Originally Posted by
Chombi
You can get a satin type look if you go over the polished part lightly with some fine Scothbrite, although you will have fine directional "grain" to the finish as you might find on older motorcycle lower front suspension tubes. Alternate the scotchbrite application with polishing again to get to the desired effect.
Thanks Chombi - I'll try this as it has bugged me for years....I like the satin finish of original parts but have avoided trying to fix the same situation as the OP because I was afraid of not being able to get a decent end result.
To OP: sorry for the mild hi-jack - hopefully this helps you too.
Mark