Thread: Amplex Diamond Paste: Where and what grade to buy?

I will often use the 3.0 micron if just a few passes are needed in order not to have to go the wet route with a Norton. You are unlikely to need anything more coarse although I used to use both 9.0 and 6.0 in place of a Norton. Every pre-honed razor I sold up until last spring was done entirely on pastes.


You will want to buy water based, standard concentration for the Amplex. There are asome less expensive ones from Russia out there but I have no expoerience with them and suspect that you get what you pay for. Less money, less diamonds would be my guess. I use only Amplex myself for diamond compounds.

I doublt you will find a better bargain than Classic offers. Their $16 to $19 a tube is well less than suggested retail so they are not getting rich on this stuff.

Tony

So would you say that the 3 micron is roughly equal to the 8K side of the Norton?

I feel it is. if you look in the gallery section of this site there is a chart showing Amplex Abrasive grit sizes and comparisons. Since Norton and Amplex are all part of the same parent company they are probably accurate figures.

Tony