Black widow not so black

[lugerholsterrepair]

Jimmy, Let's get our termonolgy down here.. which they claim removes nickel from steel

This coating I suspect.. is nothing like soft nickle but bumper chrome..hard as a rock. It must be determined exactly what it is before you can intelligently get it off. Many gun guys call anything shiney on a gun nickle and that's not necessarily so.




Jerry Burney

[jimmythejug]

Originally Posted by lugerholsterrepair

This coating I suspect.. is nothing like soft nickle but bumper chrome..hard as a rock. It must be determined exactly what it is before you can intelligently get it off. Many gun guys call anything shiney on a gun nickle and that's not necessarily so.

Understood. Nickle is a chemical element, so I doubt that one type of nickle plating is "harder" than another. Nickle is nickle, if that's what it is. On the other hand, nickel is used as a base for chrome, which is a different animal altogether. So you're correct, we need to determine what it is.

I have no experience with Caswell's product nor do I endorse it in any way....but I use their products and they generally do what they say they will. I figured it was worth throwing out there.

In other news, I'm charging up the battery in my Nikon and itching to take pics of the my luger...looking forward to everyone's assessment, comments and information!!