I used to work for a Crown Ltd in Savannah GA and their specialty was hand polished stainless. Looked like a mirror. It occurs to me that someone is going go pay good money for a mirror finish on their truck! The pipes that you see for these pedestals come in as raw stainless and are turned on a lathe to the correct diameter and then polished for 6-8hours by hand. Small personal note... your's truly designed the foot rest's curved faces.