Alternative to Bright Dip Anodizing Trim

If you look at the DIY anodizing kits, they'll tell you how to mix up some lye to clean the aluminum, and some nitric acid to desmut the aluminum after the lye. You'll put them in the lye, and it's going to fume and make noxious fumes, and you'll think you ruined your parts, and then when you dip them in the nitric acid solution, the 'gunk' will just fall off and the aluminum will look as good as it can look without being polished.