No, it was in the raw filed finish. I took it to the body shop with the instruction to get the best even finish all over for a given budget, which would give them 1 week of labour time. They called me some time later to ask me to come and have a look at one fender they had done and to say that the budget I had given them wasn't enough.
However, when I saw the bit they had done, which was fully polished, a new price was agreed for the whole body. This also included all the return edges for the doors, trunk and hood and all inside the front openings. Looking at the pictures on the Kirkham website, the finish may not be quite as perfect, but it is very good and you would be hard pressed to pick fault with it.
I'm sure that extra <1% of perfection takes a whole lot more time and effort, but mine cost less than 25% of what it would have cost from KMS and they were very carefull to take the absolute minimum of material off.
Thanks Jamo. From someone who has ready access to many Kirkham Cobras in various finishes, your approval means something (to me at least)
Paul