just to give you some insite guys i did research this before i started polishing . i talked to endyne and they explained how the process is done. i also inquired w/ some machine shops and they wanted too much to perform this opperation. polishing is not hard and as long as you keep the grinding motion up and down the beam and not across it you wont compromise the integrity of the rod.as far as balanceing goes ill be doing that as well .the machine shop showed me where they remove material when balanceing. i have a scale that will allow me to accurately do this.( it looks nothing like the one you get on to see if your subway diet is working) so im not just some punk kid trying to make my rods look all BLING BLING.