The mast has lost it's sheen

[Hugho]

I have an alluminium mast that appears to have had a gold coating on it which has been removed after nearly 40 years of weathering. Can anyone help me on how I could get the lustre back on my mast?

[Craftsman]

Google "Nuvite Polish" used to polish Aluminum airplanes, Airstreams and anything else Aluminum

[hellosailor]

The gold finish probably was anodizing. Your choices are to polish it, paint it, or re-anodize it. re-anodizing it means pulling it and shipping it to a "plating" house that can accomodate something that big--not easy to find. Painting means special prep, primer, and paint--not cheap and not as long-lasting as anodizing. No real metallic golds, either.

Polish and living with whatever you have, just shinier, may be the only practical solution.

[Joli]

You can buff and polish aluminum but.....it's gonna be a lot of work to keep looking nice.

Awlgrip?