming you'll be using a swab mounted in a drill for the chamber, huh? that'll work fine for the rest of the bolt too. make sure you pay attention to the mating surfaces when you pull it apart to polish. looking good doesn't help if you miss the parts that make a difference. i just did mine and it's so smooth i laugh when i cycle rounds now. BE REALLY CAREFUL WHEN DOING THE COCKING KNOB. TAKE MUCH METAL OFF THE PART THAT STICKS OUT THE BOTTOM AND YOU'LL HAVE A HAIR TRIGGER OR HAVE SLAM-FIRES. A LITTLE BIT WORKS WONDERS FOR SMOOTHING OUT THE TRIGGER THOUGH! __________________ tighten it till it strips and back off a half turn. Last edited by R5CYA; 07-14-2008 at 05:06 AM.

07-14-2008, 09:40 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,659 Images: 1	Jewelers Rouge works well. A little bit goes a long way. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-14-2008, 12:24 PM	#5
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 762	that just happens to be the mag polish i was using! great minds really do think alike! __________________ tighten it till it strips and back off a half turn.

07-14-2008, 01:12 PM	#6
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 12,659 Images: 1	Are you just polishing or trying to remove a bur ?? __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

07-14-2008, 01:26 PM	#7
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,256 Images: 3	Whats wrong with "Flitz"? __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

07-14-2008, 09:47 PM	#8
DasKorvin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 10	I am just polishing the chamber, nothing is wrong with it. As for the bolt, I want to see if I can get smooth cycling and also a better shine. I have some mother's chrome polish that I use on my wheels...would that work? Also, can I use the mini-ball thing that Mother's makes? It connects to a drill and when I use it on my wheels it seems to speed up things as well as polishes a bit better.

07-14-2008, 10:55 PM	#9
SPOCAHP ANAR Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: SC-upstate Posts: 4,192 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 6	Blue Magic or any Aluminum mag wheel cleaner __________________ Spocrest Out!..........

07-15-2008, 02:01 AM	#11
DasKorvin Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 10	oh, sweet then. Heck, I might just do it right now. Sleep < Mosin. Thanks guys!

07-15-2008, 02:07 AM	#12
Ballbearing Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 169	I go to a jewelry store and get heavy duty jewelry polishing cloths. They work like a charm. In fact, i've used them on my stainless single action revolver and it's so incredibly shiny it's like a chameleon, when you take it into the trees the greens and browns are reflected in the stainless steel so well that the gun becomes damn close to invisible. Definitely as good a camoflage as a shotgun with a realtree finish any day.

07-15-2008, 02:08 AM	#13
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 6,307	Just get yourself some gunbutter and or the grease. It'll make it slide better then any polish, not to mention allow for much quicker and easier clean up where ever you used it. http://www.gunbutter.com/index.htm __________________ I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by 6!

07-15-2008, 09:04 AM	#15
arkady Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 46	I've gotten Simichrome at places as disparate as hardware stores, auto-parts stores and jewelers. It really is the greatest metal polish I've ever found. I use it on jewelry, my antique camera collection and the bolts of my Mosins. I wouldn't be without it. Here are a couple of links for buying it online: Simichrome Polish - Winter Brook Farm Antiques Simichrome Metal Polish: Legacy Tack SIMICHROME POLISH Cool Tool: Simichrome Metal Polish Simichrome Tubes 1.76 oz 50 Grams each All Metal Polish, Free Shipping