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    Must one always go to a Crox after he touches up with a diamond spray? In other words, can you go to straight to canvas/ leather after diamond spray with not using Crox?

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    The only rule is the rule oh yo face .

    Hence, if you face says its ok - its OK.

    What mil diamond spray you using?
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    Do not get fixated on sprays and pastes,JMO
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    Yea…Depends on the Diamond Spray grit size and number of laps.

    If it is too low, of a grit and/or you do too many laps it may be harsh. I think people tend to use too much pressure and do too many laps with diamond, it will cut fast.

    So as said, if it feels harsh, some Chrome Oxide will smooth it out. So might linen or just plain leather. It depends, Chrome Oxide is usually a “go to.”

    I like a .25 Diamond and .125 CBN as a good maintenance combo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    The only rule is the rule oh yo face .

    Hence, if you face says its ok - its OK.

    What mil diamond spray you using?


    .5 the Crox is .5 to so isnt it overkill?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pixelfixed View Post
    Do not get fixated on sprays and pastes,JMO
    Not even for touchups?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELDivo View Post
    Not even for touchups?
    To a point they can refresh an edge,but the time will come when they need to see at least a finishing stone,than a little crox,in my case a 12k shapton,20/30 strokes max on water,than 10 on Crox,blade is good for another 6 mos.
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    .50 Diamonds is different shaped abrasive than .50 Chrome Oxide.

    .50 Diamond, will refresh an edge quickly, start with 6-10 laps on the diamond and test.

    What you have the Diamond on, will also affect the diamonds ability to cut.

    Softer substrate, like paper, felt and foam will be less aggressive than wood, balsa or leather, experiment. Paste can keep an edge going for a long time, perhaps indefinitely.

    Some folks do not like paste, it is a choice. But there is no question that they work and have been working for over a hundred years now.
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    I am a fan of diamond sprays and CrOx. Especially because I don't keep my finishing stones in my den. The second my blade begins to pull, I give it some CrOx. If I have left it too long, I give it 1 micron diamond and then some CrOx.

    Its been working well for me.

    Do I need to use the CrOx after the diamond? No. I do simply because A. its finer than 1 micron, so its like a progression. And B. Because it takes away some of the keenness coming from the diamond. But I wouldn't have to. My face just likes it more.

    I recently got some .25 micron diamond. Going backwards to the .5 CrOx seems counter intuitive, but we'll see. I am in the beginning stages with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by earcutter View Post
    I am a fan of diamond sprays and CrOx. Especially because I don't keep my finishing stones in my den. The second my blade begins to pull, I give it some CrOx. If I have left it too long, I give it 1 micron diamond and then some CrOx.

    Its been working well for me.

    Do I need to use the CrOx after the diamond? No. I do simply because A. its finer than 1 micron, so its like a progression. And B. Because it takes away some of the keenness coming from the diamond. But I wouldn't have to. My face just likes it more.

    I recently got some .25 micron diamond. Going backwards to the .5 CrOx seems counter intuitive, but we'll see. I am in the beginning stages with it.

    I use the .25 diamond and the .5 CrOx. My regimen is:

    Razor starts to pull:
    .25 diamond for 6 to 8 laps on a canvas strop.
    normal linen, leather stropping

    Razor still pulls:
    .5 CrOx for 6 to 8 laps on a leather strop that has indentations for paste (Illinois 6455)
    .25 diamond for 6 to 8 laps
    normal linen, leather stropping

    Razor still pulls:
    finishing stone to put all right.

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