Sp2022 polished barrel mod

KTFINCH2009 · 02-23-2012, 10:09 AM

Got sick of looking at the nitron finish wearing off barrel so I polished it and I think it makes the gun look much nicer! What do you guys think?

Reggie T · 02-23-2012, 10:36 AM

Nice! what did you use? How did you color the lettering also?

Kenny D · 02-23-2012, 11:28 AM

I agree it does give it a better look. I polished the block / chamber end of my barrel also but didn't do the actual barrel so I could monitor how much wear/ smileys. What color paint did you use for the lettering. I used metallic silver on my 2022 and my wifes Bersa. You did a good job.

Reggie T · 02-23-2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kenny D

I agree it does give it a better look. I polished the block / chamber end of my barrel also but didn't do the actual barrel so I could monitor how much wear/ smileys. What color paint did you use for the lettering. I used metallic silver on my 2022 and my wifes Bersa. You did a good job.

What are you using to polish the barrel with? dremmel? What type of paint? Model Paint or spray?

KTFINCH2009 · 02-23-2012, 12:50 PM

Thanks for the complements! I used 1000 grit sandpaper to start to get nitron coating off (comes off very easy) then buffed it out with dremel using polishing rouge then some fine buffing compound for a car on the last stage. For the lettering I tried a few colors of my wifes nail polish white,red, and silver metallic. The silver worked the best and it almost looks like the letters are etched in instead of painted. Put on the nail polish and worked it in with a qtip then put another coat and let it dry. Then I used a clean qtip with NON acetone nail polish remover and wiped away very gently. Went back and touched up here and there and re-oiled. That's it!

Kenny D · 02-23-2012, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Reggie T

What are you using to polish the barrel with? dremmel? What type of paint? Model Paint or spray?

I used a Dremel with the buffing wheel and rouge that came in my dremel kit. I lightly sanded the blueing off of mine before I polished it out to a shine. For the lettering I used a metallic silver nail polish and brushed over the letters and let it sit for a minute and then using paper towels and nail polish remover I wiped off the excess, carefully using a fresh piece of paper towel for each wipe until I removed it all except what was left in the lettering. So far it has held up to wiping the slide with Rem oil gun wipes when cleaning my guns. I haven't used any Hoppes solvent on that part of the slides so I don't know how it would hold up to that. You can search YouTube for a video with the keywords glock nail polish. Or you can check Siggybaby's post because he has a link to the video that I used. Hope this helped. I also cleaned the oil from the surface with rubbing alcohol before I started.

Reggie T · 02-24-2012, 04:24 PM

Thanks guys for both of your information and detailed explanation.

Kenny D · 02-24-2012, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Reggie T

Thanks guys for both of your information and detailed explanation.

I look forward to seeing your customizations.

KTFINCH2009 · 02-25-2012, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Reggie T

Thanks guys for both of your information and detailed explanation.

Just saw a two tone variation with the letter fill on Sig Talk and decided to copy it...lol

Never thought of doing two different colors but I love the two tone look! Just finished doing mine here's a pic.

Reggie T · 02-25-2012, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by KTFINCH2009

Just saw a two tone variation with the letter fill on Sig Talk and decided to copy it...lol

Never thought of doing two different colors but I love the two tone look! Just finished doing mine here's a pic.

That looks great.

sigp229r · 02-25-2012, 09:19 PM

Very nice!!!

cruisemissile · 02-26-2012, 01:02 PM

looks awesome.
i did something similar to my 226.
I had a buddy who worked for an electroplating shop.
I gave him my barrel. He put rubber plugs on both ends, stripped it bare, polished it up, and gave it a very light but durable nickel coat.
I have a shiny barrel too..!

Hunter757 · 08-06-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by KTFINCH2009

Got sick of looking at the nitron finish wearing off barrel so I polished it and I think it makes the gun look much nicer! What do you guys think?

Just did my barrel, thanks for the step by step process!

Palmer · 08-06-2012, 06:57 PM

Very nice. I polish mine and use a stainless guide rod, nice look.

texasgentleman2 · 08-16-2012, 11:33 AM

Alright, you talked me into it, I'm gonna polish my 226 barrel. Did you polish the whole thing, including the lug ?

Vetteguy904 · 08-16-2012, 01:17 PM

i tried that with model paint was not a good result i'm going to try again with the remington first and use a color other than the red i had used . probably silver or white

Geobob · 08-16-2012, 06:29 PM

I used silver nail polish like KennyG noted - took three applications, but it came out pretty good:

I also polished the outside block of the barrel chamber. I don't have a dremel so used sandpaper and polishing wheels/rouge with my drill. It was very hard to get all the nitron finish off - much harder than I thought it would be. that's yellow reflection - it did polish up really nice. I think it would be neat to polish the slide lock and decocker levers, but can't imagine what it would take to get the nitron out of all those crevices, etc.

Kenny D · 08-16-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Geobob

I used silver nail polish like KennyG noted - took three applications, but it came out pretty good:

Aww man I've been made! Better stash the saxophone before someone wants me to play for them. LMAO.
Just messing with you Geobob.

texasgentleman2 · 08-16-2012, 08:12 PM

Haven't polished it yet, but it's still pretty smooth.

Left bottom of the chamber and lug coated..

Geobob · 08-17-2012, 07:52 PM

Hey Kenny - you play sax also? I play baritone and bass....

What brand dremel and kits do you guys like? I told my wife I wanted one for my B-day coming up.......

That looks really nice, TexasGentleman!

08-06-2012, 06:57 PM	#14
Palmer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SC Posts: 197	Very nice. I polish mine and use a stainless guide rod, nice look. Last edited by Palmer; 08-06-2012 at 07:02 PM.

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02-23-2012, 10:36 AM	#2
Reggie T Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 65	Nice! what did you use? How did you color the lettering also?

02-23-2012, 11:28 AM	#3
Kenny D Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Crosby, Texas Posts: 2,242	I agree it does give it a better look. I polished the block / chamber end of my barrel also but didn't do the actual barrel so I could monitor how much wear/ smileys. What color paint did you use for the lettering. I used metallic silver on my 2022 and my wifes Bersa. You did a good job.

02-24-2012, 04:24 PM	#7
Reggie T Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 65	Thanks guys for both of your information and detailed explanation.

02-25-2012, 09:19 PM	#11
sigp229r Super Moderator Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: California Posts: 3,581	Very nice!!!

02-26-2012, 01:02 PM	#12
cruisemissile Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: fla Posts: 13	looks awesome. i did something similar to my 226. I had a buddy who worked for an electroplating shop. I gave him my barrel. He put rubber plugs on both ends, stripped it bare, polished it up, and gave it a very light but durable nickel coat. I have a shiny barrel too..!

08-16-2012, 11:33 AM	#15
texasgentleman2 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North west Arkansas Posts: 507	Alright, you talked me into it, I'm gonna polish my 226 barrel. Did you polish the whole thing, including the lug ?

08-16-2012, 01:17 PM	#16
Vetteguy904 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: florida Posts: 870	i tried that with model paint was not a good result i'm going to try again with the remington first and use a color other than the red i had used . probably silver or white

08-16-2012, 06:29 PM	#17
Geobob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 746	I used silver nail polish like KennyG noted - took three applications, but it came out pretty good: I also polished the outside block of the barrel chamber. I don't have a dremel so used sandpaper and polishing wheels/rouge with my drill. It was very hard to get all the nitron finish off - much harder than I thought it would be. that's yellow reflection - it did polish up really nice. I think it would be neat to polish the slide lock and decocker levers, but can't imagine what it would take to get the nitron out of all those crevices, etc.

08-17-2012, 07:52 PM	#20
Geobob Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 746	Hey Kenny - you play sax also? I play baritone and bass.... What brand dremel and kits do you guys like? I told my wife I wanted one for my B-day coming up....... That looks really nice, TexasGentleman!