studysession

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I made a custom chassis and top plate for my Colt10 and some motor mounts. Frshly cut from my mill some of it looks rough. What do I use to make it looked nicely polished? I figure I would use my polishing bits for my dremel, but what polish do I put on there?

I was thinking Mother's chrome polish should work? Or Never Dull? Or what?

Element

I use the dremel polishing bit it has pre applied polish and it works great.

Fool Injected

If the finish is rough, you might have to start with sandpaper first.

How shiny do you wan't the finish to be?

Try starting with about 400 grit paper, lubricated with oil or wd40.

Use a sanding block to keep things flat, or don't use a block if you would like to ease the sharp edges.

A full sheet of sand paper secured to a flat surface works well for flat parts.

Use finer grits until the part is ready for polishing compound, or just stop at about 1000 grit for a nice matte finish.

studysession

I want things really shiny and a real fine finish where I can almost see myself in it. It is not that shiny when I start but think if I sanded and polished it, it might be that shiny when finished.

What polish do people use?

fhm101

For anything but the smallest parts, you will wear a dremel out trying to get a mirror finish. Pick up a cheap 3/8 electric drill and some 6" wheels that will fit a 3/8" arbor. Not only will it go much faster, the drill will cost less and last longer than the dremel.
It's been over 20 years since I did any serious polishing and after a little digging I found that like all other things, the technology of the job has advanced far beyond what I used to use. Here's a nice article that will give you some idea of what's what with polishing these days. Something else to consider would be bead blasting. It's much simpler, leaves a unique looking matte finish on aluminum, and has the added benefit of stress relieving the part being blasted.