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Anyone know the easiest, off the shelf, DIY method of polishing aluminium?

I've purchased some angle for a DIY project, and could do with polishing it up. I don't have a polisher though What would be the easiest, cheapest way with good results? I've not got time to really order stuff off the net, so ideally, it should be stuff I can pick up from local DIY/Car places.

Are drill attachments any good, as this might be the cheapest??

Many Thanks

Depends on what "finish" it has but I would use Autosol or Peek & good old elbow grease on plain aluminium but I've never had much success with the anodised stuff

oh crumbs, I don't know what finish it is. Does it make a major difference? I guess it does though

angle is generally hot extruded, and from a fairly soft alloy, this gives it a rough finish and a tough skin, and it isnt easy to polish, if you just want a superficial shine then solvol autosol is good for ally, otherwise you are into getting the skin sanded down with finer and finer grades of wet and dry then a metal polish

do a google on polishing aluminium some good advice out there

Cheers for the advice chaps, certainly gives me something to work on!

Once ploished, doesn't it oxidise quite quickly unless you protect it with lacquer or something?