polished internals
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Topic: polished internals
Posted By: full*auto
Subject: polished internals
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 2:40pm
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Which parts on an A-5 do you polish? What can I use to polish with other than a Dremel tool? |
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Posted By: Ashdawg
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 2:49pm
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.
------------- "Too close for missles, switching to guns..." |
Posted By: looopy133
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 5:05pm
| you don;t need to shave anything down. i polished the insives with car wax and everything is smoother and it is more air tight. |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 5:32pm
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. |
full*auto wrote:Posted By: SuzukiRider987
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 7:17pm
| Polish anywhere there are moving parts. The easiest way is to use Steel Wool, preferbly #000. Polish until the metal becomes a shiny silver. |
Posted By: kuhndog599
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 10:36pm
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i used steel wool and it makes a difference. ------------- model 98 - homemade handguard solid stock - opsgear mag polished internals homemade sling - paintjob operator barrel progressive barrel opsgear mag - stock |
Posted By: Ilford Rule
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 10:40pm
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i used medium grade steel wool and it worked like a charm just dont remove to much. ------------- CPro (w/ polished internals) 14" Bigshot BT SBS Various Rails NcSTAR D4B Macro AA 68/45 
CCI Phantom 45 Grips |
Posted By: regg151
Date Posted: 19 February 2006 at 11:46pm
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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. |
Posted By: rdcisneros3
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 1:02pm
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What benefits does one get from polishing? ------------- Donny Cisneros |
Posted By: DanSD
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 1:44pm
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Your gun would cycle more smoothly thus making it more efficient and a bit quieter. ------------- Don't hate the player... Hate the game. |
Posted By: MagnumPeanut
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 4:32pm
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DONT POLISH W/ DREMIL...OMG. Fine...fine sandpaper and patience only. jeez. Dremil will eat ur gun for breakfast. ------------- 
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Posted By: Gasdrinker
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 6:15pm
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a little wobble never hurt anything.
------------- Tippmann A-5/Zeus G1 E-Grip /w APE board QEV Vortex Flatline Dye UL 14 in. R5 Hopper Lapco offset rail with Tac Light/Scope OpsGear MP5 Sliding Stock OpsGear MP5 Mag kit SpecOps Front grip |
Posted By: ETRNL2
Date Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:31pm
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A dremmel is perfect (in capable hands). i used one and then followed up with a coat of dupont teflon spray. once i put some oil in it, it she ran like a Buggati..... ------------- "so u say your Japanese?? We Converted..." "Live for something rather than die for nothing."-George Patton http://www.WWIJAA.com - http://www.WWIJAA.com |
Posted By: TRAVELER
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 12:07am
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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. ------------- For I will wander to and fro, I'll go where I no one do know, |
Posted By: Bruce A. Frank
Date Posted: 21 February 2006 at 2:40am
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It is odd that the manual calls that part the rear bolt rather than what it is, the hammer. |