Randy,
My Amplex chart seems to have gotten lost in the files section so here is a quick rundown on micron to equivalent grit/mesh size for diamond pastes or compounds.

9 micron 1,800 grit
6 micron 3,000 grit
3 micron 8,000 grit
1 micron 14,000 grit
0.5 micron 60,000 grit
0.25 micron 100,000 grit

The first few match up closely to the hones many of us use. I am using pasted strops instead of hones and having much better luck myself. My sequence is 9 micron, 1 micron, .5 micron, TI white paste, leather/linen strop. I skip the 9 and 1 micron unless starting with a newly aquired dull razor. The .5 and TI paste is to bring back an edge after using it for a few weeks.
This has worked much better for me than hones/stones have. I did just pickup an older strop that used the red and black pastes so may give that a try too and see how it works.
Best,
Tony