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The Apollo Command and service modules I saw on the launch pad were not highly polished either, they were painted.
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SOmething stinks here, doesn;t it? The command module was POLISHED? Not the ones I saw on TV.
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The ones you saw on Tv on the launch pad, had the BPC or boost protective cover over the command module. It's a conical, white painted cover that protects the command module during ascent and when the escape tower would be fired. Once in space, the BPC was removed and the naked, shiny command module showed.
Apollo block 1 service modules were painted white but not used manned in space. Apollo block 2 service modules had the shown silver exterior. These were used for the manned flights including those to the moon.
Again a point in case of why apollo specifics are a necessary part of the answer to your question.