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Thread: Good compound after a greaseless 600?

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    Default Good compound after a greaseless 600?

    Currently after the 600 I go straight to sand paper and hand sand through multiple grits before going back to a buffing wheel for final polish. But it would be nice to have a compound after the 600 to remove the scratch pattern from that.

    Anyone have any good compounds that they use for a wheel?

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    I switch to polishing compounds

    Here is an old thread I did about it with pics

    https://sharprazorpalace.com/worksho...lustrated.html
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    Lol I like your approach. Don't have to change wheels if you have all the buffers. Thank you.

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    What finish are you looking for? Glen's finish to my eyes still has all the grit lines but polished. I would call it a glazed finish. Using a buffer with spiral sewn cotton wheels and greaseless compound takes no small amount of skill to use without destroying the profiles and lines of the razor. Even at that there will be some softening of the lines. The buffing wheels will not be able to get down into the edges of the heel area to remove deeper pitting without removing some of the razors detail. Now days I use a grinder for the wedge type grinds and the buffer to get a glazed or crocus finish but these pictures are from using a buffer. Here is a razor off the 600 grit greaseless compound and then buffed on a sisal wheel loaded with LA312 medium cut compound. Next hand sanded with 600 wet/dry. Next buffed on a sisal wheel with LA 348 until all the hand sanding marks are gone. Notice that each successive grit is cross polished/buffed so you can easily see your progress. The rest of the wheels I use are spiral sewn wheels treated to make them harder. The last finish the final crocus finish (mirror) after working through the grease based compounds. LA 855, Blending Bar, Green and finally Pink Scratchless.
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    Couldn't you use Emory, red rouge, Cr/Ox., grease sticks.?

    I prefer to do my work by hand, mainly for the sake of saving the lines. It can be done, just takes more time and patience. And a dump truck full of elbow grease.

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    Even brushed/ satin finishes, can be done by hand.

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    Maybe Max or Glen, possibly JOB will chime in as well.
    Endless ways, suppose.

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    It really depends on the finish you are after,,,

    If you re-grind the razor to start then you are starting with raw clean steel so you can do any finish you choose.

    Really the Razor and the Owner decide what the final outcome is going to be..
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