From: "Ron Newman" 
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Try Tripoli as well as rouge for aluminum. Both work well in vibratory
tumblers for polishing aluminum parts, However is it good enough for a
experimental mirror surface???

Ron Newman
www.focuser.com


>Rouge should remove the black.


>> 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
>>
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