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Topic: Polishing your internals

Posted By: 98c Dude13
Subject: Polishing your internals
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 5:35pm

Ok I am very intersted in polishing my 98cs internals. Now at model98.net they said that you have to use a dremal to do it, and I don't have a dremal. Can I use sandpaper or steel wool? And how wood I use the polish with the sandpaper if I can? I also heard that it makes your gun a little bit more quiet. Thanks.

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TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM
14" Progressive barrel
32* Black gel grips
BT-16 Double trigger
Pen Spring Mod
X-core Expansion Chamber
Vertical Adapter

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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 5:42pm

i want to know the same thing

Posted By: Curlyman666
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 6:18pm

i used just steel wool w/o polish,u gotta clean it good to get all the wool bits out but it works fine with a little determination.you gotta completely clean the gun first tho no oil or anything.also try polishing your stock barrel,with a drill and a shotgun wire brush and rod,aluminum polish,i did it a little with no polish and its already lookin better

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Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 6:21pm

I heard you really have to press down with the steel wool.

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TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM
14" Progressive barrel
32* Black gel grips
BT-16 Double trigger
Pen Spring Mod
X-core Expansion Chamber
Vertical Adapter

Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 6:29pm

could you use sand paper?

Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 7:03pm

All you have to do is get the paint/powder coat off of the inside of the marker.

Be careful not to remove any aluminum.

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Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 7:06pm

ok, so basically anything to get the paint off.

Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 7:24pm

i polished my internals with steel wool and it worked fine. It just takes alittle longer and you have to use a lil more muscle but it still works the same.

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Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 7:36pm

steel wool work best. It takes some time but its worth it

Posted By: Tipp-ity Tom
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 8:03pm

What does polishing the internals mean. Is it polishing the inside of the receiver halves and that's it. what exactly am I polishing. The power tube is obviously plastic.......

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Tippmann A-5
Flatline Barrel & PT Shroud
12" Lapco Bigshot & Machine Gun Shroud
E-grip & JCS Double Trigger
JCS Voodoo Stock w/ RVA
Lapco Milsim Foregrip
32 Degrees Remote
Crossfire 68/4500

Posted By: A5 dude15
Date Posted: 28 February 2005 at 11:00pm

well by the sound of it, you dont have to polish anything. do you actually have to polish something?

Posted By: warpfactor5
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 9:57am

Brasso. Use brasso with a soft polishing cloth. Sand paper will leave scratches, the dremel tool you need to be careful with (speeds). Go to wal-mart in the cleaner section brasso is like $3 or something.

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Posted By: Ihaveanitch
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 11:11am

I used bit of aluminum polish/fine steel wool, worked fine. Dremal kinda risky if u don't kno wut ur doin wit it, might take too much off and damage it.

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Posted By: _Madman_
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 12:41pm

with the A-5 at least you can get the best results by using a paint stripper on the insides first, to get rid of the overspray. After that use something like Brasso or Never-Dull to shine up the bare metal.

If you use sand paper or steel wool be VERY careful that you do not remove too much metal or else you will need new reciever halves.

Also I believe that polishing your internals will void you warranty so be Very careful.

Posted By: Tipp-ity Tom
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 1:36pm

Tipp-ity Tom wrote:

What does polishing the internals mean. Is it polishing the inside of the receiver halves and that's it. what exactly am I polishing. The power tube is obviously plastic.......

Again, can someone tell me exactly what we are polishing?

Posted By: pees-in-shower
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 2:30pm

damn...you guys are confusing me....oh well i am still a noob

Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 3:35pm

So if I use steel wool I just rub some of the poilish on the piece of wool and rub alot until I see silver?

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TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM
14" Progressive barrel
32* Black gel grips
BT-16 Double trigger
Pen Spring Mod
X-core Expansion Chamber
Vertical Adapter

Posted By: triggerhappy1
Date Posted: 01 March 2005 at 3:46pm

steel wool works, but takes long. if you use sandpaper (i dont reccomend) use very fine grit. or just use paintstripper which makes it very easy to remove the overspray/paint/P.C. just be carefull you dont get any on the outside. then finish it up with steel wool and polish.

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Posted By: jgacs
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 8:12am

dont use sandpaper..use steel wool grade 000.And dont over do it,just enough to take out excess paint.Make uniform or even strokes.Wash it very well before and after, make sure to remove all the oil and grits.I didnt use polish.

Posted By: jgacs
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 8:15am

[QUOTE=Tipp-ity Tom]

What does polishing the internals mean. Is it polishing the inside of the receiver halves and that's it. what exactly am I polishing. The power tube is obviously plastic.......

go to model98.net .I will show u where exactly where to polish.

Posted By: the a-5 RIPPER
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 10:49am

you are not polishing any parts just inside the receivers were the parts go just take the gun apart and look at the inside of the receivers and you will see all of the black paint that over sprayed and thats what you get off

Posted By: Tipp-ity Tom
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 11:35am

ok. i gotcha. thanks for your help.

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Tippmann A-5
Flatline Barrel & PT Shroud
12" Lapco Bigshot & Machine Gun Shroud
E-grip & JCS Double Trigger
JCS Voodoo Stock w/ RVA
Lapco Milsim Foregrip
32 Degrees Remote
Crossfire 68/4500

Posted By: Curlyman666
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 11:48am

ok this is exactly what you do,step by step,for a m98 or 98c

remove tank
unscrew ASA
remove barrel
unscrew receiver screws
remove left half of receiver
remove all parts
unscrew valve screws on right side of marker(careful they strip easy)
remove valve(power tube)
wipe off any oil or grease or w/e else is in there
rinse off receiver halves with water
dry
take piece of steel wool
roll it up into a ball about the size of a paintball
rub against the receiver where the rear bolt slides until there is no more black,it should be pretty shiny
then do where the power tube slides,the same way
next,polish the trigger area in the same way
do the same to the other receiver half
now get a piece of steel woll about the size of your small finger nail
polish the area where the rod that connects the front and rear bolt slides
do the same for the other half
wash the halves again
dry them
re-lubricate
put the valve back in and screw the valve screws in
put all parts back in,re-lubricate them if necessary
put the receiver half back on
screw in the receiver screws
i hope this doesnt sound too complicated,it really isnt
hi
i wanted 30 steps cuz it sounds better than 28

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Posted By: the a-5 RIPPER
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 2:44pm

no problem before i did it i was lost to

Posted By: nforcer4
Date Posted: 02 March 2005 at 3:16pm

Just steel wool was used for that^^