Need a little help on how to clean the front of the cylinder of my S&W 637-2

My 642 was the same way. You may never get it looking new with cleaners.
Just make sure there's no fouling buildup that could affect the cylinder rotation.

 

Black cyl. fronts

The best for clean up on silver guns-stainless/nickle plate, is a lead-wipe-away cloth. It's found in most gun shops/gun shows. I don't know if Wal-Mart has them or not. They are usually yellow in color, in a plastic bag, and about 4x4 square. After standard clean, cut a 1x1" square from the cloth, and wipe away the black at the front of cyl., forcing cone, under the top strap, and anywhere else on the gun. You can also take that 1x1 piece and run it down the barrel,and cyl. holes, to help remove any lead that may be there. I think the cloth cost about $5.00 and last a long time, if you keep it sealed in a zip-lock bag. I have heard of the cloth being hard on nickle plate, so check first. By the way Welcome in waylap+speak up!!

 

+1 on Lead Wipe.

 

Lead wipe cloths are a god send for SS. They will remove bluing and are not good for satin, electroless or bright nickel.

 

True it is a god send for SS. I wouldnt use on any other finish. Will really screw up bright nickel too. Cheap wadcutters in my SS S&W 629 were the culperts in my situation. The Lead Wipe saved the day though for this application.

 

When I worked in a local gun store we got the oportunity to fire alot of the weapons as they came in. One of the things I noticed on all stainless or titamium revolvers was that once they were fired a few times nothing we had would take the dark rings off from around the chambers

 

The lead wipe cloths will remove any finish applied to a firearm. Fortunately, Stainless is not a finish, it is the steel. Do not use these on blued guns unless you prefer an unblued finish, because that is what you will end up with in short order.

 

I use it the Lead Away cloths on my stainless revolvers. However, at this point, the best it gets is a light gray. I haven't been able to get the front of the cylinder looking new again. But, since my guns are shooters and I know it's as clean as I can get it, I just live with it.

 

They also remove hard anodizing from aluminum frames.

 

Ever notice how the chrome exhaust pipes on your bike change color coming off the engine?

 

As long as you don't have carbon buildup which can bind the cylinder - I wouldn't worry about it. The only way to keep a gun looking brand new is to not shoot it and that's not in my vocabulary...

 

At the shop on stainless firearms we use Flitz Metal Polish and a dental pick for those hard to reach places. The Flitz really works well on the end of the cylinder.

 

I use the lead cloth on most of my guns but only sparingly, lightly, and only on the front of the cylinder. I agree with NGIB, use them. No closet queens for me.

 

Forget it

Forget about it,It only gets worse in time. Mine is five years old and it's black across the front wheel.

 

I use green scrubbie.