Thread: Chromium oxide

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Same here on my Buffers, I have one wheel that is loaded with a cheap CrOx stick... The only difference I know of between the Buffing grade crayons and the Stropping grade sold by Razor guys is the FeOx...
The cheap sticks you can buy at places like Woodcraft, Rockler etc: have FeOx in them, where the more expensive Powders and Crayons from place like SRD and Hand American do not...

So would the FeOx just be a binder or more of a filler for the sticks and bars? I just use the Porter cable #5 from Lowes (it's CrOx really), before the pink scratchless from jantz supply, but I do use Lynn's CrOx spray on felt for stropping.

The FeOx would be another abrasive/filler, not a binder.

I like using Maas or Flits for polishing with a wheel buffer.

The other day for grins, I loaded a spiral cotton wheel with Turtle Wax Polishing compound with my finger and the buffer off. I put it on pretty thick so that the wheel was completely coated & let it dry over night.

I use the wheel as a final polish, just prior to a loose cotton wheel and it really made the blades pop. When you first trun it on it throw off a lot of fine dust, I duct taped my vacume hose on the back side of the wheel and put a razor to it. After a couple of minutes the dust stopped and i was able to final polish 10 blades with it. The polish takes a while to dry and are a little smelly, let them dry outside... so I have a 3 wheel rotation. Of couse as always wear a mask.

I just got some Zam with my latest Castwell order, haven't tried it yet.

Are any compounds more effective than others for polishing blades if you don't have a Dremel and are just polishing by hand?

Currently I'm using graduated grits of sandpaper and micro film but I'd like to do the final polishing (by hand) with the most effective compound I can find.

Originally Posted by gcbryan

Are any compounds more effective than others for polishing blades if you don't have a Dremel and are just polishing by hand?

Currently I'm using graduated grits of sandpaper and micro film but I'd like to do the final polishing (by hand) with the most effective compound I can find.

use metal polish

For hand polish Maas, Flitz, Semi Chrome most wheel polishes, Mothers ect they are cheaper and in larger quanities. Sand to at least 1k with soapy water and polish with a Paper towel, I like the blue shop towles they are more abrasive than the white kitchen are thicker and last longer, I use them until they are completely black. If you are not unpinning, bamboo chop sticks and skewers dipped into polish can get between the scales or to spot clean as it concentrates the pressure and the bamboo end itself is abrasive.

It is hard on the fingers I use a piece of 1/4 in Craft Foam as a pad, available at craft stores in 7X11 sheets. The foam compresses and the edge is burried so you will not slice your fingers. Also keeps the razor from dancing on the bench or scratshing the other side, you just polished.