AZAndy
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I know this kind of thing has to have been discussed often in this subforum, but my search skills seem to be failing me-- my apologies for dragging up something that's likely already here somewhere!
I have some old revolvers I'm planning on Parkerizing next week, and some have beaten-with-chains areas. I'm familiar with Parkerizing, so not worried about that, but have never tried to smooth out such ugly spots as I'd like to take care of. For example, this old thang:
Below the cylinder release, there's a rough patch, and the cylinder ain't none too pretty either. The frame pitting isn't so deep that I can feel it with my finger, but there are places on the cylinder that I can (though barely).
I'm guessing that an Arkansas stone would take a really long time, so what you y'all recommend? Thank you!
Edit to add: And should I do the polishing before or after stripping it to in-the-white?
I have some old revolvers I'm planning on Parkerizing next week, and some have beaten-with-chains areas. I'm familiar with Parkerizing, so not worried about that, but have never tried to smooth out such ugly spots as I'd like to take care of. For example, this old thang:
Below the cylinder release, there's a rough patch, and the cylinder ain't none too pretty either. The frame pitting isn't so deep that I can feel it with my finger, but there are places on the cylinder that I can (though barely).
I'm guessing that an Arkansas stone would take a really long time, so what you y'all recommend? Thank you!
Edit to add: And should I do the polishing before or after stripping it to in-the-white?
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