Polishing compound sharpening

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

I bought some 3-M car polishing compound, a Quart bottle for about $40.00
It's the finer stuff made for dark color paint.

My intended use was to hand rub out a finish.

Since then I've learned that the stuff is better than diamond on glass for getting a brilliant mirror finish on my cutting edges.

It's prolly better because with the diamond I'm stingy but, with the quart of 3-M I'm generous. But man it really cuts fast and brings up a mirror like who dun it.

[george wilson]

Been stropping with polishing (white) compound,or Simichrome for decades,Cliff. I keep advising folks to do so.

[Richard Magbanua]

I've been using white metal polish I found in an AutoZone. It works really well too. I put it on MDF with my honing guide and get a mirror shine easily.

[Tony Zaffuto]

I bought a quart bottle of DuPont PerFectit III for about $12 about 5 years ago. Probably have used less than 1/4 of it, and it brings a mirror polish quicker than anything.

[Michael Schwartz]

first time I got a razor edge years ago was with a leather strop (luggage tag)
sprayed with some kind of stainless steel polish.

Now I have fallen into the trap of norton water stones, veritas green compound, and .3 micron diamond paste.

Sounds tempting to try some of the auto polishes.

[Zach Dillinger]

I've been using Noxon metal polish on a leather strop for a few months now. It works great and is ridiculously cheap.


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