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03-18-2013, 06:42 PM
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cleaning nickle of caked and dried on body oil.
I have a S&W Trooper 357 service rev. I have had it under my pillow for 10 years. It is now caked with a thin film of hardened body oil from my head and pillow.
If you buff it with a wheel it will come off and give a good shinny finish again.
I can't get into a lot of places with the wheel so is there some kind of liquid I could use such as acetone or lacquer thinner? (that wouldn't hurt the nickel or under layer of copper?
Thanks, CK
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03-18-2013, 06:45 PM
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You sleep with a gun "under" your pillow?
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03-18-2013, 07:40 PM
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You sleep with a gun "under" your pillow?
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Yep. I tried it with the gun on top of the pillow but it was too hard for my head. 
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03-18-2013, 09:16 PM
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Maybe it's time to invest in a nightstand
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03-19-2013, 12:26 AM
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Maybe it's time to invest in a nightstand
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SRK97, do you have any ideas how I could clean the hardened layer of dirt off the Nickle finish of my 357?
Thanks, CK
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03-19-2013, 12:29 AM
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Take it to a gunsmith.
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03-19-2013, 12:41 AM
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Flitz and a buffer wheel. It'll take time and energy but you'll do it. I tried a couple different compounds but flitz worked the best.
Took a friends S&W from this
To this!
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03-19-2013, 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by GrtWhytHype
Flitz and a buffer wheel. It'll take time and energy but you'll do it. I tried a couple different compounds but flitz worked the best.
Took a friends S&W from this
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Damn!!!!!!
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03-19-2013, 01:02 AM
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If it is just the oil with no pitting, you could completely disassemble it and put it in hot water with dawn detergent. Use a soft cloth or brush. Then remove it and rise it well with hot, hot water. Dry it completely, you can use a hair dryer, or even put the parts in an oven on low for about 15 minutes. Then oil it and reassemble.
Soap and water is not a bad cleaning soulution as long as you dry things well and oil when you are done.
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03-19-2013, 01:35 AM
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Maybe it's time to invest in a nightstand
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And clean it more than once every 10 years.
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