Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT: Polishing aluminum

Dan,
Use Brasso! Also use a fresh terry cloth pad and use as little
polish as necccessary to start. The grit on the pad will break down
to finer particles as you go. Keep turning/fluffing the pad.
eventually you will see (!) a shine. I have made lamp reflectors,
about to start one now, and that's all I use.
Rich D.


dan.eaton@... wrote:

>
> 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)