Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

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mike wrote:

Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

I recently purchases some Kohler shower grab bars that were polished
stainless. Looks just like chrome. They didn't specify what alloy.
You might contact them.

Chuck P.

mike wrote:
Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

304 takes a nice polish . It's not much fun to machine though .

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On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:52:20 -0800 (PST), mike
wrote:

Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Type 304 stainless polishes to a high finish, has good corrosion
resistance, and is easily available in most forms; sheet, plate, bar,
tube, etc. How well it'll keep its shine depends on how you polish it,
how it's treated before and after polishing, and the exact environment
it's exposed to.

--
Ned Simmons

On Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:52:20 -0800 (PST), mike
wrote:

Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Rhodium

Mike,
First Chrome doesn't polish well. It is deposited on a base metal that is polished, normally copper. Non-corrosive metals all
possess a very thin layer of oxide that in fact prevents them from corroding and therefore is not as bright as chrome plate, that
includes stainless steels, aluminum and titanium. I personally find these metals more attractive than chrome.
Steve

"mike" wrote in message ...
Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

On Feb 15, 7:52*pm, mike wrote:
Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. *I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. *Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Silver

In article
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rangerssuck wrote:

On Feb 15, 7:52*pm, mike wrote:
Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. *I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. *Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Silver

http://thechive.com/2009/02/20/white...ubai-3-photos/

On Feb 15, 5:52*pm, mike wrote:
Hi all,

Anyone have any recommendations for a metal that can be polished to
have a mirror finish like chrome, and that will keep that finish?
Aluminum can be polished but it will lose its luster due to
oxidation. *I was thinking of stainless steel but I wasn't sure which
type (303, 416, etc) would work best. *Also can titanium be polished
like that?

Thanks in advance,

Mike

Depends on what it's exposed to. You're probably going to need to
plate, silver would work if coated to prevent tarnish, there's
platinum, rodium and nickel. Nothing's going to be a mirror forever
on earth, it'll eventually pick up smut, dust and bugs from the
environment and will need cleaning eventually. If it's going to be
handled a lot, a stainless surface that's mirror-polished won't stay
that way for long. Titanium is kind of like aluminum, depends on an
oxide layer to prevent it turning into a pile of very white dust.
What's the problem with chrome plate, except the EPA doesn't want us
doing it?

Stan