Polishing 85 XJ 600 mags

I have been polishing all the Aluminium frame components that the PO had painted black.
I've seen that some people remove the paint from new mags and polish them, does this look any good on these bikes?
So far the foot peg holders, front forks, the joiner between the forks and the part at the back with the handles for lifting the bike onto the centre stand are polished and lacquered and the job has left my poor hands wrecked, but the parts look excellent!
It will be a big job paint stripping the black off and then polishing, the clear has worn of the parts that were previously polished and that needs polishing whether I strip the paint of or not.
Plus I would not be able to do the wheels with my present polishing equipment .. I have a linisher with a polishing wheel at the end and I'm not able to get the wheels up close enough, will need to buy a wheel for my small angle grinder or buy a large angle grinder and a wheel for that.

 

The best thing to remove the old clear lacquer is "Aircraft Paint Stripper" commonly available at auto parts or autobody supply shops.

For the wheels, I repainted the black and only polished the original raised areas. On the spokes, the machining is so crude that it leaves horizontal grooves across the face of the spoke that make them hard to polish.

I found the best results were obtained using my Dremel and a small buffing wheel (1.5" small) so that the spokes could be polished in the same direction as the machining lines, "crosswise" rather than up and down.

 

Have not seen Aviation Paint stripper here, will ask at the hardware, I'm using a fairly good stripper, it's a clear jelly and has been removing the paint and old lacquer very well, though sometimes I find small bits of lacquer I've missed, sometimes I can get them off with a fingernail.

I forgot to mention, I also stripped the paint from the rear brake bracket and that was a real chore, getting the paint from one of the recesses took ages and truly tested my arm muscles, but the bracket looks great.
I bought a 350 Kawa triple from an old guy who fixed up bikes about 17yrs ago, he used the old type steel wool that is fine metal, the type that goes rusty, I still use this and it is excellent for cleaning and scrapping off paint and grime, it does diminish quickly though.

 

Sorry; might add a basic location to your profile (and some bike info to your signature) to prevent future confusion.

Steel Wool is not a good idea; it can imbed tiny particles in the aluminum that then rust.

Scotchbrite needs to become your new best friend. It comes in different grades, and works as well as steel wool without the disadvantages.