frontier pads
what to use when cleaning a metal finish is a common question-
and many of us recommend the frontier pads with a solvent i am cleaning up a particularly cruddy grade 2 that suffered from poor storage- screws are great and there is a lot of case left under the dirt and rust- these are from the first round of cleaning- and except for a little polishing on the mainspring - this was done with just a frontier pad and Hoppes 9 the top lock after a cleaning -it looked like the bottom one to start notice the case remaining on both http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8169 An inside view - the left lock is slightly worse inside than the right started out - but only slightly http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8167 And a close up- the case washes out some from the flash, but I think you'll get the idea http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8165 And a bright shot to highlight the condition, not the case http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8170 I'll post some final shots when i get the rest of it done, but I hope this helps show what the pads can do PS we all like our "unturned" screws on Parkers, and I really doubt these locks have been out of this gun since it left Meriden, but look at the picture of the insides of the locks, see the slight damage to the slot of the lower bridle screw on the left -- I DID NOT DO THAT :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: it came that way, really |
Rick, did you disassemble the lock mechanisms to facilitate cleaning with the Frontier pads?
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Yeah, I understand that it is not uncommon to have one break as you compress it.
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For the uninformed like me.
How are Frontier different that Scotch Brite ? I keep Scotch Brite in lot of different grits on hand for general shop work. Fine ones clean nice with no scratching. White one is listed on 3M's spec sheet at 1200-1500 grit equiv. Is Frontier made out of a different material ? What do you figure the grit rating would be. William |
William
a frontier pad is a twist of metal ribbons, the edge does the cleaning - it is not abbrasive http://www.exploreproducts.com/big45...un-cleaner.htm here is a detail from the one pic you can see there are no marks on the original surface where it has been cleaned, the original color is not damaged- I personally have not seen a scotch bright that did not leave fine scratches under magnification, i know a lot of folks like them. I still need to get into the engraving with soft brush http://parkerguns.org/forums/picture...pictureid=8171 |
Thanks
Will order some and see how they go William |
Scotch-Brite pads are abrasive and leave microscopic scratches on the metal.
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I have only used frontier pads once thanks to a recommmendation from Dean. Go slow. Before
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Craig ..Assuming the gun was not unassembled ...how did you protect the wood?...Tape....? Cloth tape?...Do you do something special to get close to the wood?
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