Thread: Paste medium

Im looking for some suggestions as what to use as a paste medium. I tried an experiment using red rouge on leather and it produced a nice polished edge, i think that it would do a great job after honing when i finally get round to it, it just smooths things out nicely. What i want to know though for strop paste mkII is what should i use as the medium. In my first experiment i used petroleum jelly, it worekd ok, but was a little messy and meant i had to wash the blade before stropping on pure leather. Any ideas as to what i could use?

Colgate whitening with baking soda.




I'm full of it, I too am interested in real responses so lets hope some experience shows up soon to answer this.
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Originally Posted by caskwith

Im looking for some suggestions as what to use as a paste medium. I tried an experiment using red rouge on leather and it produced a nice polished edge, i think that it would do a great job after honing when i finally get round to it, it just smooths things out nicely. What i want to know though for strop paste mkII is what should i use as the medium. In my first experiment i used petroleum jelly, it worekd ok, but was a little messy and meant i had to wash the blade before stropping on pure leather. Any ideas as to what i could use?

Diamond pastes is what I use and can maintain a razor that is shave ready for a long time. You can get them here. http://www.tedpella.com/polish.htm I like the liquid better than the pastes. Easier to spread and for me will be a lifetime supply. .5 micron Chromium Oxide is also recommended and it can be obtained here. http://www.handamerican.com/newscary.html

bj

Originally Posted by 2Sharp

Diamond pastes is what I use and can maintain a razor that is shave ready for a long time. You can get them here. http://www.tedpella.com/polish.htm I like the liquid better than the pastes. Easier to spread and for me will be a lifetime supply. .5 micron Chromium Oxide is also recommended and it can be obtained here. http://www.handamerican.com/newscary.html

bj

Thanks for those suggestion, ill check them out. They were not however what i was after although i appreciate the effort in getting those links for me

Im looking for suggestions as to some kind of paste/mixture, like the petroleum jelly, into which i can add red rouge, then spread onto leather.

Newsprint.