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What is the best single item to get the best mirror finish on aluminum rims?

I have been trying to make my aluminum rims shine like a mirrorBut my sandpaper (2000 grit) has done a great job at that but if I look closely enough, I can still see micro scratchesKinda like the swirls one would see on a paintjob of their car after a few washesWhat is the best item to use to get that perfect mirror3m polishing paper? 5000 grit sandpaper?Micron polishing paper?? Please help.

Answer:

The finer the grit sand paper the smoother the metal will be which will give the best shine I always used mothers aluminum polish
I had the same thing happen when I touched a fork to an amalgam filling in my teethI asked my dentist about it and after he got over his intense heebee-jeebees (Why on earth would you do that?) he said the sensation and the heat I felt in my tooth was a result of an ion exchangeThis was many many years ago and I don't remember all that he said, but I do remember that part.

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