How To Sand and Polish Aluminum To Mirror Finish [Version 2.0]

In this video, we sand and polish an aluminum sheet from 220 grit all the way to 5000 grit sandpaper then polish using Gord's Aluminum polish, then protect the finish with Blingmaster Bling Barrier.

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[Carpythesharky]

Exactly what I wanted to know. I'm just polishing up an old aluminum shifter for my car and needed some reference. You did it concisely and to the point (didn't take 20 minutes just to talk about what you were going to do in the video lol). Idk if this is weird, but you also have a comforting voice lol. Thanks.

[JackDaniels-kngo]

thanks for linking the products; saved me even more time, my old canoe looks sweet AF now. good luck out there.

[adrianomendonca]

Minha nossa, ficou um ótimo trabalho uma pena que no Brasil não temos produtos como esse para espelhar alumínio.. parabéns pelo trabalho 👏 .

[karambos]

This video gave me everything I needed to know. Thankyou so much!

[Basslicks]

EXCELLENT video! I use a mirror for welding the top of exhaust tubing and I get 1 or 2 uses out of a glass mirror at the most. So I thought I might have better luck with aluminum but didn't know if I could get it to a mirror shine or not. This confirms it! Thanks for the demonstration. Now I'm gonna go make my mirror which will be a lot easier to refurbish back to a mirror shine after it gets hit with slag than a piece of mirror glass that just ends up pitted and useless.

[simple_oversight]

Thinking about stripping and polishing the aluminum hood on one of my cars… super nice tutorial! Thanks!

[lukealejandro]

Any thoughts on what speed you'd want with a variable speed random orbital polisher? Too fast leaves burns up the alumicut and causes it to goo up, so slow and not enough cutting power? Great video!

[notreman]

Thanks so much. Method 2 beats the dog out of your first video. I guess that's because of the aluminicut? Seems like it is half the work. I am going to look at an aluminum flatbed for my one ton Monday and from the pics I think it is the aluminum that has not been shined at all (kinda like old galvanized tin ). It isn't bad like it is but I had picked out a diamond plate one that I was trying to wipe my brain around the $4500 and the 800 mile haul and the other essentials for mounting. The bed I have found is 850 cash and 260 mls pickup and haul. It is an 8 foot 8 by 8 foot bed. Your video has got me primed and stoked. I just hope that it is still there . You never know about craigslist. Anyway. Thanks for the great work. Reggie

[itawad]

Great video. Will follow to polish my new aluminum propeller!

[advantagemarine]

Thanks, gonna do the sides of the hill on my aluminium boat, can't wait!

[legoboy]

Amazing job! Im very jealous of your flat surface.. Im polishing a bicycle frame... Wish me luck!

[scott]

That is amazing process to get to that finish!

[gossamerhall]

Thank you, great job, and thanks for all the links.

[jshauer]

Hiya, are you using a specific type of sand paper for aluminum? Am I correct in thinking that you wouldn't switch between sand paper that had been used on any other metals? Thanks so much and well done!

[christophermejia]

Will this process work on brushed finished aluminum wheels that I’m trying to make into mirror finish?

[tanvibaderia]

Am I the only one who came to this video after learning about mirrors and reflection of light in school?

[NiGHTSaturn]

Awesome video! I assume if I want a satin finish, you skip a few steps and stop at a lower grade grit before the polish?

[honestinsincerity]

I dunno if I'm either doing something wrong or if you're just ridiculously good at this, but using smaller 2" discs ranging from 240 to 5000, I wasn't able to get nearly the same finish as your videos. My workpieces definitely look nice and polished with no scratches or smudges but you must be some kinda wizard to get that sorta reflectivity (and doing it with just 4 even passes of the drill)!!

I guess I need much more practice but thanks for the instruction so far!

[isaacferraro]

Now you gotta try doing that with a soda can!

[kennethsills]

We are working on restoring a '49 Feather Craft boat. It is 15ft, all aluminum, definitely not horizontal or flat, and has lots of dings, etc. Any advice for doing all the steps in your V 2.0 video that would help reduce the look of inconsistency from doing a section at a time? Thanks for any thoughts and replies. If anyone has already done this, please respond!