My Winchester Custom Extreme has a matte stainless barrel and a jeweled bolt. Shiny spots have appeared on the barrel, probably because of rough handling during shipping.

Can anybody advise me on :

1.How to remove the shiny spots for a uniform matte finish; and

2.The best way of removing the jeweled finish from the bolt and giving it a matte/satin finish; and

3.Whether giving the bolt a sandblasting will negatively affect bolt operation.

Thank you in advance.

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Originally posted by adam2:
My Winchester Custom Extreme has a matte stainless barrel and a jeweled bolt. Shiny spots have appeared on the barrel, probably because of rough handling during shipping.

Can anybody advise me on :

1.How to remove the shiny spots for a uniform matte finish; and

2.The best way of removing the jeweled finish from the bolt and giving it a matte/satin finish; and

3.Whether giving the bolt a sandblasting will negatively affect bolt operation.

Thank you in advance.

Depends on how deep the "swirls" are. You remove the jewelling by removing metal. You can do that with emory cloth or by bead blasting.

The key is to limit the amount of material you remove. Some folks would say to hit the body with emory cloth first and then again with the bead blaster. But where you are going to blast it anyway, I would try that first. You might get lucky and not have to resort to using the emory cloth. Again, the object is to remove as little material as possible.

Tape off the entire bolt head to protect the lugs and bolt face, and tape off the back end to protect the cocking notch, threads and the interior from the grit. Afterwards, remove the tape and thoroughly wash the "entire" bolt to remove every trace of abrasive dust.

most of the jeweling I've seen is extremely shallow...possible a "tenth" or so.....

Get some wet or dry 600 grit paper or cloth and wrap it on a hardwood stick and just polish the jeweling off.

It shouldn't take long and you'll not remove enough material to measure.

If you have access to a glass bead blaster, it should do the trick as well with a lot less work.

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Originally posted by vapodog:
most of the jeweling I've seen is extremely shallow...possible a "tenth" or so.......

A "tenth" of what?

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Originally posted by Westpac:

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Originally posted by vapodog:
most of the jeweling I've seen is extremely shallow...possible a "tenth" or so.......

A "tenth" of what?

You know 2 fifths, your choice of brand.

Thank you for your suggestions - I shall be giving it a try.

I believe he means 1:10,000 of an inch. In decimals that is given as .0001".
Doug