polished internals

don't use a dremel. It's possible to screw up and remove too much material causing your bolt to woble way to much...just use a little steel wool and some metal polish. You need to get everywhere that there is friction like around your trigger mechanisms, rear-bolt area on the reciever halves, you may even want to hit the part of the power tube that the front bolt slides on. The object of the whole matter is to cut down friction as much as possible without causing damaging effects to your parts. Just make everything smooth to the touch and quit. Make sure you take your time and be careful and you will not be sorry. Good luck. let us know how it turns out.   see ya later.

full*auto wrote: Which parts on an A-5 do you polish? What can I use to polish with other than a Dremel tool?

Certainly you do not have to use a Dremel Tool to polish the internal surfaces of your marker. Most people use steel wool, some sand paper, or Scotch Brite and a lot of elbow grease. The Tool just makes it faster and easier.

But, the Dremel tool will NOT cause you to remove excessive material when you use the correct accessories. If you go after the inside with the Cratex wheel or the sanding drum or sanding disk, yes, you could create problems. But if you stick to the felt bob or the felt wheel using the polishing rouge that comes in the kit, it would take days to polish enough to actually remove excessive metal.

i used steel wool and it makes a difference.

I used my dremal with the brass wire brush then followed up with the felt wheel and the mothers mag polish and I now have a mirror finish on the inside of my 98c.

the brass brush is soft enough that it won't remove a significant amout of metal but is more then enough to remove the overspray inside the receiver halves as well as smooth out any high spots you may have from the casting/stamping process.

the key is to take your time run the dremal at the slowest speed and pay attention to what your doing. and wear safty glasses as the brass brush has a tendency to shed as it gets worn out.

rdcisneros3 wrote: What benefits does one get from polishing?

Your gun would cycle more smoothly thus making it more efficient and a bit quieter.

a little wobble never hurt anything.

I started with course steel wool, then wetsanded with 600 grit paper, and then did a final polish with some Mother's aluminum polish.

Polishing the hammer (some people call it a "bolt") also helps. You do this by laying a piece of fine sandpaper on a FLAT surface and then moving the bolt in a figure 8 pattern while slowly rotating it. Running water over the sandpaper keeps it from getting clogged up, and will give you a better finish.

The idea is to decrease friction in the moving parts of the gun. The benefit is increased consistency, and efficiency. Done properly it'll help you get a few more shots out of your tank.