[68commando]

Hi,

I'm new to this polishing and am trying to get the aluminum parts on my Norton Commando in shape. I have polished a few things with some success, but it is not quite mirror finish despite there being pits in the castings. I am having trouble getting the little scratches from the sandpaper out and I have read the "Motorcycle polishing 101". I was wondering if I can use the greasless compounds on a sisal or spiral sewn wheel instead of the orbital sander to do the majority of the sanding? Will I still have to go to the 600 and 1000 wet and dry before I go to the black, brown and white polishing compounds? It seems that sanding down to 600 wet and dry does not get the scratches fine enough for that mirror finish, although it is almost acceptable to me. From about 4 feet, it does have a polish and you can see reflections in it, although the closer you get, the less fine are the reflections. I have included a sample picture of the scratches.

Thanks