The rain stopped at lest for a little time,so got the rod outside to polish,first step was the old alum slots,rears had been just gray from someone sandblasting them long ago:eek:,and fronts never had anything done from new,whenever that was?:confused:,so showing dull of time. I sanded with wet n dry 1200 [hardist part]. Used Mothers alum wheel polish with that ball thing. Looks OK to me,so showed them off to the wife :cool: