I carry a small piece of special WHITE 3M abrasive pad (not sure what the correct/proper name for it is). It is much less abrasive than the commercial stuff you buy at the grocery store. Cleans my shaft up lickety-split (don't you just LOVE that expression!). Photo attached.
No chemicals. Two small pieces of micro-mesh, 1 each of 4k and 6k. A small piece of leather.... like 2x3", to burnish. NO chemicals, none, nada, zilch.