Thread: Help with diamond pastes

You might have put too much on. usually over night is good enough to let it dry unless you are in a very damp climate. Give it another day and if it's still not dry, you might consider cleaning some of the paste off.

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Just to clarify .25 diamond paste use...
It is a hit and miss proposition, some razors like it and it will give a smooth VERY sharp edge, actually one of the best you'll ever shave with....
Other razors don't like it and it gives a harsh feel to the edge, thus propagating the often stated "I used it and it felt harsh" post...
As with everything that has to do with this hobby of ours, YMMV because of personal preference...

My personal experience "in general" has been that Spanish and English steel does not respond well to it, where many German and most American steels it works very well with.... There are exceptions to everything though, so the final say is always, your own face....

If you use it though I recommend extensive stropping on linen(50) and leather(100) after, to smooth up that edge....

Another trick to it's use is what you are already discussing, use the .25 shave once then use the .50 Cr and re-strop the razor.... Now that is a smooth edge, try it you might be very surprised with the results...

Does the results that you get with the 0.25 pastes have a lot to do with the hardness of the steel that you are using it on? I am very new at this but the razors that I have used it on that seem to like it are higher end, harder to hone razors that have very hard steel.

Take Care,
R