Thanks! I've held the parts quite a bit with only one incident. I think I had something on my fingers, rubbing compound or something... and I suddenly got 3 nasty fingerprints that I'll have to retouch. Other than that no issues.
I've only tested on a tiny area but I did find that future floor polish actually coats the alclad really nicely without a noticeable loss in reflectivity. The stuff dries really smooth and handles lots of wear and tear.
After this weekend I'll do more testing and figure out the best way to apply it.
There are loads of small fixes to be made to the finish so as far as Celebration VI, It's going as-is, no external coating. Then I'll touch up any trouble areas and move on to adding gold and a protective coating.
I'll also be testing some high gloss automotive paints as soon as I can. I think the finish will be 10x more reflective than what I'm able to get now using cheap rattle can paint for a base coat.