Bringing back the shine 1

[alloyboy]

I am fabricating a few items using 1/8 alum. diamond plate.
I used a plasma torch to cut the pieces out and welded them
using the TIG process. My question is; how to get the luster
back in the cut/weld area.
I have seen pickup toolboxes made from this material, and
the weld areas are as shiny as the panels.

Thanks, alloyboy

 

[steved33]

Haha....lots of hand polishing...

they demonstrated it on one of the custom motorcycle shows on the discovery channel...

the frame was Alum. and welds had to be hand polished.

sjd

 

[alloyboy]

I was afraid of that!. A plain panel wouldn't be too bad, but going in between each 'diamond' is going to be a pain in the A$$.
Thanks for your reply. alloyboy