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jeffreyliu838

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Is it okay to use toothpaste as a stropping compound? If it is, is there anything specific that I should use with the strop?
 
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I've heard of guys using it - it does have abrasives in it. For that matter, you could use valve lapping compound too. I think, though, that a small stick of white or green chromium oxide will do the trick.
 
jeffreyliu838 said:
Is it okay to use toothpaste as a stropping compound? If it is, is there anything specific that I should use with the strop?
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Um, floss?

I don't know really. Since toothpaste dries out, you might need to rinse the strop after each use or risk having dry toothpaste chunks flying all over the place.
 
Your blade will at least smell minty fresh. ;)

But yes, I've heard people using it before also.....not that I would,
but I guess it would work?

Let us know if you decide too use it.

mike
 
Nine out of ten dentists recomend Crest. When I was a kid we used toothpast to polish up plastic watch crystals. I suppose it would work. I used simichrome or valve grinding compound. The simichrome leaves a bad taste in my mouth though.
 
jeffreyliu838 said:
So, what should I use as the strop?
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I've started using a piece of MDF. It doesn't give like leather and therefore doesn't round the edge. It's a bit harder to use because you have to get the angle right, but does a great job.
Greg
 
For about 3 years I have used a piece of oak scrap 3/4" thick by 14in long and 2in wide, one of our club members got some pigskin from the local shoe shop and I glued that down on the oak strop. when it gets dark with steel..scrape it off and add more polish powder or toothpaste..some polishing compounds come in a stick form and you take a knife and cut some of the crumbles down to add it to the strop and work it in..just a few licks of that ol' strop keeps me cutting for about 15-30 min at a time
 
Funny, I always used Brasso to polish my plastic watch crystals. Dad was in the service until he retired, we always had some around.

I did 22 years Reserve, never did get used to the flavor, tho.
 
The abrasive in toothpaste is soft to try and minimize tooth wear. The more modern toothpastes have even less abrasives. If you want to try this I suggest you use Pepsodent. It has more abrasive than any other brand that I know. I would suggest that you use a buffing compound mixed with some mineral oil instead. It would be a much more effective material. I would use the green or white compounds, the red compound is only powdered rust and is also rather soft.
 
You can get a bar of the green or white compound at a Sears hardware for a few bucks -- not much more than a tube of toothpaste.
 
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