toothpaste as stropping paste?

singularity35 said:
would it work?
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Yes it would. It wouldn't be very consistent though as it's used to polish teeth by removing layers of plaque. They use glass & sand as the abrasive in toothpaste, and the micron amount is probably pretty high. Higher than flitz and things like that.
 
Yes, it would work, especially if you mix a teaspoon or so of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda in it. Baking soda is a fantastic polishing and/or ultra fine stropping compound.
 
Crest Toothpaste works, tried it on my straight razors. I still like diamond paste best but it's very expensive. I should try that Walmart stuff.
 
what color do most diamond pastes come in? I have an unidentified paste that is somewhat tan in color.
 
I've polished an old pipe stem with toothpaste. Since it was something that I was going to stick in my mouth, toothpaste seemed like the best option.
 
Toothpaste scratches silver!

I once cleaned a silver wine goblet with a toothbrush and toothpaste to remove bad tarnishing.

It scratched the hell out of the finish!!!
 
neeman said:
Toothpaste scratches silver!

I once cleaned a silver wine goblet with a toothbrush and toothpaste to remove bad tarnishing.

It scratched the hell out of the finish!!!
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Glass>Metal.
Lesson learned.
Although
Chemical Reaction (bar keepers friend)>tarnish
 
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