Hiya guys, long time listener, first time poster.

Had to post a couple of pics of my gf's polished mini that I finished yesterday. What do you guys think?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/isu98/BlingPodmulti.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v172/isu98/BlingPodrear.jpg
To do this:

1: Dissassemble your mini. There are some good instructions in this very forum.

2. Use a Dremel moto tool with the small wire brush to strip the clearcoat and paint from the mini, and bring it down to the bare aluminum. I have a digital Dremel and used 10,000 RPM on the indicator. Don't overdo this, as simply touching a single spot will bring it down to the bare metal. Too much will leave scractches and divots. the Mini Shell is really thin, so too much will be catastrophic.

3. Sand the shell until it is completely devoid of paint, and rough spots. You'll need to sand the aluminum in a series of steps with sandpaper, preferrably by hand. Use these grits, in order. The finer grits will take out the scratches from each previous step.

320, 400, 600, 1000, 1500.

4. Polish the mini using a drill polisher. Craftsman sells a great kit for $9.99 at Sears with three wheels and 4 polishing compounds. I used the big wheel and the white compound. Take your time, and use small clamps to affix your mini to your workbench. If the mini goes flying off, it will be severely dented. Not good.

5. Do some final polishing by hand using SimiChrome polish. (This is also really good for touching up your full size stainless steel backed iPod.)

6. Reassemble the mini, and take some glamour shots!

Cheers,

Stormy