Quoted from rmillman:

The problem with that method is I think the ball rails were supposed to have a grain to them, you may have polished them too much. I am in the same situation. Here is what I did.
I first washed the rails with soap (dawn) and water, rinsed and dried. Any areas that still looked dirty got a shot of ZEP and a little scrubbing with a sponge. Took about 15 - 20 minutes. Then I took them outside and used the compressor with an air tip to make sure there wasn't any water behind the connection points (About a minute per).
Finally, I used some mother's aluminum and mag polish in the can. Wipe on and rub with a terry towel for about a minute, then wipe off real well with a micro cloth. I polished both sides for protection. The whole thing took about an hour, but really wasn't bad.
Rich

Quoted from Glarrownage:

Hey Locked, do you use any scotchbrite pads before you use the buffer pads or do you just clean them and buff white rouge on them? If its the latter, I'm putting way too much effort into mine lol.

Quoted from Cash_Riprock:

I've had
Mothers Mag polish bring rails back to life just as good as polishing out w/buffer.
Also when 'regraining', go one way w/Scotch Brite/Sandpaper etc.. Try to stay in a straight line.