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Get it completely smooth and shiny after going through the grades and polishing. Then brush it with a fine scotchbrite pad
PhilDAS-
This.
Its a scotch pad.
The trick to that consistency is keeping all the lines parallel.
Place the pad on the substrate, move it left and right like you might see a shoe shine in a movie... then lift and replace it. If you try to move up and down a tube whilst also going left and right, you'll get zigzags in your scratch pattern and they will compromise the effect.
Without wishing to dismiss anyone's efforts, that effect doesn't require a great amount of skill, just patience.
general_greyharbour
Here may be the best place to seek advice.
I bought a raw aluminium caad x frame that I want to sand and polish up. I understand the process of going higher in grade of wet and dry to achieve a more polished look....
But my question is... How the hell do you achieve this finish... low bikes
It's not that polished in terms of reflection but it is super smooth and consistent but yet dull?
I'm assuming Andrew low has perfected this process and most likely uses power tools and polishing wheels to achieve this, As all the polishing marks looks the same direction. Beats my hand sanding and messy direction.
For what it's worth I'm about to start the 600 grit process and have not touched metal polish yet.
Anyone have any insight?