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@General_Strike
I used to use a satin finish quite regularly in silversmithing as it was ubercool inthe early 00s. You don't need a mirror finish first, you can do it from a far lower-grade level of polish, like after you've used cutting compound on it. The satinizing mop was essentially an expensive disk of pan scritcher. you know, the green rough think you used to use for washing up before those textured sponges were commonplace. I should think you could do it by hand, but it would take a long time of careful rubbing to get a satin effect that looked even and non-directional.