Polishing a Stainless Steel Pistol with 1000 Grit Sandpaper to 10,000 Grit and Mothers Wax - Part 2

Sarsilmaz P8S or SAR USA P8S-ST
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Polishing with 9 different sandpapers to ger a slide to a highly polished state.
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[@frankbrowning328]

You do beautiful work. I love the look of highly polished stainless steel. It gets a type of glow to it that can't be achieved with nickel or chrome.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

I was surprised at the fast results to hit 90% shiny but disappointed in the speed of the last 10%.

[@frankbrowning328]

@@WheeledandWellArmed I've done a little polishing in the past to a few guns and I understand the frustration in the last 10%. Thats when all of the tiny imperfections show and sometimes where I have to go back a few papers to remedy them.

[@grover138]

cannot wait to see final product! looks great as you have it now!

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

I had a Boy Scout Survival Mirror that was more Mirror like. This steel is more blue. I can't wait either.

[@babyhulk5977]

she's really coming along, looking good! sar usa has a $30.00 rebate on firearms now through july. i took the plunge and put a sar 9 on layaway. i can't wait!

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

That SAR9 is supposed to be great. $30 covers the FFL fees or taxes. The SaaR K12 Sport is back down. Not as low as I bought it at sub 600 but sub 700.

[@crabbyturtle1594]

Looks amazing!

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Not bad for 3 hours and 9.99 of sandpaper, I don't count TV watching and polishing time or the Mothers wax becomes i had it.

[@frankbutta9344]

Looks like it’s going to be a beauty! 👍👍👍👍

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

What do you think about wood grips?

[@frankbutta9344]

@@WheeledandWellArmed I have a collection of figured wood grips. They don’t offer any traction, but they look great.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

@@frankbutta9344 Good point, I never seen Craig Spegel grips in person but basically walnut and hand filed to diamond points with 5 row files for a good grip.

[@Jerry-Parker]

That looks great ! 👍 Very Nice Work ! 👍

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Much easier than I would have thought. Maybe my obsession with 100% mirror finish is I'm procrastinating the reassembly.

[@Baldcurious]

That's beautifull.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

It is a beauty and now needs some wood grips. I think with the SAR K12 Sport having a lose back sight, stainless steel slide and maybe an Alloy frame. I'll polish the slide, Mill it for a Holosun and have black Cerikoted on the slide.

[@RTACDaughters]

Getting ready to do p80s for myself.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

They are fun to make. Get a big rat tail file and a bastard file will save so much time.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

R.TAC & Daughter's did you mean a SAS P8S or P80 kit?

[@kingpin7673]

nice

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Fun project. The CZ455 looks nice, I got an emergency call and need to go back and commit.

[@rtmuffrtmuff3952]

Awesome 👍👍

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Fun affordable project

[@ARPatriot1776Official]

Cool, I have some scratches on my SS but don't want to mirror it. But that shine is cool.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

I don't have any polished revolvers but wanted a chrome or plated CZ or CZ style pistol.

[@DMFaas]

Wow. I do not have to confidence to try it.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

My only thing was if the SAS was really stainless steel. If you are sure about that. The sandpaper is $9.99. And takes 10 to 15 minutes per paper or 2 hours. It is rewarding to do.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

The SAR website said something about the slide coating but I think was was the black one...

[@rickbaldwin3312]

Great video, what brand and where did you buy the paper?

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

At Amazon it is called: AUSTOR 42 Pcs Wet Dry Sandpaper Assorted 1000/1200/1500/2000/2500/3000/5000/7000/10000 Grit Abrasive Paper Assortment Sanding Sheets for Automotive Sanding Wood Furniture Finishing

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Fun project, good luck. Which gun?

[@HammersOverStrikers]

Have you done this to any 1911s??

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

I have a Bul Armory SAS2 Government and Commander in stainless steel that I'm thinking about. I also have a Para Ordnance P12 LDA in Stainless steel. I have a Kimber BP Ten with a stainless steel slide. All are good candidates but i have a SAR K12 Sport and the firing pin isn't hitting hard enough, i think the channel must have gun powder partially blocking the firing pin. Since I'll take apart the silde, that will be the next. What 1911 in stainless steel do you have? Please send pictures, I would love to see it.

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

I have a stainless steel CZ pistol that's finished in matte, but I think I'll leave that as-is for now. Pistol looks great here, though!! I'm currently polishing a European/fantasy style sword blade with intentions to get up to 10,000 grit. So far I'm at 1500... I sand first lengthwise and then crosswise with the same grit before moving on. The blade is hollow ground so I need to use a curved sanding block on it. It's a laborious, long process and killer on the hands. But each finer grit gets easier. At the end, I also plan on using a Dremel tool with a polishing wheel and some green polishing compound for that final shine.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Yes, I agree it is better to leave the CZ as is. They will not make anymore stainless steel CZ. The drimmel has such a small head it will be hard not to make spot marks. After I hit 10,000 grip i went with a drimmel and white compound and messed it up. Then i dit the 10,000 again and got a big buffing wheel and used mothers mag wax. I should have done the mothers by hand. Especially on a long sword, long strokes with mothers will get you your results you want in time. Good luck.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

Green compound is like 3000 grit. Google it up or find the video, someone out there polished a sword.

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

I'm at the Blade Show and learned green can achieve a high polish but it is a hit or miss and one suggested the finest fingernail polishing board.

[@davidkulmaczewski4911]

@@WheeledandWellArmed I've read up trying to find the equivalent grit of various polishing compound, and I've seen some estimates of grit, but also people disagreeing with those estimates and quoting numbers in microns. I'm just basing this on personal experience... rouge on a felt dremel wheel (usually either white or green) gives me a *much* shinier and mirror-like finish than any sandpaper I've used (though again I've only used up to 2000 grit so far). I've been sanding this stupid blade for a few weeks now.... every time I get to 1500 grit, I can suddenly see a bunch of larger scratches and pits, and have to revert to 800 or 1000 to remove them. I had been doing two passes -- say 1000 lengthwise down the sword, then 1000 crosswise along the blade until all the lengthwise scratches are gone. Then 1200 down the blade to remove the 1000 crosswise. Then 1200 crosswise to remove the 1200 lengthwise. And so on. Not sure if I'm just missing the flaws earlier, or if I'm introducing new ones as I go. I think I'm going to just switch to "lengthwise" only, and just work my way through to 10,000 regardless. (And this is only one side of the darn blade... I have to repeat the whole thing over on the other side!)

[@WheeledandWellArmed]

@@davidkulmaczewski4911 Yes, I agree one direstion only. Is this for wall hanging only? Then only do one side. If you are determined to do both sides, start the second side now. Once you have both sides to 1200. The sanding gets easier, faster where you can do both sides at once. Are you wetting paper often. Now your paper is finner it is more important to make sure paper is wet, clean or replace it. Last they do have 30,000grit sandpaper. Or very fast "fluffy" wheel and there is a pink polish that is finer and water it down. But keep going long ways.