Gun Cleaner vs Polymer

[Iorn Man 1]

Ok, i picked up a can of winchester powder blast gun cleaner the other day to try it out. Anyways i facked up and used this stuff on my ruger p95 with polymer frame. My fingerprints are now lightly embedded into the plastic frame. Does anyone know of a way to refinish polymer? I thought about hitting it with some fine sandpaper, but thought id check with you guys first... Thanks for any help.

[crackback 135]

Ok, i picked up a can of winchester powder blast gun cleaner the other day to try it out. Anyways i facked up and used this stuff on my ruger p95 with polymer frame. My fingerprints are now lightly embedded into the plastic frame. Does anyone know of a way to refinish polymer? I thought about hitting it with some fine sandpaper, but thought id check with you guys first... Thanks for any help.

 

 

DISCLAIMER: My advice comes from physical chemistry knowledge NOT 1st hand experience.

 

You cannot use a non-polar solvent on a non-polar substrate. In other words, your winchester powder blast is a solvent for your Ruger frame. I agree with you and would use the finest grit you can get. Just a random idea, but perhaps toothpaste and lots of elbow grease before you bust out the sandpaper and possibly make the defect more noticeable? Good luck, it drives me nuts when I get a scratch in my car or a new firearm.

[yakdung 2,926]

May want to try the Novus polish / scratch removing system. I use it on scratched pinball play field plastics.

 

http://novusplasticpolish.net/Novus_Plastic_Polish/

 

I believe happy mart may sell it.

 

Yakdung

[G O B 3,516]

Try a 'hair of the dog'. The same solvent used carefully on just the fingerprints should melt them smooth. Try a bit of the solvent on a flux brush, work carefully and use the minimum amount that is effective.

 

Try a 'hair of the dog'. The same solvent used carefully on just the fingerprints should melt them smooth. Try a bit of the solvent on a flux brush, work carefully and use the minimum amount that is effective.