Great idea, Xion!
Didn't quite go the radical way of fhantastic's grinding/sanding situation but yours seems to be a safer route.

This certainly beats my nail polish remover (doesn't work) and magic marker (works suprisingly well) method.

So you are using metal polish polish as in the Brasso-type stuff? or like sorta the paint stripping/polish kinda stuff? (and stuff.)

Had to get another "stuff" in there.