Cleaning Stainless

[ZigZagZeke]

I have a S&W 66-2 that is a very highly polished stainless steel. It is so polished that the shop that sold it to me thought it was nickel plated. I was cleaning it tonight and got down to the final wipe down, and I seemed to just be pushing the smudges around on the surface no matter what I tried using. I finally settled on some denatured alcohol on a paper towel, but it's still not perfectly clean and shiny. Anybody out there found what works?

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[asiparks]

I use microfiber shop towels, they soak up oils nicely... big bag of yellow ones from Costco lasts forever costs about $8

 

[jordanvraptor]

Just remember that stainless steel is still steel and will rust if an oil or other preventative is not used, so don't remove the oil completely with alcohol. Love those mirror finish stainless steel guns.

 

[chainsaw]

Would a cleaner like chefs use to clean thier kitchens work?

 

[jbett98]

I use "Simichrome" on my stainless firearms. Just use your fingers to rub it on and a real soft cloth to finish.

 

[mjbskwim]

Sounds like a nickel finish.

Just sayin

 

[taroman]

Clean with alcohol and microfiber rag.
Then finish with Renaissance Wax.
That's what museums use.
Amazon and Midway have it.

Polished with it:

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Sounds like a nickel finish.

Just sayin

Nope, definitely stainless. The shop that sold it really wasn't paying attention. They also missed the fact that it has had a premium trigger job done to it. In SA mode it's almost too light, but I love it.

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Clean with alcohol and microfiber rag.
Then finish with Renaissance Wax.
That's what museums use.
Amazon and Midway have it.
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Polished with it:
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Yep, that's what mine looks like. I'll try it.