[sage]

I've posted this somewhere else so I won't elaborate too much. If you don't like the etch. Try "Spray Nine" made by Knights. Available in Canada at Canadian Tire. Must be in the US somewhere as well. It's a houshold cleaner. I get it in the spray bottle. Spray it on, use a tooth brush to get into the corners and rinse it off with tap water with the tooth brush again, then with DW if you want. Go right to anodize with 6061 or to desmut if you want (I don't). It passes the water break test everytime perfectly. It is slightly caustic but never messes up my ultra polished pieces finish.

Sage