I am quite partial to Alclad. First reason is that there are at least three sheens for aluminum; a polished Aluminum, a regular aluminum which is right for fresh but not polished, and a dull/weathered aluminum. Second, this stuff goes on extremely thin, and by controlling the thickness you can get intermediate sheens. Because of the thinness of the coating, this takes a lot of practice. I have have lately been buying the polished and can get any sheen I want.