Touching up blades with Mother's Mag Polish

[Javelin]

Are you saying it makes it too Sharp or that it leaves a toothy edge? Many people strop with diamond paste/ spray with excellent results, myself included. In fact I had terrible results stropping and actually dulled my knives until I got diamond spray. Now my knives are much sharper than they have ever been and sharper than any factory edge (that I have experienced).

Both, I find stropping with billet paste for a well-honed straight razor to be both toothy and too sharp. Stropping with CroOx or Mother's mag will leave a sharp yet "smooth" or "soft" edge that doesn't readily bite in to skin like Billet paste will.

 

[357fan]

I've used Mother's Mag to finish edges with great results. When i convexed the edge on my Izula I finished it off by loading a thin piece of cardboard with Mother's and stropped on it for about 10 minutes. The resulting mirror edge has held up to light duty without further attention for months, and it's still mirror bright.

 

[Daniel]

Flitz will also work pretty much the same as Mother's. Metal Glo also works.

 

[David Stifle]

I have used Mother's Billet Polish for some time. I liberally apply an all purpose lube to my polishing wheel, then apply the polish on the wheel. If you have sanded a blade up to 1500 grit, even if you've done an excellent job, you will still have fine sanding marks. The lube and polish together will get rid of any light sanding marks, as well as putting a brillant scratchless mirror shine on the blade. Oh, and the reason I put lube on the buffing wheel is to avoid buffing marks. It works beautifully.

Dave

 

[billyc]

I try to today on an old thrift store belt on the rough side and now I can shave with my kitchen knives and my edc