Removing scratch in Brass?

[Alex]

I just got my gun back after warranty service and there is a small scratch in the brass receiver and a slight ding in the bluing on the barrel. One of the reasons I fix my own motorcycles and fix my own guns but ... I can just touch up the barrel with a bluing pen but .. is there a way to buff out the small surface scratch on the brass without damaging it and making it look prepared. Its not deep .. guess I could just leave it alone but if there is a light buffing compound I would go for it.
Thank you for any advice!

[RanchRoper]

What you need is a good story to go with that scratch and I think a grizzly should be part of it somehow...

[Mistered]

Maybe with a better outcome than this however....

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[RanchRoper]

Yikes..maybe better buff that scratch out.

[GunnyGene]

You might try brasso. It contains an extremely fine abrasive that might help. It will take a lot of rubbing however. Normally used just for tarnish removal and polishing.

[Alex]

What you need is a good story to go with that scratch and I think a grizzly should be part of it somehow...

I like the way you think!!!
Unfortunately its more like a mosquito landed on it and was drunk so skidded into his landing .. Just doesnt sound as impactful as I would like!!

I may give some brasso a try. Having been in the military a thousand years ago .. me and brasso had a thing. These fingers have seen lots o brasso.

[Mistered]

FWIW I recently tried Brasso on my BBB and it was like grease on glass. Barely did a thing.

[Shakey Jake]

I work with saxophones as I repair woodwinds. Minor scratches can be taken out with tripoli followed by white diamond then red rouge. I have a floor buffer that uses some fairly large buffing wheels. I know Dremel sells sets with small buffing wheels as well as polishing compound. I don't know if Henry sprays these with lacquer or not but imagine they do. You'd have to coat the buffed area with clear lacquer to keep it from turning a different patina than the rest of the receiver. I use Behlin or Mohawk clear lacquer spray in aerosol cans for touch up masking off areas to prevent overspray.

[Alex]

I thought i read somewhere here that there us not a coating. Still not sure. I have a block of green rouge and one of white and a dremel with buffing wheels but i am afraid that will make the "repair" to localized and actually look worse than the scratch. Someth8ng like brasso i could have used more broadly but if it doesnt work maybe flitz?

[Mistered]

I thought i read somewhere here that there us not a coating.

I looked into it and there is NOT a coating on the BBB receivers.

Because the receivers are gunmetal and not brass per se they are considerably harder and probably why the Brasso was ineffective.