Barrel polishing products
02-24-2012, 06:56 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Arkansas
Posts: 98
Barrel polishing products
Can someone tell me the differents between FLITZ metal polish and J-B'S bore paste?
I used the FLITZ to remove some tarnished spots in my KNIGHT .45 ELITE and it did a great job, I was just wondering if the J-B'S would have done a better job.
I used the FLITZ to remove some tarnished spots in my KNIGHT .45 ELITE and it did a great job, I was just wondering if the J-B'S would have done a better job.
02-24-2012, 08:05 PM
#2
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
I have used JB Bore Paste but not the other one you mention. Where did you get that? The bore paste is only meant to remove material, and polish the bore. It is not meant to remove metal from the bore. I have had very good luck with JB Bore Paste. But to be honest, before JB Bore Paste we used to use Comet Cleanser. Make it into a paste and apply that to a patch. But it is a mess. Still it washed out easy. But Comet did not do anywhere near as good a job as JB Bore Paste.
I have a friend that passed away. And to be honest, he used to do a mild lapp on any new rifle he purchased. Not a lot mind you. And never a fire lapp. Just a hand lapp. He claimed it too out the barrel imperfections and made the rifle start shooting better, sooner. He was a heck of a shot, and his rifles were accurate. Whether he was right or wrong.. you be the judge.
I have a friend that passed away. And to be honest, he used to do a mild lapp on any new rifle he purchased. Not a lot mind you. And never a fire lapp. Just a hand lapp. He claimed it too out the barrel imperfections and made the rifle start shooting better, sooner. He was a heck of a shot, and his rifles were accurate. Whether he was right or wrong.. you be the judge.
02-24-2012, 09:30 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
Run a cotton ball down through your barrel after it's clean and dry, then look down it and see if any of the cotton is stuck anywhere, if there is then that spot needs more work. I also check with a bullet in a sabot to see how even the bore is, I push it through and feel as I go and see if I can notice any uneven pressure as I push.
Usually 100 or so shots through a new barrel will break it in.
(BP)
Usually 100 or so shots through a new barrel will break it in.
(BP)
02-25-2012, 09:23 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Portage, Wi.
Posts: 316
I use JB bore paste then follow it with JB Bore Brite, Cowboy Action shooters use Ultra Bright Tooth Paste on there Lever Guns and inside there Single Action Six Shooters. They will squeeze the paste inside the action and any place it will go to polish everything it comes in contact with. And it will make your gun smell good also.
02-26-2012, 03:46 AM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Indiana
Posts: 366
I am a Flitz user and love it. I get mine from a little mom and pop store nearby. My brother bought a used Marlin .22 stainless that had a little bit of surface rust on the barrel. The Flitz took all of it off. It's great stuff for stainless steel and I like to use it on barrel bores.
I cannot tell you the difference between Flitz and JB's because I have never used JB's before. Sorry.
I cannot tell you the difference between Flitz and JB's because I have never used JB's before. Sorry.
