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by LedJedi
Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:38 pm
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Anyone seen a "gunsmith" use a dremel to clean a gun?
Replies: 14
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Re: Anyone seen a "gunsmith" use a dremel to clean a gun?

Keith B wrote:I used to work for a jeweler, and there is a finess to using a power polisher and wire wheel. I have seen him use a really fine wire wheel to polish expensive jewelry. A lot depends on the speed of the wheel, type of bristles, the metal they are polishing and mostly the skill of the person doing the work.

There are also nylon bristle brushes for Dremels that kinda look like a wire brush, but do not scratch very much. They will break through crud pretty well. They may leave some really small brush marks in a stainless finish, but a good hand rubdown with Flitz and they are gone.
Yep, that is very true. There is a certain amount of skill involved but i think it's mostly about using the right wheel. I've never seen those nylon brushes but those would work very well on delicate gun work.
by LedJedi
Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:13 am
Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
Topic: Anyone seen a "gunsmith" use a dremel to clean a gun?
Replies: 14
Views: 4749

Re: Anyone seen a "gunsmith" use a dremel to clean a gun?

I use felt wheels and brass wire wheels to routinely clean my .45 and my wife's 9mm. Really more the wire wheel than anything. In fact my dremel has actually buffed out scratches put in by my holster and normal wear. The wire brush is especially useful for getting those pesky buildups around the opening of the barrel near the feed ramp. I seem to get a lot of gunk there after a range run.

That being said, my guns are all stainless steel finish. I'm not sure i would trust a wire brush on another finish.

Using a dremel has cut my gun cleaning time in 1/2 :)

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