Winchester 94 Cowboy Commemorative

zombienetwork · Aug 21, 2013

I picked one up in a pawn shop yesterday. I was puzzled at first as it had a yellow tint to the metal. I didnt know if it was some kind of cheap brass finish that had worn off but it turned out to be nickel that had yellowed. Not attractive to say the least. So I hit it with some flitz on a few places to see what would happen and it cleaned up pretty nicely.

My question is this....what is the best cleaner for nickel finish? I used Flitz in the past on a smith revolver I have and it seems to be working fine on this model but if there is something better please let me know.

Otherwise it isnt in perfect shape as there is some cosmetic pitting in a few spots and some surface rust in a spot or two but overall for a rifle made in 1970 it seems in very good shape I would say.

I will post pics when I get the chance to take some...until then any info would be appreciated.

mckenziedrums · Aug 21, 2013

Autosol is just about the best metal polish out there. It's pricy though!

Laymen's Tactical · Aug 21, 2013

I used Mothers mag wheel polish to great success for a few years when I carried a wheel gun.

zombienetwork · Aug 21, 2013

Im qonna hit the rest of the receiver when I can..see how it cleans up.

ikarus1 · Aug 21, 2013

I think flitz is a great choice. I used it to shine up an old 1890 Smith and Wesson hammerless safety model that my late grandfather left me. It was nickel so I had to be careful.
It's better than Mother's, IMO. It works well to shine up feed ramps too ;D

georgel · Aug 22, 2013

Simichrome is a great superfine polish. I used it to polish plastic lenses till they looked original and I liked it better than Flitz.

I also used to work with a product called Never Dull that was interesting.

Snakum · Aug 26, 2013

I've been polishing nickel firearms and motorcycle chrome for 30+ years with plain ol' NeverDull. I've also tried McGuires polish and Mother's polish and two or three other things on heavy discoloration. Never Dull works for light duty, and for heavy duty cleaning the rest all work about the same. For every brand one guy loves someone else will swear it's worthless. Much like most weapons/ammo discussions here.

The secret's in the elbow grease.

Must see the pics when you're done. Luv me some lever guns.

zombienetwork · Aug 27, 2013

When I went to pick up my m1 carbine after refinishin (pics to come tomorrow) the smith took a look at the Winchester and lets say it didn't leave his shop. He wanted it for his cowboy room so a deal was made there. I will have to check in with him later to see how he qets it polished up.

Oh yeah...he did a fantastic job on my m1 carbine.

Winchester 94 Cowboy Commemorative

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