Gunsmithing Can I polish my bolt???

[sawman556]

I have a Stiller TAC 30 with a fluted bolt. Can I polish the bolt without any ill effects? The black oxide coating sucks on it. I wanted to redo it with KG 1600 and then polish the bolt body leaving the flutes, lugs and bolt handle black. Any advice? Can I lightly bead blast it if I tape over the mating surfaces?

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

sawman556,

I polish Remington bolt bodies all the time with 400 grit and finish with 600 if you want a mirror finish. I also blast with 120 grit aluminum oxide for Cerakote application. I don't know why you can't do the same with a Stiller bolt.

Regards, Paul.

 

[sawman556]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

Thanks for the help Paul. What PSI do you use for blasting?

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

sawman556,

I use about 50-75 psi. with 120 grit aluminum oxide. Have fun.

Regards, Paul.

 

[sawman556]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

Thanks again Paul. I got it blasted and painted this evening. It's in the oven as my wife sleeps.

I'll throw up a pic when I get it done.

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

sawman556,

Look forward to the pics. Hope the wife didn't bust you, and hopefully she wakes up!

Regards, Paul.

 

[sawman556]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

Here it is. Pic sucks but I think it came out good. I have my barreled action in the oven tonight.

 

[Boltfluter]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

sawman556,

Great job. That looks awesome. What did you coat it with? So we can assume that the wife survived the fumes. HaHa.

Regards, Paul.

 

[bassani]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

"Can I polish my bolt???"
Is that a euphemism for something?

 

[Trevor300wsm]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

Ofcourse you can polish your bolt. Just don't try to polish your friends bolt.

 

[sawman556]

Re: Can I polish my bolt???

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: bolt fluter</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> What did you coat it with? </div></div>

I used KG Gun Kote 1600. It only comes in flat black and has some high load PTFE or whatever. It seems to work good on a Glock barrel I did. Time will tell with the bolt. I'll probably start playing with Cerakote in the fall. I want to build a oven for my shop first. My wife doesn't mind me using her oven but it's a PITA and too small. I barely got my 20" barreled action in there. And the kids think I'm nuts.