Polished my Bolt Today

[Mb1500]

Had some spare time so I figured why not. Spent a little too long on the etched logo and started to fade it out. If I were to do it over again I would avoid the logo altogether.

Out of the box:
http://i.imgur.com/dp2d8PX.jpg

After:


http://i.imgur.com/HRYLV95.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yfPyBrm.jpg


http://i.imgur.com/FAkr1gP.jpg

[DrThunder88]

In my opinion that new logo isn't worth saving anyway.

Nice work! If that bolt were any shinier, it'd be giving off its own light.

[wbm]

In my opinion that new logo isn't worth saving anyway.

My opinion is the same as your opinion. Nice job on the bolt.

[prdatr]

Looks good, did it make it slide smoother? And, what did you use?

[Mb1500]

Thanks guys.

prdatr: The slide was like butter right out of the box. I would say it is slightly smoother afterwards, but nothing too crazy. Hard to improve on something so good to start with. I used a bench grinder with a couple different compounds. Since it's a wear item I didn't try to get it perfect , however if you have a display or very low usage firearm I would suggest wet sanding first to get as close to flat as you can (if you're so inclined).

[s3silver]

Nice job! Polished mine also; did the head, lugs, and internals. Minor difference in smoothness felt also, but didn't hurt anything.

[ivob]

nice (two thumbs up)