Wardsweb's Bottlehead Paramour Prep

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Polishing the plate is a little more time consuming to say the least. Because I did a mirror setup, one chassis is flipped upside down.
So, on one I had to sand past the brushed finish and one I did not. Getting the brushed finish out is a PAIN.
I start by wet sanding them using a sanding block with some 220 grit to remove the finish and then some 320 grit to smooth it out.
Doing this in stages, I next used some 400 grit and them some 1000 grit (take your time and let the paper do the work).
To get a really mirror shine on this soft aluminum I did not use the electric polishing wheel. This was all done by hand.
The electric wheel would actually leave marks you could see, so I used the 1000 grit to get that out and went back to hand only.
I finished with some SimiChrome metal polish and a soft towel. Doing a section at a time and then a final over the entire surface.

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