The most important thing to keep in mind when polishing aluminum is that the smoother you get the surface the more mirror like it will be when you are finished.
Aluminium sheet polishing.
Polishing aluminum is a time consuming process but can be done with great results.
Well polished aluminum can look like chrome but it takes time effort and patience to get the glossy mirror finish.
Polish aluminum sheet metal to mirror finish.
Polishing machined aluminum to a mirror finish.
Half way through the polishing process the aluminum sheet will look cloudy and worse than when you started.
This is one of many strategies to get aluminum to a mirror finish.
I polished that aluminum myself but i didn t polish the whole sheet to a mirror finish.
When i turned my tardis model into an infinity box i used some pieces of polished aluminum for some of my mirrors.
Aluminum like many other metals can become tarnished when not in use.
For small items like pots and pans first clean the item with soap and water then apply an aluminum polish or a paste made from cream of tartar.
In the picture you can see the other side of.
If you have sandpaper a buffing wheel and some compounds you can get pretty close to mirror.