Luke,
I can't speak about polishing from the standpoint of an accurate surface restoration but the parts should be "operating room clean" - absolutely no oil, residue or fingerprints. I suggest a final cleaning with alcohol (pure if possible) on a cotton patch. Handle parts with cotton patches or archivist's cotton gloves. Make sure that the oven is clean. Also suggest that you try a test piece of steel in your oven before trusting the temperature dial. I will be interested to hear about surface prep advice for the blued takedown lever because of the checkered button. Hopefully Ted will share some knowledge. Good luck, please show us the results. KFS
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