[DougT]

The greaseless did the job. I started with 120 grit but went to 80 grit to speed up the process to remove the discoloration caused from the heat treating. I then went to a sisal with emery but it caused a cloudy appearance, so a spiral wheel with emery worked great. This was followed with tripoli on a spiral wheel then white rouge on a cotton wheel. The results are not bad considering the large jump between the 80 grit greaseless right to the emery... I need to order more spiral wheels (treated).

I did polish the aluminum handles with tripoli and they look good. The aluminum compound didn't come with the order so I'll wait to try it.

Here's what I learned;

Wheels work better after they are used for a while.

You need good lighting to polish.

This takes time to learn.

Leather gloves work very well.

You never have enough wheels.

Thanks again John. No pictures yet... the camera won't take a good shot inside so I'll try outside tomorrow.

That's it,
Doug