Polishing titanium

Can titanium be polished to a mirror shine? I just bought some beautiful titanium one-piece flat handlebars/stem. They're slightly scuffed. Would love to smooth out the welding and polish down the titanium making it shiny.

Would appreciate any advice you can offer,

Thanks!

taking down the welds you'll need a flapwheel or similar. Though if it was me I wouldn't be keen taking anything off welds on frame tubing, they are generally pretty minimal on high end stuff anyway.

A lot of the weld strength is in the convex part of the weld. Grinding any weld back to flush is not a good idea.

spit and elbow grease - takes aaages

Thanks for the advice re not smoothing the welds.

So tilover, you're telling me you wear down scuffs in your ti with nothing but a cloth and your super strength?

Try a product from AUTOSOL called: Marine Shine

Yup. That or a dremel with a buffing wheel!

If you want smooth welds then buy a fillet brazed steel frame. The lumpy welds are a sign of TIG welding and as said above, are what holds the tubes together :-)

Thanks for the advice re not smoothing the welds.

So tilover, you're telling me you wear down scuffs in your ti with nothing but a cloth and your super strength?

If it's scuffs and the odd scratch then fine emery cloth or wet and dry sandpaper will do the trick. Finish it with a scotchbrite pad. Try and rub in the same direction as the original finish (grain) and it can come up as new.