DIY Buff Compounds

A few additional notes:

The .5 micron is still somewhat stickier than I would prefer (but a huge improvement on the 10,000x predecessor). The .5 micron abrasive size does appear to be able to remove the polishing marks from the 7 micron bar. The next time I make up .5 micron compound I'm going to try 60% beeswax 40% stearic (for the same total binder to abrasive ratio). It will be a while, because I'll use up this bar first, but when I have results on the dryer variant of the .5 micron I'll post them. If anyone makes up .5 micron from the recipe above, one secret does seem to be to apply it even more sparingly. It really doesn't take much to work.
 
A few additional notes:

The .5 micron is still somewhat stickier than I would prefer (but a huge improvement on the 10,000x predecessor). The .5 micron abrasive size does appear to be able to remove the polishing marks from the 7 micron bar. The next time I make up .5 micron compound I'm going to try 60% beeswax 40% stearic (for the same total binder to abrasive ratio). It will be a while, because I'll use up this bar first, but when I have results on the dryer variant of the .5 micron I'll post them. If anyone makes up .5 micron from the recipe above, one secret does seem to be to apply it even more sparingly. It really doesn't take much to work.
Where do you recommend getting the diamond powder from?

Hoss
 
Where do you recommend getting the diamond powder from?

Hoss

I've bought from a few different vendors on alibaba, they seem to come and go. The last vendor was this one: https://www.aliexpress.com/store/4975085?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.7652Vrs8Vrs8vV and they were fine (no obvious contamination, quick shipping, no surprises).

This was were I got the Stearic Acid:

There are beekeepers a few roads over, so I just bought the beeswax from them.

I'd appreciate data from additional experiments and experiences, if anyone feels like reporting them.

Warm regards (I've benefited from lots of your posts, Hoss),

Adam
 
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