Chromium oxide

[gcbryan]

Can the crayon like sticks of chromium oxide that one uses on strops be used to polish a vintage blade as well (with a buffing cloth of course)?

[Bruno]

Yes. I use cheap chromium oxide on a dremel wheel.
There is no reason you couldn't use the more expensive type for the same purpose.

[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...

[randydance062449]

Try using Fabulustre

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[Tim Zowada]

ZAM is my favorite final polish for use on a buffing wheel.

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[tiddle]

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.

[randydance062449]

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

[Samuel]

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

[Euclid440]

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.

[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.