Has anyone every polished a bare metal model?

[Jumpman_Z]

I don't know if anyone has tried this on a model before, but I bet some of you have tried it on your real vehicles. I'm working on a '34 Ford street rod die-cast model, and I decided to strip the entire model down and polish it. I sanded up to 2000 grit, and with metal polishing compound I was able to get the model to a really nice shine that I could see clear reflections in, but at certain angles it still looks hazy, and you can see lots of fine scratches. I've tried every type of cloth, including cotton diapers, old t-shirts, and even the cloth that comes with the novus polishing kit. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? I'll probably paint some of the panels, but I want to leave at least part of the model bare metal.

Here's a pic of how it looks now:

[christofurr]

You probably won't be able to get rid of scratches in metal by using polish. Your best bet would be to make the scratches as small as possible before you start to polish. You can get a variety of steel wool in different grades (mostly used for woodworking). You could try to find some of the finest steel wool you can, then use something along the lines of Brasso at the same time. Once you've used that, some Brasso on a cloth will bring out the shine a little more. I know this works well with pewter, so I would think it would work reasonably well on a model.

[Zir0]

Try this:
http://www.watchpolishing.com/polish1.htm