Nick_shoots_fast Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 I need to take off black nitride finish off the bottom part of a 2011 hammer. I don’t want to alter the geometry of the hammer hooks and I don’t have any polishing stones. I have a bottle of flitz but I don’t know how hard taking the nitride off using flitz and a dremmel with polishing wheel. has anyone used non abrasive polishing compound or know if flitz will do the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhittin Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 “I need to take off black nitride finish off the bottom part of a 2011 hammer” Why? That doesn’t make any sense to me. What are you trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Service Desk Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Flitz is not going to do the job, ceramic stones are probably your best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieD Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Black nitride is not a coating, so you will be actually be removing metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_shoots_fast Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 1 hour ago, CharlieD said: Black nitride is not a coating, so you will be actually be removing metal. So I can just polish off the nitride to reveal a shiny metal correct? I thinking the nitride won’t be as slick as a mirror polish shine. I maybe wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyOne Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Mothers Metal Polish and a dremel felt wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted April 1, 2023 Share Posted April 1, 2023 On 3/31/2023 at 10:19 AM, Nick_shoots_fast said: I thinking the nitride won’t be as slick as a mirror polish shine. I maybe wrong You are. If it really is nitrided and not blued, it is hard and lubricious. That means it is slicker than bare steel. If the hammer hooks are in good shape, leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_Chimpo Posted April 3, 2023 Share Posted April 3, 2023 (edited) On 3/31/2023 at 10:19 AM, Nick_shoots_fast said: So I can just polish off the nitride to reveal a shiny metal correct? I thinking the nitride won’t be as slick as a mirror polish shine. I maybe wrong You should do your research about what nitriding is and is not. It's certainly not a coating. And simple polishing compound will not put a dent in steel that has been nitrided. The surface hardness of most nitrided steels is in the range of 50 to 60 points on the Rockwell C scale, which is pretty damned hard. Having said that, the effective case depth of typical nitrided steel is somewhere in the .010" to .020" range. So you can polish an already relatively smooth nitrided surface, fFor example going from a 100 microinch surface roughness to a 30 microinch roughness without damaging the hard case provided you have the right abrasive. Given your level of knowledge (from what you've said in this thread) I recommend you leave all this alone. Edited April 3, 2023 by Johnny_Chimpo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benevolence Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 If you’re trying to just remove the ‘black’ aspect of it and make it shiny metal, just use rust remover (naval jelly) carefully. Don’t know why you would want to do that but it’ll make it bare metal-ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EABOD Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 Red rouge and a felt wheel will get you there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackSeven Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Blue magic polish with a dremel felt bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80seriesaddict Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I’ve hade really good luck with 3M machine polish. I’d be worried about rounding things that shouldn’t be round using a dremel or other power tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 It's a ten month old thread, and OP hasn't been back since. Just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 20 minutes ago, ltdmstr said: It's a ten month old thread, and OP hasn't been back since. Just sayin'. Just now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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