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Problems polishing silver

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I have just finished a sterling piece but I am having a tough time polishing it to mirror bright without tiny scratches from the polishing. How do I finish?

I am an art student at the University of Wisconsin. I am making a sterling chalice. It is complete except for final polishing and hallmarking. I cannot seem to get a high (scratchless mirror-bright) polish that doesn't have tiny surface scratches on it. I have tried up to Zam polish on the buffer and even hand polishing with velvet and Hagerty 100 [linked by editor to product info at Amazon], and/or Mother's polish leaves tell-tale signs of the most recent attempt to finish. Is there an extra fine polish or type of cloth I should be using to do this? Is machine better than manual polish? vice-versa?

Thanks,

Mary Jane Armstrong
artist - Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

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