Love it when someone who's basically considered "best in the industry" gives away all their trade secrets for free simply to help other folks out. I literally just bought one of your trigger kits even though I'm confident enough in my skills to do the job myself. I'll support this kind of American business any day.
@chefdusse
2 жыл бұрын
it’s clearly a passion first and foremost.. and the industry knows that
@terrychant4365
Жыл бұрын
When you've truly mastered something, and are passionate an lucky enough to stay within that realm for work; you get more work than you can handle. Theres no need to hide your knowledge from competition at that level, and the passion that got you there, pushes you to share and teach when you can.
@Hammerback0
Жыл бұрын
You can be a master polisher, thats still gonna miss 99.9% of a JG trigger
@M3thodbombz
Жыл бұрын
Amen to this.
@ETJMF97
Жыл бұрын
He does it cause he knows that he is the only person with a glock touch you can replicate but ya cant be the one
@flea-kh7om
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for trying to help us Johnny. I turned 70 yrs old June 4th and I in the last year changed from 1911's to Glock!! I've customized and worked on 1911's for 60yrs. Yes my Grandad built them and I help him. When I was young I polished parts for him and it was a long time before he let me work on pistols. I really appreciate your video's believe me. My oldest son 52 yrs old has a Glock 21, my youngest son has a 19 and I have a 17 & 34 thanks to you sir. Take care, flea
@maxmccain8950
Жыл бұрын
I got you beat. 1950, I also worked on 1911’s most of my life. EVERYTHING needs fitting. When I found out how easy it is to disassemble and work on Glocks I was amazed. That’s pretty much all I do now. I recently had a 1911 I wanted to make some changes to and it brought back some bad memories. Too old to start doing that again!
@kevingallich5557
Жыл бұрын
I've never polished and was looking for a video to show me how. Glad I found this one first. No need to view others. Thank you for the info.
@jimchambers7548
10 ай бұрын
Ive worked in an autobody shop my enrtire life. My grandpa opened his first one in the 50s. Anyway you guys show the work but you're not telling the cost. The tools aren't cheap to start with and the car compound we use for buffing is over $150gal. Not only are you doing a lot of meticulous work its expensive also, and using all American. My hats off to ya for doing an excellent job for a fair price👍👍
@SCOTTGANK
3 жыл бұрын
Johnny is my zippo in a cave where before all I had was a single match to light way... Thank you gentlemen for your expertise. Your eyeball pain was not in vain my friend.
@arlissyoung8899
3 жыл бұрын
I got a metal in my eye years ago when I was a welder. The Dr. had to dig it out, then drill [yes drill] a little of the eye to get as much as metal out as possible. That was maybe 40 years ago, I have a scar on my eye and can see lines, dots and swimmy things from it. WEAR EYE PRO.
@deplorabledave1048
3 жыл бұрын
My buddy was using a router on some composite flooring tiles. He had a sliver pierce his eye. Several operations later and years later: He is blind in that eye. Wears and eye patch. Has to listen to young children ask their mother, "Is that a pirate" for the rest of his life. I wear glasses. My purposely bought frames with very large lenses. For really nasty jobs I will still wear a face shield.
@kevincharles9159
2 жыл бұрын
And when you get a MRI they ask you if you’ve ever had metal in your eye. I said yes , so they CT scanned my head to check if there was any remaining metal. If there was, the MRI magnets would pull it out of your eyeball. I wear auto tinting eye pro from the moment I walk out the door until dinner.
@yellowjacket548
2 жыл бұрын
Happened to me too. Didn't think much of it at the time until I learned later just how close I was to losing my eye.
@johnp9402
2 жыл бұрын
Me too. It was some of the most pain in my life, I will never forget it. Luckily it wasn't exactly in my line of vision.
@IrrationalBstrd
2 жыл бұрын
@@kevincharles9159 it would pull it out in a very terrible manner, after passing possibly completely from the front side of your body, all the way through the back. In your eye or head/face, it would drag a channel straight through your brain possibly .
@sekaf4125
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I live on an island in southeast alaska and I can watch the very best show how to do it correctly. I love the way you describe using the vise to hold the tool. (TIP) as a photographer I do macro work, get a little tripod, small spot with black felt, put camera in tripod and hold what you want to film. I LOVE the way you get in REALLY CLOSE. A lot of us are watching on iPads/ iPhones and screens are small. Really appreciate the very close details. Helps with aging eyes. Blessings!!!
@georgerobartes2008
3 жыл бұрын
When you're polishing , when you're polishing , the whole world polishes with you !
@bigtae5140
3 жыл бұрын
That's a fact🗣️
@mizrahimsephardi5214
3 жыл бұрын
As a Gunsmith, I can say how much you enjoy the trade. Keep it up Bro. great Vid.
@Mike_The_Hog_A_Nator
3 жыл бұрын
Great vid. I used my Dremel & Flitz. I polished everything in 10min. along with a 3lb Connector, 4.5lb striker spring & now OMG my G19X has a sweet smooth trigger pull.. No more "gritty & mooshy" feeling..
@macarelli2097
Жыл бұрын
The way he explains everything in great detail reminds me of may father who I lost and miss dearly .. 😢
@precisionmarksman5084
3 жыл бұрын
Great technical informative videos. Enjoy every one of them, loaded with valuable information. Can't wait till your entire technical video collection is put on a CD for purchase. Looking forward to buying one!
@celticwolf5352
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for teaching the world what you know! You have such amazing videos! anyone working on a their glock should watch your videos! Glad you also talked on hitting the cross bar most people forget they rub on the shelf, I knew you would point it out though! This is by by far the best polishing video ever! wish id seen a video like this 3yrs ago would have saved so much trial and error!
@tomaskey6844
Жыл бұрын
Love this information. I’m not rushing into it until I get a good understanding of exactly how all the parts work and fit together.
@spikespeigel6233
Жыл бұрын
So I own one of your trigger systems and I have to say I am impressed. I love the vex shoe and the polish job is fantastic. Thank you Mr Glocks and team!
@14goldmedals
Жыл бұрын
Loved the floor pedal shot showing Wick’s super safety flip-flops.
@Rnemhrd
3 жыл бұрын
Your content is so freaking good. Much appreciated.
@luisvelazquez9905
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice , when i got in to Glock I was bummed when you didn’t have a video on this . I didn’t want to listen to anyone else hahah . New to Glock life and love it . See you next Friday
@ericmiller7022
8 ай бұрын
served in Austrian army and of course got to play with Glocks , aaaaaa lot and learned how to take care of them Glock will outlive their owner and like anything else in life you take good care of something / your Glock , it will take care of you later love your shop set up and your knowledge and skills and dedication
@westcoast7703
3 жыл бұрын
Diy tip for the poor. Get a joist hanger 2inx10in and screw it down to a piece of wood. Drill a hole through end of hanger so dremmel can sit inside hsnger snugly and protrude through the hole on end part. Unscrew plastic piece right under the bit or rotary tool and put it through the hole on joist hanger. Reattach plastic and you have s dremmel mount thats worked great for me many times
@johnnyglocks
3 жыл бұрын
I love that idea
@bengonzalez5215
3 жыл бұрын
I just got my evolution combat trigger kit with the striker and the flash trigger shoe. He isnt kidding when he says it looks like jewelry, its crazy polished.
@bengonzalez5215
3 жыл бұрын
Also it was crazy fast delivery.
@robconant333
3 жыл бұрын
Happy Friday 🇺🇸. My go to kit for polishing has been the Eastwood kit. I believe you can buy them individually but I got the kit that has 120grit compound and 7-8 tubes of various compounds ranging from cylinder heads to jewelry, roughing and finishing. I swear I’ll only have to buy it once because it lasts soo long. Hope everybody has a safe and awesome 4th 🇺🇸. As fire marshal Bill would say, Safety First 🤣
@narcizo.mgj.5289
Жыл бұрын
Narcizo here! Thanks for the great lesson on improving Glock triggers, my Glock 21 was wonderful, light and drag free. God bless you Johnny.
@brettsilva7317
3 жыл бұрын
Woot! The Legend in Sarasota! Wish I could be there!
@kcstott
2 жыл бұрын
The pitting in the steel is not a coating. It’s the actual surface texture of the steel as it was rolled into sheets. These are stamped steel parts, the metal used does not have the refined grain structure to allow a polish to a very low Ra level. If the parts were P20 steel. You could polish then to a perfect mirror if you took the time and tools to do it. That said as you mentioned it means nothing in the big picture. Minor surface deformities are not going to hurt a thing
@mikelasa5173
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being generous with your knowledge!
@tomnixon9551
2 жыл бұрын
Made all the difference! Better than I had hoped for.
@optimisticpessimist.
2 жыл бұрын
Before I got a dremel I used a q-tip broken in half. I chucked in in a drill.
@gunluvS14
2 жыл бұрын
i’m brand new to this channel, but I kept seeing Steve Buscemi talking to me about Glock parts
@4g63mark
3 жыл бұрын
Trying to watch this with a 5 year old bouncing off the walls. LOL. I'll be watching this 2 or 3 more times.
@yingzen
Жыл бұрын
This is incredibly informative. It is direct and to the point. Much appreciated for the information.
@spadetrump
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I bought one of your triggers. Attempt to copy went pretty good. I can't afford to buy 6 of your triggers. Lol. Now I see this video. Attempt #2 about to start. You guys rock. I'm sending WICK a couple frames!
@thehobby-smith
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Johnny for your informative videos, they helped me tremendously to understand how the Glock parts work with each other in order to build my police safety switch for Glock 17 Gen 4. It was not easy working with "limited" resources... 😃
@HaveAblessedDay7777
Ай бұрын
I used to be in aluminum fabrication and I too have had a sliver of metal in my eye and it does suck on an extremely high level! Eye pro always!
@nobodynoone2500
3 жыл бұрын
Nice pair of forward grips on that belt sander. ;)
@Cageey1117
Ай бұрын
Outstanding presentation. 3rd time viewing, 1st time (long overdue) comment. Thanks.
@teddygrose2091
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this valuable skill.
@dannyeugenewaits9486
2 жыл бұрын
My youngest son threw a fit his senior year in high school because his safety glasses were fogging up while using a 18v makita cut-off wheel to cut through an exhaust pipe he threw his safety glasses off....the wheel caught an edge and blew apart, a chunk of the wheel lodged in his eye cutting his eye lid and eyeball... he is blind in that eye now and the worst part of it was....he was 17 and a month prior we signed all his paperwork for him to start his career as a medic in the Army.... depression set in and we as the parents had a hard road of recovery for him which lasted 3 years and many many painful and emotional draining times until he healed from the inside.... the guilt he went through was unbearable at times, I've never worked so hard on my personal emotional exhaustion as a father trying to keep my son alive.... all over a split seconds decision that ruined a childhood dream. Thank God he is healed and has chosen another career and is happy again! But every time I look at him as were talking it pains me to see that gray eye wishing he was hole again.... that made me always think about PPE all the time, I wasn't big on it until that day, now its priority.
@JeffMartinez648
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing brother, can’t imagine the difficult emotional challenges you’ve had to deal with as a father, absolutely feel you coming through the page! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
@DrewC-ez1fj
5 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. I hope him and you both continue to heal spiritually.
@6spdkeg
10 ай бұрын
"Long time. Long time. Something like that." Dude said he's a simple man without saying he's a simple man. Don't mess with this man.
@neuro518
Жыл бұрын
"It's stupid not to know why you're doing it." (39:15). Good advise for any work.
@yellowjacket548
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent vid!
@OlavBrabant
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this useful information. Greetings from Holland :-)
@TheDarster14
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you guys! Very informative - excellent video.
@tbaca619
2 жыл бұрын
Love the info! Going to do it this weekend. Counted 4 JBL speakers in the video 🤣
@DC4EVA
3 жыл бұрын
You are the man jonny!! I got into tuning glocks like 3 years ago watchn all your videos, all my friends come go me to polish n tune ther glocks haha i got start chargn thes suckas haha you bad man !!!
@bobboydlawncare9746
10 ай бұрын
Excellent video. Thanks so much for sharing.
@Raptormeatx
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for letting me know about not using ammonia products I watched a video where they recommended mothers and flitz
@m118lr
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, same. I’d understood “Mother’s” was JUST as good. ALL I’ve used is Mother’s and was extremely happy with the results. No negative drawbacks to this day using a dremel. What I realize I should’ve concentrated on more was the 2 specific points on the sear and crucible though…
@ericktorres5451
8 ай бұрын
@@m118lrso u used mothers polish and it was all good ?
@chrisb5986
Жыл бұрын
Flip flops in a working machine shop. That was enough for me.
@ITSNOTMEITISYOU
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic tutorial guys. I’ve done a fair amount of polishing and have some nice equipment but I love how you show how anyone with a brain (and knows how to exercise it) can do this. Thanks a lot. You Ever down near San Antonio I’ll buy lunch, the best chicken fried steak in Tx. Trump 2024🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@chrisruthford4492
3 жыл бұрын
Man your shop is serial killer level organized.😂
@dirtydavesgarage8251
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for sharing!
@jbsack
3 жыл бұрын
No wonder Glock is out of stock with trigger bars! They are all in your shop. LOL Once again, great video with tons of useful information. Thank you for all the sharing of info you do. I appreciate how much time and effort goes into making these videos.. So who is coming to SRQ? Text me amd let me kmow!! Jeff
@whatfreedom7
Жыл бұрын
Is there any trigger bars that are already polished or coated you could just buy instead of having to polish the oe one?
@valqueenofValhalla
2 жыл бұрын
God bless America
@KellenChase
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you. Learned a lot.
@thecraftsman8133
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I always buy the "budget" lower kits and polish up, & end up with amazing performance and never having an issue. I had to see how you do the polish and you go into even MORE detail. This is the most detailed "How to" vid so far. I gained a couple extra things to do for my 10mm build. Gonna make my 10mm glide like ice on ice using your tips! Thanks for the excellent vid! I'm a new subscriber! OH! also wanted to ask. What about polishing that "half pipe" spot on the Slide itself, that you showed??? Can you gain anymore performance from polishing parts of the slide?
@5jjt
Жыл бұрын
Johnny, can you do a video on how to polish the inside of the frame to smooth out wear marks. Secondly, my 43X's slide didn't want to come off because the metal rear disk of the rsa was digging into the polymer of the rsa channel. It took a hammer to get the slide off. The metal rsa's disks have some very rough, sharp edges, and I am suprised this problem doesn't happen more often.
@okiecustompew
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks man!
@Aldovargas87
3 ай бұрын
Does Flitz polish work as well? Brownells has a video saying that Flitz doesn’t improve the trigger… only makes it aesthetically pleasing. They said just apply grease does the same thing.
@oldairforcedude
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely outstanding
@123456789shaikh
2 жыл бұрын
Great informative video. Thank you guys
@fredsalter1915
2 жыл бұрын
Whoa! It's Steve Buscemi!
@ukaszbanasiak4787
7 ай бұрын
Does it really matter to polish all these surfaces? Is is OK to polish only those two essential edges?
@johnnyglocks
7 ай бұрын
Honestly the essential edges are really the only thing that counts.
@ukaszbanasiak4787
7 ай бұрын
@@johnnyglocks Thanks a lot! I have two spare trigger bars so I will give them a tray :)
@talisikid1618
2 жыл бұрын
Flitz works fine.
@arielblanco4336
3 жыл бұрын
I am new into the world of weapons, what is the benefit of polishing these parts
@jimmytumabcao3509
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for Sharing.. 🙏🙏🙏🇵🇭
@CycloneGunworks
3 жыл бұрын
My man, what a great video. Happy 4th
@gatlinggunlover
5 ай бұрын
If you see the copper coming through the coating, are the parts still usable?
@useless844
8 ай бұрын
thanks saved me 200 bucks
@wrenchesandcars5161
Ай бұрын
Are you using factory glock parts and modify them
@Callthefedsonme
11 ай бұрын
Should the firing pin safety be polished
@ericward9159
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video.
@justinallen8996
7 ай бұрын
Is there a way to fix a piece if you do burn/get it to hot?
@cayman9873
Жыл бұрын
I use flitz on a shop towel and go slow. Also works great
@thedaresmith
2 жыл бұрын
3:35…dill weed 😂
@2a2day
2 жыл бұрын
@johnnyglocksthepersona HELP….followed your polishing video instructions to a tee (I did no filing on any of them) on 3 different glocks, a 43x, a 19 gen 5 and a 45. Once I finished, all 3 triggers were silky smooth and perfect and I had about a 4lb break. Took all 3 firearms to the range and after about 50 rounds, on ALL 3 firearms the trigger break all of a sudden increases to about 8-10lbs. In order for me to fix it, all I do is take the trigger assembly out and put it back in (no cleaning or adjusting or anything, just take out and put back) and it goes right back to a silky smooth 4lb break.
@alamaquina7884
2 жыл бұрын
Drop down face shields are great...I did production jewelry fabrication for 12 yrs and I'm a lady and hated the metal filled compound and scotch Brite facials!
@Jonbo117
3 жыл бұрын
Could I get a rule of thumb on a polishing maintenance schedule for one of your trigger systems? Either by rounds through and/or time.
@ThePatriotParadox
6 ай бұрын
I cant find my flitz, think toothpaste will work? Or something else that will to polish?
@--RSL--
Жыл бұрын
Where'd you get those glasses with the side protection on it. They look good and functional.
@dennisprow7576
2 жыл бұрын
"Florida man polishes glock parts"
@effefffffffffffffffffffff
6 ай бұрын
Classic. Glock with their cheap stamped parts. I'd bet they're running at like a 70% profit margin.
@ThePatriotParadox
6 ай бұрын
So wick...u polish springs too?
@jes0lis
2 жыл бұрын
Those wheels can even shape/cut down material
@thegunstoreguy
2 жыл бұрын
I did polish my trigger bar, but I was not that confident to remove the shoe.
@oganarchy3667
3 жыл бұрын
Oh god I need to polish my safety plunger in the slide, it's getting some weird marring going on and is making my trigger all gritty. Down here in Naples, FL!
@pewpro941
3 жыл бұрын
Love the tacsack on wicks belt grinder
@danielmackormack8524
2 жыл бұрын
Johnny do you know Johnny Turbo from Exotic Cycles in Sarasota ? You both are top of your fields !
@ThePatriotParadox
3 жыл бұрын
Do you still choose to break the bottom edge on the connectors, especially the stock connectors?
@stevegolden6480
3 жыл бұрын
Happy JOHNNY GLOCK weekend !Should we polish our Timeny trigger-bars, like where the striker rides on top of ?
@sr20ser.
3 жыл бұрын
Glock "perfection" after refinishing or buying aftermarket parts...
@DisgustedGenXr
3 жыл бұрын
Glocks are 99.99999 % reliable when left stock..... perfection
@oscarpuente2029
2 жыл бұрын
@@DisgustedGenXr I owned my first g17 in 8/89. and shot thousands of rds. never failed me. I sold it a couple yrs back still going. minus and ejector and recoil spring. new assembly.
@mlasch1478
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, I am anxioously awaiting to see your video here. I am new to Glocks and this is my initial knowledge of you and your tutorials. I bought a USED G23C Gen 2 in about 2014 I believe. Just last Thursday, I got to shoot my first few dozen rounds through it. My results were nice on paper and it worked 99% reliably considering the unknown condition/history it was in as I got it after it's prior owner(s). There was one light striker fire, and on a more numerous occurrence, the mouths of the spend casings exhibited a bent out of round place that seemed virtually identical on each one. Hoping to find the cause of this, or if cleaning/polishing things up in the gun will improve and eliminate this, or even aid in pin pointing the cause. Maybe you can lend insight, Thanks.
@DCopp
2 жыл бұрын
OMG, this is so overblown. Just grab a dremel, felt Bob, and a compound stick and shine away. It's not this intricate. Seriously, it isn't
@gregorylubbers8533
Жыл бұрын
I know, right? Lol
@marcusxavier4436
2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Johnny have u ever used rubberized polishing bits
@thegunstoreguy
2 жыл бұрын
Great work guys! Love the vids. Glad I live in Central Florida. Very much informative. Can you order parts from your store?
@dichotomousblue
7 ай бұрын
But why are you polishing them?
@alexw.2988
2 ай бұрын
Smoother surfaces for a smoother pull.
@mattsplatquadfun3219
2 жыл бұрын
Steve-o is going grey fast.
@evanwalter8625
Жыл бұрын
"In essence, the first thing we do from the moment we begin a trigger job on any Glock is indeed, safety. Safety is not a practice: Safety is in fact, without question life's most important friend. Safety is the only method of surviving at all. We must utilize a 100% safety orientated lifestyle as our most common character trait." -Safety Guy
@joejeans7913
2 жыл бұрын
your triggers are the best, I prefer the Johnny glock triggers over apex, Timney etc.
@cagedracer
6 ай бұрын
Great video. Does the Dialux matter as long as its the grey and white? Do you have a link or product number for the dremel tips? Just wondering for polishing motorcycle parts. I'll lleave the glock polishing to you. Thank you.
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