[CWL]

Y'all, I was originally taught by some old deerstalkers that I needed to break-in any new bolt action rifle by slowly working the action with some toothpaste (regular, not the gritty stuff) in it for several hours to smooth every bit of the action until it was proverbially 'smooth as butter'.

Is this worthwhile? What about jeweller's rouge?

[swingset]

Toothpaste is just a mild abrasive, so it's really no different than Jeweller's Rouge (which is what I use). Or, you can just cycle the action till your arm wants to fall off. Same effect.

:D

[Delmar]

I vote for the toothpaste-well fitted parts and fresh breath too:D

[JohnBT]

I vote for Flitz.

I don't do this to really nice guns, just the 870 Express types.

JT

[Preacherman]

Actually, if you use toothpaste and clean it off afterward with mouthwash, your muzzle blast is kissable!

:neener: :p :D

[Sleuth]

This was a trick old time Border Patrol officers used with their revolvers. The warning is, make sure you remove every speck of the toothpaste - it makes a good low grade cement.

[Dave Markowitz]

Has anyone ever tried this with JB Bore Paste?

[Felonious Monk]

No, but my wife makes some gravy that'll outstrip CLP in a heartbeat! :p

[mainmech48]

Brownell's sells lapping compounds in both 600 and 800 grit for that very purpose. While toothpaste, JB, jeweller's rouge, etc. may do the job too, I like using tools made specifically for the task at hand whenever possible. It just seems to keep Mr. Murphey's visits less frequent, for me anyway.

FWIW, when I got my Ceiner conversion unit for a GM frame the fit was too tight for it to function, even with the slickest lubes in my maintenance box. I applied a minute amount of 800 grit to the rails with a q-tip. Less than 50 hand cycles made it as slick as glass.

[telewinz]

My wife's gravy is way too lumpy for smoothing your action but her coffee will remove blueing or the varnish off your stock. Just wear gloves and rinse with plenty of cold water.:D

[Redlg155]

Will it work? Yes, but it will be a bit messy. Make sure you get the paste and not minty fresh gel! :D

At the prison where I work Inmates routinely use the stuff to polish fixtures and tiles. It actually works pretty good.

Good Shooting
Red

[Norton]

I've used toothpaste on many a trumpet valve to remove some of the goop that accumulates down there....no ill effects apparent and you're dealing with pretty close tolerances there.

[Jim K]

I have never used toothpaste to smooth an action, but I have used it to take copper wash out of a barrel. It works OK, but has to be washed out with hot water.

Jim

[VG]

If you have light scratches on a clear plastic cover, like a cell phone, toothpaste does work well to take them out.

[c_yeager]

If used carefully toothpaste can also take out the scratches in compact disks or DVDs, usefull stuff.

[280PLUS]

i polished the face of a really scratched up digital watch with toothpaste from where you couldnt see the numbers to almost new looking, didnt take long either

got 20 pesos out of it down on magsaysay drive right afterwards and at 1 peso a beer i was doin' pretty well that day

:evil:

[Coronach]

If used carefully toothpaste can also take out the scratches in compact disks or DVDs, usefull stuff.:cool:

No freakin way! Yeah...that makes sense...wish I could say I thought of it.

Mike

PS Wait...I can! None of my friends will know I got it from here...:evil:

[4v50 Gary]

So long as we don't start endorsing brand A over brand B. Look Mom, no pits!