Posted: 8/18/2016 9:28:58 PM EDT
| Has anyone used Scotch Brite for minor scratches in brushed stainless? How did it look? |
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It causes a bunch of tiny scratches, like the "brushed" look that a lot of Smith and Wesson revolvers have. I highly recommend that you try it on a piece of stainless that you don't care about, before doing it on a gun. Some like it and some don't.
Also, your strokes with the pad change it drastically. Moving back and forth in what feels like straight lines will leave you with ovals, if you don't lift the pad up in between strokes. |
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Be sure to go with the "grain". I've prettied up barrels, and plenty of other stainless with scotch-brite, but you can create scratches pretty easy. The finest grade has no abrasive. Just nylon mesh. Usually gray colored. Coarser grades have abrasives. The common technique is to use a finer grade than the existing surface to remove the defect. Then switch to coarser grades to blend the scratch pattern in. |
| Thanks for the advice. Had a couple small scratches on a stainless Range Officer. Used the gray Scotch Brite and a little bit of oil. Rubbed lightly, one direction with the grain of the stainless. It looked a little dull but not bad. Used a little Noxon, rubbed very lightly in one direction with the grain.Didn't do the whole gun just a small area. Blended and looks perfect! |
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The finest grade has no abrasive. Just nylon mesh. Usually gray colored. Coarser grades have abrasives. The common technique is to use a finer grade than the existing surface to remove the defect. Then switch to coarser grades to blend the scratch pattern in. In the Scotch-Brite brand line up, white is the finest grade but would be almost too fine for this application... 
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