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No MAAS in Belgium either, but it's not magical or anything.
You can use dovo red paste -the stuff they sell for pasting their paddles- with very good results as well.

No really, once a blade is free of blemishes and scratches, a piece of cloth with slurry from a belgian blue is excellent for polishing if you take a bit of time.

I won't say that I've never used...

Actually, slurry works very well on the following conditions:
a) use it only if the blade is ready for polishing. it should be clean and smooth.
b) apply it manually with a piece of cloth or...