You, james, and I all know he was asking that to be a smart ass.
And if you were not then my sincere apologies. No I am not polishing the block. That was just an idea that pooped into my head one night that I thought would look amazing, of course without thinking about other possibilities. Thank god I could count on CR to make my decision.
But moving on, i am probably just gonna paint the block aluminum and make it look clean. Then heat cycle it like patterson and chris have suggested.
Again sorry if that was an honest question. I assumed it was a smart ass remark.