Re:Polishing Aluminum (Radio Console).

["\"Mr. Mike\" Passaretti" <passaretti@sol.med.ge.com>]

>>>>> "James" == James  <james.carpenter@ukaea.org.uk> writes:

    James> Back when I was at school, I made a sand-cast
    James> turned aluminum blob for putting things in.  To
    James> polish it, I used cloth polisher, and this brick
    James> colourd haed wax block type stuff.  This was put
    James> on, and the metal polished whith it.  What is this
    James> stuff, and where can I get it from!!!

Sounds like rouge or polishing compound.  Most of the
el-cheapo supply houses carry a polishing kit with a tight and
a loose buffer, an arbor and three kinds of rouge for $20 or
so.  I think I got mine from harbour freight.
                                                        -MM