Strop

StretchNM said:
If I could make an unsolicited recommendation: Change to red for the rough side and white for smooth. The white, without a doubt, is a finer compound and it just seems logical to me that you would do your final stropping on the smooth side with the finest grit.
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From the verbage on the packaging I think the red I have is finer than the white. I will check it out when I get home. If you are correct I will switch.

As far as cleaning a strop at $2.00 for all the scraps I got from Tandy I am not sure if I will clean them. I might just toss them and buy some more scrap and start fresh.
 
You may be right about the red. If so, I'll stand corrected but please let us know in this thread. Red has always been in contention and I'd like to know for sure.
 
StretchNM said:
You may be right about the red. If so, I'll stand corrected but please let us know in this thread. Red has always been in contention and I'd like to know for sure.
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The packaging from the white says:
White - Medium duty
For buffing and polishing stainless steel, nickel-plated metal, brass, copper, zinc, magnesium, and other metals. Also buffs small scratches, imperfections from clear plastic and acrylic lacquered items.

The packaging from the red says:
Red - Precious metals
For initial buffing, cleaning. For a bright luster on silver plate, gold, sterling, and other precious metals.
 
DrThunder88 said:
Enkay's website shows the same or similar.
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From that site:

White:
Detailed Description

Applied on buffing wheels

Available in 1 oz. and 4 oz. bricks

Ultra fine, dry grade, not as fine as red rouge

Use on chromium, stainless steel, carbon steel, brass and aluminum to produce a clear, brilliant, mirror finish

Made in U.S.A.


Red:
Detailed Description


A.K.A. Red Rouge. Jewelers rouge was originally developed for the Jewelry trade for buffing soft, fine and precious metals to produce a brilliant, high lustrous finish.

This extremely fine compound will not scratch or cut away the finest or softest of metals.

Use on gold, silver, platinum, and brass to produce a mirror finish

Applied on buffing wheels

Made in U.S.A.


They grade them from coarse to fine as:
Black
Brown
White
Green
red
Blue
 
I also noticed they recommend stainless steel be hit with white and then green compound while regular steel just indicates green. I wonder if that holds true for all stainless steels or if it is specific to decorative alloys.
 
It looks like Sears has the blue. I wonder if that would add anything to a stropping regimen.

My GATCO can do a good job of sharpening. I could probably stop without stropping and be pretty happy. One thing that stropping does for me is ad some appealing polish to the edge. It makes a knife look good to have a nice consistent shiny bevel.
 
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