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    Polished my Bolt Today


    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:


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    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.

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    In my opinion that new logo isn't worth saving anyway.
    My opinion is the same as your opinion. Nice job on the bolt.

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

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    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).

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

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    nice (two thumbs up)

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