For the fun of it, I just took a piece of steel out in the work shop, and brought it to a glassy-smooth finish. I have know idea what it looks like, but it reminded me of something. When I was a kid, I had a steel gear that came out of a car or something. On one side there were teeth in a conical shape, and the other side was half round and very polished. I seem to remember that being a very nice finish that was clearly not the same as stainless steel or chrome; it reflected colors differently.