The Limited 9mm in the past needed the ramp cleaned every 100 rounds or the first round would hang. Unlike our XD which comes from the factory with an outstanding polish job on the feed ramp, Tanfoglio doesn't put much effort into it! Knocked one of four out today while watching football.
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Great job! 8)
very nice. now the bullets get to see themselves before they go boom. What did you use to get such a mirror finish on that ramp?
I watched a YouTube video where the maker used Q-Tips and Mothers Polish. As it turns out the Q-Tip is the perfect size for the ramp and a bulk pack is a buck at the dollar store ;D
Looks great IC
That looks great! I've used Mothers before too, works well.
Thanks! My fingers were wore out doing just this one ramp. One a week!
Quote from: Intercooler on December 15 2013 06:10:33 PM MST
Thanks! My fingers were wore out doing just this one ramp. One a week!
Two words..... Dremel Tool
Justin
If you had a bit that does north/south.
I just put the polishing wheel on and held the tool perpendicular to the barrel.
1006 is next and it doesn't look too hot either.
I'm hoping I can find my Dremel attachment :o
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I use wet/dry adhesive paper 400 on up on a dremel rubber barrel tip (the tip that's used to hold the sanding barrels). There's other tips as well, or you can use a drill bit that fits the Dremel and take enough wraps on the paper to build the width you want. The secret to all my polishing is the adhesive paper. Stick it to a table and you have a flat surface that won't slip around for some polishing jobs.
Try Craytex Polishing Tips with you Dremel
I picked up some of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Z6YQEE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Trying them tonight on the 1006 barrel.
Kewl. I added it to my Amazon wish list.
Quote from: Intercooler on January 04 2014 02:15:39 PM MST
I picked up some of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006Z6YQEE/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Trying them tonight on the 1006 barrel.
You use Polishing Rouge with them, yes ?
Here are the Craytex Points that work as is, no Rouge
http://www.amazon.com/TEMO-RUBBER-rotary-polishing-DREMEL/dp/B004HSGDMU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1388904305&sr=8-7&keywords=cratex
And they have a ton of different sizes, shapes, and grit
I tried the Q-Tips in the Dremel and they fragged instantly!
I hand-polished the feedramp in my Glock 20SF. I started with 1500 grit wet/dry sandpaper, went to 2500 grit, and finished off with a mirror-finish, using Mother's Mag Polish.
I use diamonds. Takes about 1 minute with 1000 grit and 1 minute with 2000 grit. I use a Q-tip in my Dremel and lock the RPM at about 1,500. Looks like a mirror in 2 minutes, basically. Works great on any surface you want to polish, and you can use it by hand, too. Dremel not required.
With the 5 gram containers, you can probably do 500 ramps....
http://www.mcmaster.com/#diamond-lapping-polish/=qhtdpw
Looks good. I will have to get some of that!