From: "Dwight K. Elvey" 
To: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Dwight K. Elvey" 


Hi
 My past experience with aluminum is not to use
water. Use something like kerosene. I've not polished a mirror finish but
I've done this to make real shiny surfaces.
Dwight


>From: "Ken Hunter" 
>
>Hmmm...
>
>Trying to revive long dead memory cells...
>
>India ink... talcum powder... mix well...
>distilled water... polish
>
>Check the archives for metal polishing and
>those outdated ATM books too.
>
>Ken Hunter
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>
>-------Original Message-------
>From: George Anderson 
>Sent: 03/13/03 10:29 PM
>To: atm 
>Subject: ATM polishing aluminum
>
>>
>>
>A question for the metalworking guru's on the list.
>I am currently in the process of polishing (or attempting to) an
>aluminum mirror (it is an experiment/fetish) with cerium oxide.
>The surface is a smoother than with the 10micron grit when I finished
>grinding, BUT the surface of the aluminum is getting blacker each time I
>polish. Is this a case of it is always darkest just before dawn, or does
>cerium oxide react with aluminum? Is there a better polish for aluminum?
>
>George Anderson
>Montreal Canada
>
>Clear skies and good health
>
>>
>
>Happy Grinding,
>Ken Hunter
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