Polished 642 .38 and my new M&P compact 9

cessna-pilot · January 21, 2008, 20:44

I prefer a shiny stainless gun to a plain black one so I put some elbow grease in to these polish jobs.

The 642 wasn't too bad as it just needed 400 grit then 00 steel wool then finish up with 0000 and mothers mag polish.

The M&P Compact 9 is my latest purchase and I did like the flat black finish but being that the slide is stainless underneath the finish I thought I should liberate the real stainless finish hiding underneath. It was a real Bi*ch to get all the black finish out of the rear serrations.The photo isn't the best but it looks like a mild polish job as the metal surface has a bead blasted type finish to start with. To get it to a mirror finish it would take a polishing wheel and some compound....

BTW the M&P shoots great. At 10 yards I put the first 2 mags through it and they were all in one ragged 2" hole. Not bad for a very compact 9mm and with 12 rounds, it has plenty of ammo. I'm currently waiting on the 2 free mags and my $50 rebate.

alphadog58 · January 23, 2008, 13:16

Them are purty. I like stainless too, I live near the ocean, my truck gun would get rusty if it weren't stainless. AMHIK

Larry

renaissance_warrior · January 23, 2008, 14:02

That's a really great look on both of them. The contrast of the markings and trademarks are very attractive as well.

January 21, 2008, 20:44	#1
cessna-pilot Registered FALaholic #: 7770 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 424	Polished 642 .38 and my new M&P compact 9 I prefer a shiny stainless gun to a plain black one so I put some elbow grease in to these polish jobs. The 642 wasn't too bad as it just needed 400 grit then 00 steel wool then finish up with 0000 and mothers mag polish. The M&P Compact 9 is my latest purchase and I did like the flat black finish but being that the slide is stainless underneath the finish I thought I should liberate the real stainless finish hiding underneath. It was a real Bi*ch to get all the black finish out of the rear serrations.The photo isn't the best but it looks like a mild polish job as the metal surface has a bead blasted type finish to start with. To get it to a mirror finish it would take a polishing wheel and some compound.... BTW the M&P shoots great. At 10 yards I put the first 2 mags through it and they were all in one ragged 2" hole. Not bad for a very compact 9mm and with 12 rounds, it has plenty of ammo. I'm currently waiting on the 2 free mags and my $50 rebate.

January 23, 2008, 13:16	#2
alphadog58 Duke of Yankeedom Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 9405 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: SE CT Posts: 2,376	Them are purty. I like stainless too, I live near the ocean, my truck gun would get rusty if it weren't stainless. AMHIK Larry __________________ "I aim to make mischief." Nathan Fillion in "Serenity". "Man, I know. Ever'body funny, you funny, too." George Thorogood

January 23, 2008, 14:02	#3
renaissance_warrior Registered FALaholic #: 13689 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 8,558	That's a really great look on both of them. The contrast of the markings and trademarks are very attractive as well. __________________ "In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot." - Mark Twain “The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself.” - John Adams "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome becomes bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." ~ Cicero , 55 BC ~

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