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[How-To] Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job

Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job Polish Parts Diagram
Easy step-by-step guide to polishing the correct trigger surfaces of the Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job with polishing compound and either hand or Dremel tools.
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Want to smooth out your Glock trigger in the comfort of your own home?

The Glock 25 cent trigger job is using polishing compound and polishing a couple of internal surfaces to get a smoother trigger.

Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job Polish Parts Diagram
Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job Polish Parts Diagram

I’ve done this on two separate guns, one after 500 rounds and one after 2000 rounds.

I could feel the difference in the 500 round gun but it felt pretty much the same in the 2000 round gun.

Disclaimer since you could mess up your gun.

Table of Contents

  1. Why?
  2. Essential Tools
  3. Where to Polish
  4. Conclusion

Why?

The purpose is just to polish and not take actual metal off.

You can use a Q-Tip, a rag, your fingers, or the fastest option is to go with the Dremel.  Just a little bit will make the surfaces look like chrome and move more smoothly over each other.

The jury is still out on whether or not this is needed if you shoot the gun a lot.

In theory, the more you shoot the more the parts will naturally rub against each other and do the same thing.

Essential Tools

  • Fine polishing compound such as Flitz or Car Polishing Compound
    • I prefer the polishing compound since if it’s good enough for a clear coat, I’d have to really mess up to take off metal on my gun parts.
  • Q-Tips or a rag
  • Dremel 4000 Kit with the polishing attachment.  Or just hand-polish.
Polish and Dremel
Polish and Dremel

Where to Polish

Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job Polish Parts Diagram
Glock 25 Cent Trigger Job Polish Parts Diagram

Safety Plunger

Shiny surface in the middle and while some of the coating has already flaked off, it is smooth as butter.  A good test is to run a Q-Tip across and see if any fibers get stuck.

Glock Safety Plunger Polish
Glock Safety Plunger Polish

Connector

My 3.5 pound connector for a lower trigger pull.

Glock Connector Polish
Glock Connector Polish

Firing Pin

Glock Firing Pin Polish
Glock Firing Pin Polish

Trigger Bar

Here’s a great video to see how shiny the parts really get.  My camera does not do the polish justice!

Glock Trigger Bar Polish 1
Glock Trigger Bar Polish 1
Glock Trigger Bar Polish 2
Glock Trigger Bar Polish 2
Glock Trigger Bar Polish 3
Glock Trigger Bar Polish 3

Check out a video that goes through an example of hand-polishing and how the parts interact together.

Conclusion

Did you try out the Glock 25 cent trigger job?  Let us know how it went.

Want to upgrade your Glock even more…check out our Best Glock Upgrades article.

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17 Leave a Reply

  • William Kuban

    I polished everything, still no bueno. Not heavy just rough like 2 files rubbing together. Even bought new Glock trigger, ghost connector. Gave up.

    August 17, 2024 4:14 pm
  • Joe Starling

    Wonderfully written, explained and amazing photos. Well done!

    March 17, 2024 11:22 am
  • Hayden

    A big draw, for me, to buying Police Trade in Glocks is often how worn in parts may be, and the notably smoother triggers they often have, due to the phenomena of parts wear, as you stated.
    I still like to manually polish the parts, partly because I'm psychotic and enjoy disassembling and reassembling my Glocks, and partly because it gives me the false preception of control.
    Awesome break down and, as always, well written and produced.

    July 20, 2023 6:14 pm
  • Todd Fetters

    Excellent, going to do this on my Son and daughters 19 as well as my 21 and 43x
    Thank you

    April 2, 2023 7:23 pm
  • Numec12

    Great video, thanks for taking the time to share.

    March 22, 2023 2:02 pm
  • Tripplebeards

    I was planning on buying an aftermarket trigger connector for my brand new, unfired, glock. I just followed the directions here and ended up with a 56 oz (3.5 pound) trigger with just polishing my factory connector and the other trigger parts listed above. I used my pull scale before I started. It only goes to 4.5 pounds and bottomed out and kept pulling.... It made a huge difference. I won't be buying a connector now as I don't need it much lighter.

    April 18, 2022 2:47 pm
  • YutYutDevilDog

    Ok, most of the forums say “practice your technique” and stop worrying about your trigger….WRONG! At least for my P80 19 build, these tips turned my kit trigger from a car door handle to a safe and functional weapon. Thanks Eric!!!

    June 19, 2021 9:29 pm
  • Crow5679

    Thank you for the post! Did this on my G44 and wow! What a difference, crispier trigger and smoother pull

    March 8, 2021 1:00 pm
  • Dave

    Man what a difference this makes, especially on a pretty new Glock. It runs noticeably another and makes good trigger control a little easier.

    August 2, 2020 1:47 pm
  • Pat Riot

    Polishing contacting surfaces makes a pretty big difference. I've been doing this on my guns for decades. Trigger pull is noticeably better. The "Glock Gritty trigger" is gone. Once polished, the parts will last longer too, since they're not abrading each other. Another good trick is, once polished, apply a THIN wiping with a cotton swab barely dampened with moly grease, removing any extra.

    May 11, 2020 1:51 pm
  • Tony Z

    I was rather unhappy with the trigger on my Glock 23 Gen 4, it was just brutal compared to the Glock 23 Gen 2 it replaced (that I had since new). It shoot worse than all my other guns from FN, Browning, S&W, Ruger, and Sig.
    I did the 25 cent trigger job with Mother's Mag Polish and my DeWalt drill/driver, which kept it from being too aggresive. And, I installed the Glock 3.5# connector (about a 4.5-5# trigger), and it was like a new gun! Never shot it better, it was like getting a new gun! I'm going to take it to IDPA this week.
    Cheers

    February 19, 2018 10:50 pm
    • Eric Hung

      Great to hear a success story!

      February 20, 2018 11:46 am
  • Bobo

    Or just shoot the crap outta it

    November 30, 2017 9:42 am
    • Kevin

      Agreed. In my experience, doing this yields about the same results as shooting 1000 rounds. But this only takes a few minutes, so why not?

      May 12, 2018 6:45 pm
      • Nick

        *laughing at this comment in November 2020*

        November 16, 2020 8:25 pm
  • George

    Does this work for the FHK C1G2

    September 15, 2017 7:21 pm
    • Eric Hung

      Hi George, sorry not familiar with that one. But the essence of polishing metal parts that touch each other will apply.

      September 20, 2017 2:35 pm
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