turtle wax rubbing compund for stropping

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kerryd

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Guys, I wonder if rubbing compound for buffing cars would work for stropping. I ask because I have an abundance on hand. Its in a paste form and when dried, is a fine powder.
 
Get some jewelers rouge and rub it onto the strop. That is what is used to strop leather carving tools.
 

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Even dirt -can- work.
Seriously.
Grab someone's dusty old leather belt & give it a try.


Lots of applicable materials & tools in the auto stores.
Rouge & other rubbing compounds & polishes,
cleaning solutions & waxes


[fwiw, for some -- rub & polish - abrasives both --
rubbing compound course-medium-finer / polish finest;
& clearcoat safe means it won't cut thru the clearcoat or paint under normal use---
if it's a real polish, it is an abrasive]


Mother's Billet Polish is a very fine quick-acting polish--
[a drop of oil added as it dries out will extend the usefulness
of each dab applied to the blade]

Many other items


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Let us know, it would be alot less expensive than some of the CrO2 stuff. I just wonder what grit number it is.
 
I have used Autosol polish cream to good effect. It smells pretty awful though, and turns to a nasty dandruff as it dries. I've had the best results when used with a cotton cloth. I also experimented stropping on a slightly textured rubber mat covered with Autosol. Worked decently, and easy to wash off after use. I'll have to try it a few more times to say anything definite. But the cream works well, not quite mirror finish, but close - very decent edge polish.
 
Hm, the green chrome oxide buffing bars sold at auto body shops is about 3.5 microns or so (grit varies a bit so it is hard to pin down)
Green chrome oxide honing compound bars like lee-valley sells are between .5 and 1.5 microns, though I'm told this stuff is a bit better http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=01.098&dept_id=13100

Hand American sells a liquid and a powder chrome oxide powder graded at 0.5 microns.

Linde A rock/lens polish is also quite effective as it is 0.3 micron aluminum oxide. You can also get diamond sprays that are quite effective at evenly charging a strop and those come as small as 1/10 micron (about 250,000 grit)
Lapidary supply companies like this one http://www.gravescompany.com/polishin.htm are fairly economical sources for such things.
 
The can doesn't indicate the grit. I wondered if this product would damage steel, but I used it on an old knife two days ago and its showng no damage.

I'll contact Turtle Wax and get a profile of ingredients and a grit count.
 
I just re-set the edge on my BM Monochrome and sharpened it, finishing with the rubber mat and Autosol I mentioned earlier. Very nice shaving edge, good even finish. The cream is inexpensive, and the mat washed off easily again. I almost like this more than the leather strops I have. I've been having trouble finding good polishing compounds for them though, probably will have to mail-order...
 
Polish meant for paint and wax is likely to use a comparitively soft grit. I don't think that Turtle Wax rubbing compound is your best bet. On the other hand Autosol is a chrome (hard metal) polish and should provide a better metal honing effect. I recently got some .5 and 1 micron diamond grit polish and it does a great job on hard to sharpen edges.
 
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