"Jim Stewart" wrote in message
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doc wrote:
Any suggestions for finishing an aluminum bracket?
(bout 3" sq.)

No critical dimensions or anything.

Just want to get rid of witness marks and shine up the piece
so it doesn't look too rough.

I'm thinking something like flap wheels or some of that
3M stuff.

Fastest would be to grain it with about 200
grit sandpaper in one direction. Making very
light scribe marks helps alot.

Agreed. With aluminum, you usually can do it by hand as fast as you can by
machine, if it's not too large. Graining will cover marks a lot better and
faster than blasting or other random abrasion. And it looks pretty good.

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Ed Huntress