STEELWOOL ARE YOU CRAZY!!!
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Topic: STEELWOOL ARE YOU CRAZY!!!
Posted By: Bomber Brigade
Subject: STEELWOOL ARE YOU CRAZY!!!
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:28pm
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I've heard of people using steel wool to polish their gun. DON'T!!! the steel from the wool will mix with the polish then you put it on your gun and it will rust your gun! ------------- 
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:31pm
^  Luckily I'm Not Dumb enough to do that  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bomber Brigade
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:33pm
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Panda Man wrote:Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:40pm
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^ ahahahah.... Yea I Can see some one use a Dremal but Steel wool... The only Speicla My 98c has is a pen Spring.. -------------
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that stuff rusts right when you use it...Posted By: Large Unit
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:40pm
| I used steel wool to polish my tippmann and it turned out fine... did it about 4 months ago and no rust yet. |
Posted By: Bomber Brigade
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:43pm
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1. You could be lucky 2. Depends on the type of the steel wool 3. or the density. 4. you want really dense. -------------
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Posted By: Bomber Brigade
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:49pm
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I'm polishing my gun with some kind of car wax and see if it works. -------------
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:53pm
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^ Turtle Wax it Baby!
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 5:05pm
Are you saying that people are dippin the steel wool into a polish to the polish the internals? ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: warmonger83
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 5:56pm
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ive heard of using steel wool to brush metal, but never to polish it... ------------- GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Belt #2
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 6:02pm
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Exactially... You use the steel wool to sort of "clean" the inside of the reciever... to get that stock paint/annon/nickel (what ever it is) crap to come off... THEN you polish it... The inside of the reciever should be cleaned between the steel wool stage and the polish stage... And even if the reciever did rust (which is impossible beacuse tippmann recievers are aluminum), you could always attack it with steel wool again to get that crap off...
And if you use steel wool, use EXTRA FINE wool... (the 0000 kind) If it's too rough it will wreak havoc with your reciever... and then your gun wont work too well... or even at all... ------------- Most importantly - People suck. |
Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 6:57pm
good post belt , you beat me to it !! ------------- SL68-II , micro honed and polished .688" bore . Tuff Enuf . Widowmaker , under construction |
Posted By: DrunkDriver
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 7:38pm
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well steel wool is used to scrape clean stuff, i would think that soft, very soft stuff would be used to polish ------------- http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=260991706090alb8rs.jpg"> 
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Posted By: warmonger83
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 7:42pm
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no, steel wool is basicly sandpaper for metal, you use a cloth and polishing compound to polish ------------- GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!! |
Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 12:45am
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i used steel wool to polich my internals and it was smmoooth! ------------- I LIKE BIKES! |
Posted By: ziggymarley
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 1:05am
steel wool works very well. Wool the internals, clean, then use the polish with a cloth.  ------------- "Real markers have gills." "son of a <KRL>." |
Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 2:17am
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amen! ------------- I LIKE BIKES! |
Posted By: plax_are_meth
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 2:54am
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that is twice that u end a topic by saying 'amen' the ho. is this turning into a ritual? ------------- 
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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 3:09am
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i was just joking! you know, haha? ------------- I LIKE BIKES! |
Posted By: plax_are_meth
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 3:20am
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wait, wut just happened to ur dm4 fund???? and if ur using nitro, a x-core is pointless. and instead of flatline get a boomstick...those work well wit a5's -------------
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Posted By: BassMan
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 10:55am
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mines been polished for over a year, I used steel wool. Maybe I got lucky too but thanks for saying somthing about this because I didn't know it. ------------- Black 05 Shocker Halo B Crossfire 68/45 --Coming Soon-- Dynasty Board NDz Bolt |
Posted By: whiteknight457
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 12:14pm
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Arent the steps like this 1 Wipe Off existing oil 2 Steel wool 3 wipe off reciever again 4 Polish would car wax work? id use mr. clean auto dry |
Posted By: kwkmrorange
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 12:59pm
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Umm well the thing is after you use the steel wool to smooth the internal you then clean all the little bits out very thuroly(sp?) and make sure there isnt any left. Then you polish it. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 31 July 2004 at 7:41pm
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------------- I LIKE BIKES! |