Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT: Polishing aluminum

Go down to your local Harley Davidson shop and get some 'Semichrome' it's
the best stuff I've found...

Joel

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Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 2:33 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT: Polishing aluminum


> This is a slightly off topic question but the married folks will
> understand. I'm just completing a multi cutter face mill for my
> ShopTask that I adapted from some Rudy Kouhoupt plans. I just need to
> grind the cutters and it will be functional. What I'd like to do is
> polish the aluminum body to a high shine so that when I show my wife
> I'll get a "Pretty!", instead of a "so?" Anything to up the approval
> rating of my hobby. 8^)
>
> I reached for the Brasso but it says not to use it on aluminum. How
> do you get a mirror finish on aluminum?
>
> Dan Eaton (Saint Louis, MO)
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