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Thread: Iron vs Cronium

  1. 04-11-2015, 02:50 PM #1
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    Default Iron vs Cronium

    Gents,
    I want to try one of these on one of my strops.

    Maggard Razors Chromium Oxide Paste 0.50 micron

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    Maggard Razors Iron Oxide Paste 0.10 micron

    I'm assuming the ironOx is finer?

    What are the differences and should I get both?
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    I use both. Iron oxide is finer and I use daily and the chromium oxide, which is a bigger micron, I use once in a while to touch up a razor.
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    Iron Oxide (or rust) is very soft. it's used mainly for polishing gold. Chromium is way harder.
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    use both 0.3 Chrox & 0.1 Ferrox here
    also have them of buffing wheels for polishing
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    to shave another day.
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    I think it could be used every other shave to keep an edge going indefinitely?
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