Can the matte SPS 700 stainless action easily be polished?

[VaniB]

How much trouble would it be to polish and remove the rough matted finish of the SPS action to get it to a smooth satin finish? Is this something I can do myself, or can it be done by a professional cheap enough? The dilema is that if it gets to be too expensive to pay somebody to do it, then I could just buy a satin smooth stainless CDL rifle to start with. But, I'd rather start with a $500+ SPS rifle instead of a $900+ CDL rifle. The barrel and stock are to be dumped.





I've been looking for an LA Remington stainless BDL action in new condition to do a 280AI. The market has been just flooded with J locks and all this cheap matted SPS stuff.

 

[Preacher]

A lot of time and effort will be required to put one of those into being nice...
I think you would be better off with letting a pro do it, if you don't have a lot of buffing wheel experience...

 

[VaniB]

And then the question becomes; is it worth it to let a professional do the job for me, or does it cost enough that it would make more sense for me to just seek out and buy the factory satin finish receiver/rifle from the start?

 

[Larryh128]

Do you have a motor suitable for mounting a wheel on it? If so, you can get set up without a lot of expense. It takes some time & PRACTICE before you tackle your action. It's pretty easy to get all kinds of ripples in the action if you go at it wrong. It's not hard, it just requires the proper technique & some practice.

 

[VaniB]

Thanks gents for the input, but I think I'll pass up on this idea. As long as there are Remington BDL synthetic rifles from the 90's to be had, I think it is much more practical and cost justified to find one already with that finish.

 

[DickE]

Oh, come on, looking at your hobbies, it looks like you are a man of patients and detail. I'm sure you could do it. Most of it will be in elbow grease and fine and finer grit black aluminum oxide sand paper. The kind they use for sanding car bodies. Although I do have a 10" buffing wheel and red rouge for a mirror finish. If you are looking for a nice satin finish, I'm sure you can do it. Use the sand paper just like buffing a shoe.

 

[pjs]

Tried it once and never again. By the time I got the massive pits out it no longer said "Remington" on the side of the receiver although the serial number is deeper and still visible. I don't know what media Remington uses to blast those receivers but is it large and sharp. Best to pay an extra $100 and start with a polished action.
Pete